To anyone who is living with stomach cancer,
I am posting a message for the first time since my diagnoses of stage 4 gastric adenocarcinoma (stomach cancer) in Feb. 2007. I believe I would have died without being treated with Oxalyplatin and Xeloda which I had good results from until the cancer came back.
My oncologist says it will be a matter of time before I die from this disease. I laugh and tell him I never believe anything he says. He said I could take another chemo treatment but it would only prolong my life another couple of months. I said no thanks.
I'm stubborn and a fighter and am not giving up. Chemotherapy ended last June 4th. It took me a while to figure out what I can and cannot eat which seems to be the key to keeping my stomach from feeling sick. I eat lots of veges and whole grains in soups and stews, drink mostly water and take vitamins and supplements as much as my stomach can handle them.
I also do alternative treatments as I can afford them and need to discipline myself to get in more yoga, exercise and meditation. It hasn't been easy.
I would really like to get in touch with survivors of this type of cancer to find out what you are doing to stay alive and to trade information. I believe in natural healing and diet to fight this cancer.
Keeping up the fight, Becky333