On 2/3/2008 iamsadvpad wrote:My dad was diagnosed with linitis plastica on 2/01/08. He went to have his stomach removed and they closed him up after they determined that the cancer had spread beyond the stomach wall. The oncologist will visit on Monday the 4th. We are at Mayo clinic. Any hope? Any advise?
iamsadvpad
Hi--my dad was diagnosed on 2/29/08--stage IV linitis plastica --during laproscopic surgery. We are in NY-Sloan Kettering...how is your dad doing? Is he undergoing chemo? My dad is having a hard time w the chemo..have you invetigated alternative therapies? My dad is 69 yrs old and otherwise relatively healthy. It is unbearable to watch this unfold. I hope your dad is feeling ok.