On 10/21/2007
Vitae wrote:
HI, I am a 32 yr old female, was diagnosed with stomach cancer stage 4 on June of this year. at that time, they believed that it could be an ovarian cancer, only during surgery they discoverd that I had stomach cancer. they removed my reproductive system and staged, they only found cancer in this area and in the stomach. I was then scheduled to have surgery with Dr. Mann, to remove my stomach on July of this year. by this time my cancer had spread to some lymph nodes, and to my small intestine. on the day of the second surgery they removed my stomach, the nodes, part of the pancreas, and the spleen. during surgery I had chemo that was poured directly into the stomach cavity. after surgery, I had a feeding tube connected to my small intestine to facilitate nutrition, unfortunatly it was hard for me to get anything in, so before leaving the hospital I had a Picc line placed and I am getting TPN. I have not been able to eat much even though they cant find anything wrong with my new digestive system. I need to get rid of the TPN, and then the feeding tube. I need suggestions, I try eating solids but they feel so heavy, my intestines are always hurting, and I always feel like trowing up. I try eating soups, but it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I am doing chemo I have a constant infusion of 5FU 24/7 and every 3 weeks I get another 2 different chemos. I also need suggestions to get inspired to do exercise or to walk around, since I feel so week with the chemo that I just dont feel like doing anything. I have a great support system, and I am looking forward to being a survivor, my first CTscan came out clean of cancer, my next one is in Nov. and I am hopping for it to be the same as the last one. I have a 5 yr old girl that keeps me on my toes, all I need is to eat and not waste away. thank you for your suggestions
Vitae
Have you had any luck in finding things to eat. my boyfriend also had his stomach removed in september '07. he has a hard time eating too. everything gives him bad cramps. he has a feeding tube but doesn't use it for the same reason. he is down to 110 pounds now.