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pancreatic cancer
pancreas
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so very scared
Tomarrow I am having my endescopy done after the last 3 months of going to the doc complaning of symptoms. I have had reflux for years last year he did a barium swallow and found a hiatal hernia but that was it. Went back 3 months ago constant reflux,stomah ache.He did a ultra sound and a h pylori and some othr bloodwork…
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Please help me
My 43 yr old husband was diagnosed with stomach and liver cancer this month. The doctor said there was not much hope and at best he had 10 months to live. What do you do from here? Please help me.
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stage 4 stomach cancer with mets to ovaries
In April of 2009 my OBGYN found a mass on my on my right ovary. He performed a CA125 cancer marker test that came out negative for cancer. On May 15 2009 I had the right ovary removed, and the mass was cancer. The doctors say the mass was a secondary tumor from a primary tumor of the stomache and is called a "krukenburg…
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Eating after a total gastrectomy - and dumping syndrome
My husband underwent 3 months of chemo followed by a total gastrectomy, and then 3 months post surgical chemo. We are 7 months post surgery now. He finished chemo 4 months ago and has had three throat dilations since with another expected in the next few weeks. We are having a lot of difficulty with pain relating to…
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ASKING FOR OPINIONS PLZ--stomach cancer treatment insurance woes? anyone having them? appeals? de
care to share your story with insurance company interactions with stomach and peritoneum cancer treatment? we're in a big appeal for insurance and benefits coverage for both in network (dr) and out of network (facility) care but the insurance company is saying the expert surgical oncologist recommended treatment is…
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there is hope :-) HIPEC/CYTOREDUCTION SURGERY for gastric cancers spread to peritoneum
12 surgical oncologist specialists have recommended this dr http://www.upmccancercenters.com/search/page_physbio.cfm?id=21716 Surgical Oncology David L. Bartlett, MD is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Bartlett's interests include all aspects of surgical oncology. His…
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HIPEC/CYTOREDUCTION SURGERY we're all in this together--i promise i'll come back with some answers i
hi all, i anyone out there with peritoneal carcinomatosis with gastric (stomach) origin had the debulking, cytoreductive, heated/hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion surgery? if so, did you get insurance denials and were able to get them overturned? if so, what insurance companies? ok, i promise to try to put some…
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Anyone in their 20s/30s currently undergoing treatment?
Hi there, I'm 29 years old and was diagnosed with stage IV stomach cancer almost one year ago. Surgery was not an option at the time of diagnosis (and still is not) so I've been undergoing chemo since December 2008. At this point, I've already surpassed my initial prognosis of 8-10 months and am wondering what comes next.…
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what should i do now ? Please give me some advice
what should I do now? I need some advice . I come from Vietnam- an asian country . my father was diagnosed as stomach cancer 1 month ago. the doctor advised him to make the biopsy but they found no cancer cells. they did that three times more but still found no cancer cells. But they decided to make surgery to cut my…
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My Father, my pride, my life, my everything
February 17, 2009 my father fainted and was rushed to the ER. I rushed from work, driving in horrific traffic. My body was shaking, i was in shock. I thought he had a heart attack. He was only 61 years old. When I got to the hospital he was in ICU. His hemoglobin was only 4.9. The next day he was scheduled for an…