No. Originally when she was diagnosed, the stomach tumor was only through three of the five layers of the stomach wall; however, upon further testing we found another single tumor in her liver.
Our original plan was to do surgery to remove the tumors BUT an oncologist at Sloan (where we obtained a second opinion) was steadfast against a surgical intervention since it would cause a delay in receiving an aggressive chemo treatment. Therefore, she did the ECF treatment.
Surgery was again suggested by our oncologist post having 8 rounds of ECF and the classification that she was in remission. However, based on second and third opinions we decided once again to continue on chemo again to ensure that we kept hitting any potential cancer cells floating around her body.
Now since she has been in remission for more than six months and due to their being no cancer that the scan can see; the question is what exactly would we be trying to surgery on.
It is a tough and personal decision. Most of the people on this site have gone the route of a surgical intervention and done well. Our personal decision, based on multiple recommendations, has been to continue with chemo since this is our best chance to ensure all the cancer cells have been eliminated to the extent possible.
Good luck with your decision and my only advice is to research and obtain second and third opinions if necessary.