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Stomach Cancer

Archives for January 2012

mum gettin worse quickly
just need to vent... mum isnt doin well, her stomach and legs have ballooned, she is 200mg fentynel patches, morphine syrup and endones and still cant control the pain! they say the next step is injections but we cant do them at home so she will be in hospital. i cant believe how quickly she has gone down hill. it sucks.…
My mom just found out she has a gastric caner
My mom just found out yesterday and she has a cancer. She got blood test this morning and will get CT scan this week to find out how bad it is. She's only 57 and have 2 year old granddaughter. She had stomach pain (more like heartburn or stomach upset) and it's been a while. She got her upper endoscopy done last week, and…
Nutritional / Holistic Care
Hello Everyone, To get you all on the same page: My father was dx with stomach cancer last year. He beat it by taking a pill form of chemo called Gleevec. The cancer went away. Fastforward to now. The cancer is back. He took another pill form of chemo known as Sutent. This pill put him in the hospital with a failing liver.…
Pain in Lower Left Abdomen
Q: What would cause pain in lower right side of abdomen? A: Well are you talking about if you are running,working out, or walking for long distances at a time? If you are then you are probably getting air bubbles stuck below your ribs. Its know big deal. Some reference: Pain in left side Pain in Lower Right Abdomen Pain in…
how much weight post total removal of stomach surgery?
hi all, wondering how much weight individuals who had their total stomach removed lost generally? how long did it take you to go back to your normal weight? my mother will have her entire stomach removed early feb. in 2012 and wondering what we might expect regarding weight lost, recovery, etc. thanx in advance for sharing…
Stomach Cancer Warriors and Caregiver Family
I started a support group on Facebook for stomach cancer warriors and caregivers as I find that it is very easy access to me...easy to remember the name.. Easy, and with all that is going on in my world I need Easy especially when it comes to getting support. I am a caregiver to the 47 year old love of my life, my husband.…
stomach cancer/stage 4 with j-tube issues
Hello, My Dad is on cycle 4 of his chemo treatment. He was diagnosed in Sept and surgery was not an option. He had the j-tube inserted and it was a tough road at the beginning. Although things have settled a bit he is currently on his 3rd tube and may be getting another new one inserted after 5 weeks of the last one. It…
OBSTRUCTION IN INTENSTINE
MY FATHER PET REPORT WAS FREE OF CANCER BUT NW THERE IS BLOCKAGE IN INTENSTINE I M AFRAID OF REOCCURRENCE PLZ HELP
FULLNESS IN STOMACH WITHOUT EATING ANYTHING
MY DAD HAD SURVIVED GASTRIC CANCER BUT LAST MONTH DOCTOR SAID IT HAS REOCCURRED BECAUSE IT WAS FULL OF DARK THINGS BUT BIOPSY TAKEN SHOWS NO SIGN OF MALIGNANCY . NOW THE ONLY PROBLEM IS DIET, HE IS UNABLE TO HAVE ANYTHING. LAST MONTH HE WAS DIAGONISED WITH ASCITAL FLUID WHICH DOCTOR REMOVED THROUGH NEEDLE . NOW I AM…
Stomach / bone cancer - need advice!
My husband has stomach cancer that went to his bones. He is responding well to chemo and he is getting around and has not had pain in several weeks. Here is my problem - we saw the doctor today and he mentioned about going back to work part time with restrictions. My husbands job does not really allow for light duty and…
stage 3 stomach cancer need advice
My dad was diagnosed with stomach cancer last sept and he had 60% of his stomach removed last monday. He is recovering pretty good. The cancer was classified as stage 3, it did not spread to any other organs but the surgeon took 18 lymph nodes and 10 were infected out of the 18. He is scheduled for 6months of…
Plastic linitis
My mom was last mom diagnosticated with plastic linitis, the doctors say it is phase IV, she is 55!! And she is loosing a lot of weight since one month ago, the doctors didnt want to remove her stomach because the cancer is already spread in the lymph nodes and other organs, I need some information about alternative…

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