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Gallbladder Cancer

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Hi, My brother who is 41 has just been diagnosed with advanced gallbladder cancer! He felt a lump under his right ribcage in April and from there he has been doing tests (ultrasound, CT scan, MRI and bloodwork) The doctors at sunnybrook ...

NC77 Category Digestive 4d

Two Year Check In

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Hi all, have not been on the site for such a very long time. It is two years since my husband had IL surgery to remove esophagus and perform gastric pull up. There have been good times and there have been bad. Recovery does not get your old ...

CaregiverCAL Category Digestive May '21

Digestive Cancer April 2021 check-in

Hello all, Wanted to see how everyone is doing? We have a great many members and caregivers dealing with a digestive cancer diagnosis. We would love to hear from you all Let's do a check in When were you or you rloved one diagnosed? Where ...

Lianne_Moderator Category Digestive Apr '21

Esophageal Cancer

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I had Esophageal cancer. The surgery was done and removed the cancerous tumour. They removed 70 percent of my stomach and attached the esophagus to the remaining stomach. That was in August of 2019. Today I can eat most foods. The ...

FWP Category Digestive Apr '21

Esophageal cancer

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I have had my esophagus and stomach removed and I am now on a feeding tube and spit fistula. I’m waiting for the next surgery which will be bringing my small intestine up and reconnecting to allow for eating again!! Has anybody had this ...

Yenchy Category Digestive Apr '21

Esophageal cancer

I underwent surgery for esophageal cancer in which they removed my esophagus. However in connecting my stomach, 6 days later I had to have my stomach removed due to lack of blood supply getting to it! I am on a feeding tube and a spit ...

Yenchy Category Digestive Apr '21

Esophagogastrectomy Surgery Soon

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My surgery is scheduled in a couple weeks. I've been through "neoadjuvant" chemo and radiation treatment and am recovering well from that. I am (understandably, I think) a bit nervous about this procedure. It would be interesting to ...

Arby1 Category Digestive Mar '21

Small bowel cancer

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Is there anyone here who is dealing with or has dealt with this rare type of cancer. My husband has been recently diagnosed and remains in hospital struggling to get well enough to come home. It’s been so frustrating being apart.

Pickle24 Category Digestive Feb '21

Newly diagnosed Esophageal cancer.

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Good evening. On December 24th my birthday, I received confirmation of an endoscopy results. I go next week for CT scan. In what I’ve been reading there is not a good outcome. It was difficult pulling off Christmas. I wanted everyone to ...

Tjphee Category Digestive Dec '20

Mom stage 4 esophagus cancer

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Hello everyone! My mother was diagnosed initially stage 3 adenocarcinoma esophagus cancer. We then found out there was a 8mm lesion on her liver, which bumped her to stage 4. She went through treatment (5 days of chemo, 25 days of ...

EB91 Category Digestive Dec '20

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