Teri,
Thank you for your response. My wife's care was tremendous. The doctor immediately ordered follow-up testing when she went in for the first time, having lost about 50 pounds and unable to eat. Test followed test until they discovered the cancer within about three or four days. We wre then referred to MD Anderson since none of the local hospitals would even consider seeing her. We were able to into MD Anderson within about three weeks and they were wonderful to her. The doctor (Pisters) done surgery the day after we saw him but was fearful that the cancer had already spread beyond the stomach. They did not remove any of her stomach since they felt that would just delay the start of her chemo and told us that she would never be a surgical candidate. They inserted a feeding tube into her abdomen and also a central venous catheter to aid in chemo. She isn't able to eat anything solid so her main source of nutrition is through the feeding tube that she uses every day.
Our doctors have not recommended any vitamins and we have specifically asked. I will pass these along to my wife and maybe speak with the oncologist next time we see them.
I hope things are well with you and you can continue to battle this disease. We will be praying for you and your family. If your husband would like to converse please encourage him to do so. Take care of yourself.
Respectfully,
Bill