Stable Terminal Gastric Cancer

Hi I have same cancer as your husband, I had 6 rounds of chemo, my last scan showed tumour had shrunk and was told not more treatment was needed at moment, got another scan in October to see how it’s doing, I was diagnosed in December last year and told I had a 20% chance of surviving the year, I’m still here feeling better than I have in months, I now don’t worry about what may happen in future, you can only live day to day , you worry about future you May loose  the joy of today,I wish you both well and hope you get best outcome possible 

regards

Jon

Thanks Jon for your reply hope u are ok and wish you the very best

You’re welcome, I know just what you’re going through, in last year I’ve gone through every emotion there is , and all you can do is hope for best, stay strong and positive I think that always helps

Hello

Look, I was diagnosed with stage IV gastric cancer in October 2023. I received 12 rounds of chemotherapy (folfox). I'm not a candidate for immunotherapy because I'm PDL 1 and HER2 negative. The tumor shrank, but didn't disappear. My doctors told me in June 2024 that since I was doing exceptionally well with treatment, they were offering me continuous maintenance chemotherapy. So, I've been on chemotherapy nonstop since December 23rd until today.

I forgot to mention that they initially gave me a year to live. As of today, I'm leading a fairly normal life: I work, I go to the gym; in short, a near-normal life.

Don't get discouraged. You never know what's going to happen. Every body reacts differently. By the way, I lost 20 kilos and have already gained 12 back. So, cheer up! You never know what's going to happen; I speak from experience.

I also asked my oncologist what would happen if it flared up. His answer was brief and forceful: you'll be back in the hands of the new line of chemotherapy; if it works, you'll gain time to live. So they'll probably restart the chemotherapy, but it will be different. Oncologists don't usually repeat regimens.