Anyone With Stomach Cancer

Hey Bill, This is Lorene. I haven't viewed this site for a long time. You asked if I was a surgical canidate. Yes, I had part of my stomach removed along with the greater and lesser omentum. Since that initial surgery, I've had my gallbladder removed and some peritoneal metastasis. My third surgery was essentially a lap. We again removed more peritonel mets. This has not at all been a conventional route of treatment, but my choice. I'm rather head strong and wasn't willing to go the more traditional route. However initially, I did do radiation and an oral med, Xeloda (5FU). I've taken many alternative supplements and I can't really say if any of them or all of them have contributed to me still being here. More than anything, I believe, that all the energy,prayers and love sent my way has helped. At present, I have some swollen nodes and am set up for a scan in a few weeks--I've been knocking around the notion of the more aggressive chemos but still not to keen on the idea. So Bill, GOOD LUCK to you and yours--there is no rhyme or reason to this cancer stuff, one simply gets what they get. Know there are many people who have you in their prayers.

Hi:

I hope you are doing okay. My prayers are with you. My father just had his entire stomach removed and his spleen removed.

I know first hand what you are going through right now. I hope you have good family.

May god always bless you.

Regards,

Sandra M.

Hi, I just found this site. I too was diagnosed with stomach cancer last October, had 3/4 of my stomach removed and 13 lymph nodes, one of which was cancerous..before I go further, please reply to this email so I know that it is going thru. Thanks.

Hi Emma-

How are you doing? My Mother has Stage 4 gastric cancer. She was diagnosed March 6 2006. She was scheduled for surgery to remoe her stomach at City of Hope in Calif. Surgery failed, and that was when they staged her with a 4. Giving her 6-8 months to live. Her cancer is called signet cell carcinoma. Please write back to me and let me know how you are doing. At this my Mother has a hard keeping food down, and is throwing up alot of bile. She does want to go through another round of Chemo. She wants a 2nd opinion from Mayo, Md Anderson, or the Clevecland Clinic.

Take Care and you are in my prayers,
Carla

Hi all

I was diagnosed with stomach cancer. It is just below the oesophagus and started growing up. It is stage 2 (whatever that means)....but they wont know until I have my operation on 8th January when they send off for biopsy what stage I am. They are talking "curative" surgery which for me is a big bonus. My liver, kidneys, spleen do not appear to be affected. However I am worried taht if I do go through having part of the stomach removed whether it will come back at some stage. There are no guarantees and I think English treatment could be different to USA ones. I am undergoing chemo first 9 weeks --- rest for 3 weeks....surgery...and then more chemo afterwards to "mop" up.....Any thoughts?

Vivian

Hi, Teri.

I came across your message from a year ago and was very inspired by your approach.  How are you doing now?  Do you feel that the Taxotere helped you?  My father's oncologist has recommended taxotere and I am very hesitant because of the side effects.  I pray you are well and send my best to you.

Irena

 

On 12/3/2003 Lou Ann M. wrote:

I was diagnosed with stomach cancer in June 2003. This was very devastating news for my husband and I as I am only 45 years old. My husband of two years and I have five children and five grandchildren between us and are very much looking forward to watching them grow up so we are not giving up hope. I had half of my stomach removed and although they got all of the tumor they found cells in 6 out of 9 lymph nodes. I just finished chemo last week and have been through five weeks of radiation. I will be tested within the next couple of weeks to find out where I stand. I would like to here from anyone else who has this type of cancer and share information with them. From what I have learned this type of cancer is not common for my age and gender and I have been told that this is not an easy type to cure.

Hi my name is judy

           my sister was diagonosed on May 24th of 2006. they took her whole stomach and it was also in esofagust.and also her lymphnodes it sounds like yours isn't as bad thank god.all you can do is hope and pray and we all will for you.My sister was complaining of stomach pain for three years  they did a scope and said they never seen anything.. But i can't undersrand why they didn't.she was 46 years old and they told her the same it was not common for that age or gender.I wish you all the best and i hope you beat this with all my heart

 

                                                  judyb

 

my husband is 54 and was diagnosed with ge juncture adenocarcinoma of the stomach -- we are at the same place you are -  5 weeks of radiation with 4 chemo treatments done and 2 more to go.  they decided to do 2 more chemos to make it 6 in all due to an inconclusive pet scan - they think they see scar tissue but they are doing more chemo to be sure.  he had 60% of stomach and 10% of esophagus removed....................hang in there..............my thoughts are with you..............

hi, jon b.my mother was discover with stomach cancer last weeck and she had the surgery done. the doctor  sad to us that she has 2 mor years to live she is in stage 4 all her stomach was removed and the intestines and the wal of abdomen are afected. they try to do radiology to her and chemioterapy. my question, because i live in florida but my mom is in romania is; what doctor you and your whife went and if you can tell me now haw is your  whife . i realy apreciate if you could rite back. i am very disperate , i do not want to lose her.thankyou

melania

What time of cancer do you have?