On 2/28/2008
Jockey wrote:
On 2/25/2008
momwithkids wrote:
Good luck to your dad on the 27th. Be sure to ask alot of questions. An important question prior to them performing surgery is HOW MANY of the surgeries they have performed prior to his. Those with the most experience tend to do better. Please try to get it staged, they can do that without surgery but it requires multiple scans. They usually start out with endoscopies and/or CT Scans to find out if the cancer is in other locations.
Good luck, keep us posted.
Good luck with your dad. Please update us after the surgery.
My son was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer in mid-December. They said surgery was not an option. He is going through chemo right now. Most times I think I am in a dream.. He has a wife adn 2 small kids 5 and 7. Seems to unfair. Anyone know anyone diagnosed so young?
My son also was diagnosed with Stage IV stomach cancer (adenocarcinoma) in June 2006. He underwent 9 weeks of chemo (cisplatin, etoposide, epirubison and 5FU 24/7), then surgery, then 6 more weeks of chemo and 35 radiation treatments.
They removed his entire stomach and 48 lymph nodes, 23 of these having cancer cells. During the last round of chemo, he got a staph infection and almost died from that. He lost 60+ pounds and was extremely ill for the entire period of time. He had a stomach tube but was unable to use it due to severe reflux from the liquid food. During radiation they gave him a shot in the stomach every day 20 minutes before the treatment to keep his internal organs from damage. These shots made him extremely ill - throwing up all day and then it was time for another one the next day. They had thought the cancer was in his pancreas and spleen - but thank the Lord it was not. He was Stage III. Sometimes they can't always stage a person until they get in there.
The GOOD NEWS!!!!! He is doing great!!!!!!!! He went back to work last June, 2007, has gain 22 pounds of the weight he lost and feeling better each day. He still has some stomach cramps when he eats but that is also getting better. He has 3 children (6,4,2 and expecting another one in September). The doctor said he would be sterile - so this is just another blessing from God!!!!
Do not give up - there are survivors out there!!! My son is one of them. I also keep in contact with 2 other people I met on line - a gentlemen in New York who is 5 years out and a gentlemen in Dallas, TX (which is where we live) who is 2 years out. Hang in there.....