So after quite a lengthy period of bowts of stomach pain and taking medication a different doctor at my surgery sugested i stop the medication in case it was masking something, and unfortunately the pain returned so i was sent for an endoscopy which was done by a surgeon who knew right away that i had stomach cancer, biopsies were taken and i was sent for a CT scan. An mdt meeting was held and i was informed of the outcome, I had Arenocarcinoma cancer (T3 N1 M x) The M could not be determined as there was an indeterminate left lower lobe pulminary micro nodule that was to be monitored
I now have a staging Laproscopy in two days time which will determine which route of treatment i go down. The hope is that the cancer has not spread into the fluids around my stomach which will mean i go on to a course of chemo 4 x 2 weekly followed by a Gastrectomy and then more chemotherapy with a view to a cure.
I have to say how impressed i am with the speed at which things have gone so far and i am also staying positive with the journey ahead. For information i am a 62 year old male normally fit and well with fantastic support from my wife and best friend Jo.
Thank you all so much for sharing all of your stories, reading this thread is helping me so so much. Dad starts his treatment FLOT number one on Wednesday so I’m praying it all goes smoothly. It’s b
n a tough week. I had a gastroscopy today as I have been having symptoms which raised a concern but thankfully it’s a hernia Mum has the ‘No Evidence of Disease’ in her three monthly small cell lung cancer scan yesterday so we are so so grateful. We can now all concentrate on getting dad better!
He is fitter than ever at the minute. I’m hoping the belching and difficulty swallowing at times he is having eases on his chemo, the oncologist said this could potentially get easier by round two.
love to you alL.
You are all incredible 
Thanks Cestrian had to smile at the nail polish tip being a male i wonder what my wife would say..... I was having real issues with my mouth and found the prescribed mouth wash really helped.
Please do post early eating advice i'm sure this would be useful for a lot of people. 
Haha just tell her it’s what all the cool kids are doing now 
someone mentioned to me that nails can become hyper sensitive to light so maybe gloves would do the trick…you might even find a pair to match your swim shorts
have a great time, I hope it’s an all you can eat inclusive holiday!
