CancerCompass message board discussion started by blins00 on 5/2/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,23652,0.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ My husband had indigestion last year in august,and that must have been the first start of this wretched thing,.... His GP prescribed pariot tablets for the indigestion,and this seemed to help for 2 and a half months...I wish his GP had ordered a barium swallow back then,and perhaps something might have shown up..The cancer has already spread to some large blood vessels that runs through a large vein under his heart..He had a pet scan last week and we will find out the results on tuesday the 6th of may,i hope its good news...If the cancer has not spread any further they said an operation to remove his stomache will be done,with follow up chemo or radium..My hubby is 67 this year and we have been together for 46 years.Its all so sad for the sufferers,and their loved ones..I am trying to remain positive and supportive,and will remain strong throughout for all, what ever comes our way...From Joy. blins00 Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT I pray the results will be good.  At least that they will be able to remove the stomach.  My son's cancer was found in stage 4 in Dec 07.  It was too late to do the surgery.  He has been on chemo since then.  Let me know if you have any questionsJockey Jockey Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT My husband had indigestion last year in august,and that must have been the first start of this wretched thing,.... His GP prescribed pariot tablets for the indigestion,and this seemed to help for 2 and a half months...I wish his GP had ordered a barium swallow back then,and perhaps something might have shown up..The cancer has already spread to some large blood vessels that runs through a large vein under his heart..He had a pet scan last week and we will find out the results on tuesday the 6th of may,i hope its good news...If the cancer has not spread any further they said an operation to remove his stomache will be done,with follow up chemo or radium..My hubby is 67 this year and we have been together for 46 years.Its all so sad for the sufferers,and their loved ones..I am trying to remain positive and supportive,and will remain strong throughout for all, what ever comes our way...From Joy. Hello Joy,To back track the  last few months I would not recommend going through with chemo just go with surgery, that way the surgeon will see how far the tumour has spread.  Chemotherapie damages the bad as well as the good cells, and may activate the tumour even more.  It is a devastating approach and can be horrible.  You are only postponing the inevitable which can be almost more than one can bear. I have not heard any success stories with stomach cancer.  Live as well as you can and enjoy every precious moment.  I absolutely ache for you, we are facing the end and it is a horrible picture and I pray for strength that I will survive this ordeal in tact. If  only we had incorporated surgery from the beginning it may have given us a little bid more time, precious time. Regine reginewend Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hi Joy,With all due respect to Regine, our experience with chemotherapy has been WONDERFUL. Minimal side effects and we are still going strong at month 15. Tomorrow will be our 19th chemo treatment, and really life has been real good. Great quality of life and we are so happy we chose this route after being faced with inoperable stage IV stomach cancer.Best of luck with tomorrow's appointment, keep your chin up, it's not all bad news. Our prayers are with you.Peace and Love to you both,   Scott.  Eliot1 Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hello to all of you,and thank you so much for your letters of hope and prayers,My prayers and hope go out to all of you as well...My husbands news about his petscan was, that the stomache cancer has not spread to his liver or other organs that they could see.There was however quite a lot of nodes present down in the small bowel,and the ones in the chest area are still present.The doctor said it all looks a bit strange and is wondering if my hubby might have lymphona as well.So he is talking about an operation to have a look in there.He said he will remove the stomache if the cancer has not spread out of the stomache,and will treat the nodes with medication.We have to go back again on the 13th of may to find out what the doctors have discussed, and when the surgery is to take place...Best wises and hugs to you all from Joy.  blins00 Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT I am new to this message board, actually looking for information for last stages of stomach cancer.  I felt that I had to respond to your post. First of all, my dad is 79 years old and was first diagnosed with stomach cancer in January of 2000, over eight years ago.  He had a total gastrectomy that month with no chemotherapy or radiation.  Two small lesions were found on his liver in March of 2003 at which time he began chemotherapy.  After approximately 18 months of chemo, his oncologist found that the lesions had actualy shrank considerably, and he did not have chemo again until the summer of 2007 after a scan indicated that he had multiple small lesions on his liver.My reply is actually for two reasons. The first is that I would like to offer you hope.  My dad is living proof that people can live for a  long time with cancer.  I will not say that he has not suffered and that the chemo never left him drained, but overall, his quality of life has been very good considering his age and prognosis.  I pray that your husband will have a good outcome.Unfortunately, my dad's health has declined drastically over the last few months.  He was living alone in his home until March when he was hospitalized due to cellulitis.  He is currently in a rehabilitation facility and was looking forward to moving into an assisted living apartment.   Now I am being told that he will need to move into the skilled nursing area because of the problems he is now having with edema and weeping wounds.  Obviously, his cancer has been very slow progressing, and I wonder if this is the normal progession. He is in a lot of pain, and I hate to see him suffer like this.  It seems that as soon as they seem to get the edema under control, within a few days it is back again.  Has anyone had similar experience? woodlebugs Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Was your diagnosis stomach cancer or G-E juncture cancer? My brother-in-law was recently diagnosed with the latter type of cancer, also stage 4 and is currently in a clinical trial.Your message offered hope so I was hoping that you would share some information about your treatment. I am still trying to find out whether G-E juncture cancer is more like stomach cancer or esophageal cancer. My sister is wondering where to turn if the first re-scan on 6/2/08 is not good news. Do you mind sharing information about your treatment? Where, who are your doctors, what forms of chemo you received and what results? We are hoping for some good news on 6/2/08 but, as you know, things look so bleak when you are told you are inoperable. Can you ever become operable? If so, should that be a goal? Do you ever stop taking chemo? His clinical trial only states that you stay on it until your cancer grows, you become too sick to continue to receive the chemo or you take yourself off of the study. It certainly doesn't lead you to believe that survival stories like yours are out there. Thank you in advance for any information or advice you can give.    AttorneyAnn Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT