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Surgery for Stomach Cancer
Hi my name is Linda, my 51 yr orl mother was diagnosed with stomach cancer three days ago. Doctors want to have surgery in two weeks. My mother does not want to go through the surgery. If anyone has information regarding the pros and cons of having the whole stomach removed and the side effects & complications please…
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Total Gastrectomy and Alcohol
On December 2011, I had a total gasterectomy due to stomach cancer (late stage 2). It has been difficult recovering from the surgery and post-surgery chemo. I have yet to find my "new" normal as I have good days and bad days in relation to eating and tiredness. One of the side effects of pre-surgery and post-surgery chemo…
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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.…
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Chemo Port
My husband is set to start chemo on Monday. He will be doing the Macdonald Regime. If any of you have heard or had this regime please comment. Any advice will be appreciated. Three days ago he had a port implanted in his upper left shoulder. Last night he touched it and heard fluid slushing around. Any of you had this? A…
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Fear of stomach cancer
I'm 32 years old. Height 165 cm, weight 68 kg. Recently delivered my 2nd baby on 22.5.2010 weight 3.26 kg. I had an Upper GT Endoscopy on 27.5.1999 revealed 1/2 of my stomach with acid, bad bacteria and the surface in my stomach looked sore due to acid. Doctor described my situation medium to severe. Also did my ECG, blood…
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A woman name Yong
Hello everyone. My name is Mitsue and I am 15 years old. I'm writing for my mom who fell victim to Cancer. In the beginning of 2012, my mother found out she had stomach cancer. It was a mystery at first because we didn't know it was cancer by the time it developed to stage four. She lost her health insurance due to usage…
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Gastrectomy + Whipple after colectomy
I know it's a long shot...but has anyone out there had to have a gastrectomy and a Whipple following a colectomy? My husband already deals with the short gut issues from the colectomy (with J-pouch and ileoanal reanastamosis). We worry about the long term consequences of removing so much from the gut. He is 38 with FAP.…
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Stomach Cancer Treatment - One man's experience.
I was diagnosed with stage three stomach cancer in May of 2010. I have successfully completed treatment based on the Magic Trials. This involved nine weeks of chemo, a total gastrectomy, and a final nine week round of chemo. Treatment and recovery were challenging, to say the least, but I am through it now. I appear to be…
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Question about stomach cancer from a chronic worrier
I am worried I might have stomach cancer. I haven't had an appetite for a week now and have had a really sour stomach and brown spit in the morning. My bowels like to growl after a meal. It all started after I had pain in my testicles and googled symptoms. That lead to colon cancer, which then lead me to stomach cancer. I…
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i need advice for my dad
hi. my dad has stage IV of stomach cancer and he's in critical condition right now. he barely eats; it's usually like 3-4 teaspoons of his pureed meals. he's been restless lately and can't sleep at night because of the pain in his stomach, so what the doctors did was give him some morphine and sedatives so that he could…
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Radiation after total gastrectomy?
Hi everybody, I want to know if there's anyone out there that can help me understand and give me advise how to help my boyfriend make the right decision. He was diagnosed with having signet cell adenocarcinoma in july last year. He had six rounds of chemo, then a total gastrectomy in February. He is still recovering from…
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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…
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Bile reflux
16 months post Roux en Y for gastric cancer. Doing well except for bile reguxing up into my esophagus. Nauseating and uncomfortable. Does any one have any suggestions that might help? Diane C.
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I feel so bad about my brother-in-laws recent diagnosis
My BIL was hospitalized back in January for abdominal pain. At that time he told us that he had a partially blocked small intestines. We were shocked when they discharged him two days later without having surgery. He told us that the drs at the hospital wanted him to follow up with a surgeon, which he never did. There was…
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Stage 4 gastric cancer...Chemo or surgery no longer an option
My Mom has Stage 4 stomach cance, DR's won't do surgery or chemo because it's to spread out with mets to the Liver. She hasn't had anything to eat for 2 weeks cause she has an obstruction in her intestines, a lot of vomiting. Yesterday her vomit turned a dark green color almost black and oderless. The DR said that bacteria…
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what is abdominal pain?
Hi, most of us want to know about abdominal pain. Actually, abdominal pain can be divided into many kinds, for example, pain in left side, pain in right side... If you want to know about abdominal pain, you can read the article from wiki. - bmr calculator | bmi calculator BMI (Body Mass Index) is a measurement of body fat…
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Would chemotherapy on its own help my dad?
My dad has been diagnosed with stomach cancer. It has not spread yet and we have been advised by his doctor to consider surgery. However, he is 85 years old and has heart problems and asthma. The surgeon at the hospital has told us that the risk of surgery is very high for him. His own cardiologist has also advised against…
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Blood Test for Stomach Cancer
Hi all: I don't have stomach cancer (have stage IV gallbladder cancer) but I thought this might be of interest. I was listening to our national radio yesterday, CBC, and there was an item about a common bacteria (starts with an H but chemo brain...)that leads to not only various stomach problems but also stomach cancer. A…
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Urgently, We need to find a solution to eating problems
Hi everybody, Both the patients and the caregivers. My father who had total gastrectomy on 22nd of October 2010, had chemoteharapy and radiotherapy. He was fine, until the christmass. But day by day he lost wieght because he can not tolarate most of the foods. he has bile reflux, vomiting when he has anything as fluid,…
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Linitis Plastica
June 8th 2011. My husband has just been diagnosed with this rare type of stomach cancer. it seems that it is in an advanced stage but still confined within the stomach. He starts chemo tomorrow. Any advice or recommendations for treatment/care/homeopathic remedies are welcome. Has anyone survived this type of cancer? What…
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stomach cancer
my dad had stomach cancer stage 3 everthing came out ok after they took 3/4 of his stomach the only thing worng is that he is loseing wight he eats but he cant gan wight dose any one know wat he can eat to gan wight or dose any one have the same thing
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How can you tell if its spreading to the brain?
I feel so helpless its almost like I'm looking at it from the outside. My husband seemed to be doing well which we were very grateful for, especially since my son has been dealing with another serious illness. Knowing he was feeling well I was able to concentrate a little more on getting my son well. Now my son is finally…
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Feeling Crushed
My luv has pneumonia, and I'm so very worried. Just spoke to my luv's mother -- who only knows that her son has stomach cancer, and not the extent (noncurable) or stage (4). I had to beg him to let me call her, and even then he said that he didn't want anyone to come to see him or call him. I feel that it's necessary to…
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Blindness from chemo
I was taken off my FU=5 pump on the 12 day of Feb....On Feb 15 I lost the sight in My Left eye. I have had brain scan and all kinds of eye test. I had a temperal artery biopsy to rule out Giant Cell Arteritis and it was negative. That is the kind that can lead to blindness in the other eye. The final result of all the…
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Avastin or standard chemo treatment
My husband was just diagnosed with stage 4 gastric cancer and it has metastasized to his liver. We are now faced with trying to decide whether to go with the standard chemo treatment or take part in a clinical trial where they will replace Epirubicn with Avastin. We have gotten a second and 3rd opinion and both say chemo…
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Don't know If this Is Stomach Cancer?
Can anyone tell me please can you be overweight and have stomach cancer.I keep gaining weight and can't seem to get rid of it.Tummy swells up like i'm 9 months pregnant getting awful pains in my right side under my ribs just after i eat and feel nauseus all the time get really bad burning in the belly button region and…
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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.…
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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
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12 months since chemo completed - husband back to pre cancer condition!
Hi all It is now 12 months since my husband completed his round of chemo. Looking back at photos from last Dec, he definitely looked very frail and had lost most of his hair thru chemo, but not his eyebrows or eye lashes, so was lucky not to lose all. He just wore a beanie & didn't look 'that ill' unless he took it off. He…
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pancreatic cancer survivors or in treatment
iam looking to find someone else with pancreatic cancer, in treatment as well as in remission.