Advice?

Hi and welcome to the Macmillan Community but I am so sorry to hear about your diagnoses and the journey you are on.

The cancer journey can be such a stressful and challenging time but getting support from others who are dealing with the ‘exact same' cancer type can help a lot. To widen your platform for support can I recommend you consider joining and posting in our dedicated Stomach cancer support group. This group is a safe place to talk to others with a similar diagnosis, treatment experience, to ask questions and get support.

Hi Newtothis.. and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.

I'm sorry to read that you have recently been diagnosed with stomach cancer and it's natural to have lots of questions.

As the online community is divided up into different support groups, I'm going to recommend that you join the stomach cancer group which is a great place to ask questions, share experiences and get support.

To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.

It would be great if you could pop something about your diagnosis and treatment so far into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.

Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, and the path that you have had to take. My journey with Bladder Cancer started in May, and completely without symptoms, in fact I had just passed a bowel screening with an all clear.

My approach, for what it is worth ... is just take one step at a time. Don't scan the internet it will scare you. Look to the medical team around, and Macmillan for support and advice. Take each step at a time, follow advice where you can. 

There will be a lot to take in, and the path ahead may have a lot of twists and turn in it, so pace yourself. Be gentle with yourself, and listen to what your body needs. 

I am just starting my second cycle of Chemo, and actually it wasn't the darkness, and nightmares I was led to believe it was ... Yes I have felt tired, and yes I have had the nausea ... but I have learnt to pace myself.

Good luck on your journey 

Thank you very much for all this. I’ve updated my profile. All the best !

Hello, and I’ve just joined the stomach cancer forum. Thank you very much for your support. All the best