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Stomach Removal
My father in law just found out he has gastric cancer and will have his entire stomach removed in just 2 weeks. He is 70 years old. Can anyone give me an idea of what to expect after surgery? My husband and I don't live close enough to help my in-laws after surgery. We are very scared.
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gastric cancer
Hi, I am 70 yrs old and was diagnosed with gastric cancer, a CT scan was done and it appears that the cancer has not spread, but..I have to go back for another Ct scan, the first one also found a nodule in the adrenal gland and fluid in the pelvic area. Has anyone on this board had similar problems? Any help would be…
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New here - hubby has stage IV gastric w/ mets to omentum, liver, lung & chest
HI. I am posting here for help. My husband (45yo) was dx in Dec 2007 with stage IV inoperable gastric cancer. At the time it had already spread to the omentum (the lining of the abdominal cavity) and chemo was the only treatment available. He went thru 2 chemo protocols in 14mo.(first was cisplatin, taxotere for 7mo -…
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throat cancer
OFF CHEMO AND RADIATION FOR 4 WKS NOW. AM STARVING, ALSO HAVE PET TUBE. MOUTH DRY AS COTTON. JUST NEEDING A GOOD WORD ABOUT FOOD IN GENERAL. TRYING DIFFERENT FOODS BUT NOTHING STRIKES MY FANCE AS OF YET. ANYONE WITH SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE APRRECIATED.
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stomach,liver and lymph nodes have tumors
My husband was diagnosed in June and has stomach,liver and lymph node tumors. The cancer is stomach and he is bloated and has already had his stomach drained once, but his feet and legs are swollen and the diarretics aren't working. I want to know if anyone else has had such a case of this cancer when so many things are…
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Mum just diagnosed with PPC
*sigh* I feel my world has turned upside down. My beloved mum went into hospital a couple of weeks ago with a fluid buildup in her abdominal cavity. She has now been diagnosed with primary peretoneal cancer and started chemo today. She was told last Tuesday that she had secondary ovarian cancer, inoperable and there was…
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My Dear Sister
My sister was diagnosed with stage IV stomach cancer early this march; and was advised to undergo chemo as surgery was not possible at this time. She has so far undergone 4 chemotherapy sessions and the last one was simply horrible as the dosage was stronger than the pervious one(s) she could'nt eat or even take sips of…
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To do Chemo or not to do??
My father who is 86 has been diagnosed with Cancer in his bile duct/pancreas. He is not a surgery candidate because he has had heart problems and currently uses a pacemaker. He is also pretty weak as is and the docs told him he would run too much risk to do the surgery. He has decided to do a weekly session of chemo for 3…
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Effectiveness of chemo drug pemetrexed?
My mother is suffering with stage IV metastatic bladder cancer in her stomach. She just survived 5 months of chemo(carboplatin and gemcitabene) to deal with the metatastes to her lymph nodes, which by the way was very effective. Her DR. is now treating with pemetrexed once every three weeks. He said it usually takes 2 to 3…
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mam has stage 4 cancer
hi my mam has been diagnoised with stage 4 cancer.I AM FINDING IT VERY HARD TO DEAL WITH SHE IS ONLY 56 SHE NEVER SMOKED HEALTHY AND ACTIVE.APPARENTLY SHE HAS A TUMOUR IN HER STOMACH AND THE DOCTOR SAID THE NODULES HAVE BROKE AWAYAND ARE SITTING ON HER BOWEL. I AM VERY CONFUSED HOE THIS IS STAGE 4 .SHE IS STARTING CHEMO…
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germ cell tumor found in stomach
Hi my name is Julia, I am a colon cancer survivor, and have been having some problems, had a pet scan done, and the test results came back with a germm cell tumor less than one inch, but it needs to come out. My sister just passed away this past may from Ovarian Cancer. I am really nervous, I am going to the surgeon who…