Hi all,looking for a little information.I have just finished six cycles of Docetaxel yesterday which is being used as second line treatment.I have had my scan after four cycles which showed tumour in stomach has remained stable, and a marked improvement...
Afternoon all after my diagnosis in August last year I have just completed 5 cycles of CAPOX which has worked well and my stomach cancer has regressed , although not curable . with my CAPOX treatment I have been on a targeted therapy Herceptin which...
Hello everyone new to the site and first post. My husband had a CT scan in November 2023 due to not eating and weight loss. The CT came back that he had a mass at the top of his stomach and further deposits in his stomach. Sent for an endoscopy at beginning...
Hi, My husband has stomach cancer (Stage 2 or 3) and will be having a total gastrectomy in a few weeks. He has completed 16 weeks of FLOT chemotherapy and is 57 years old. The surgeon will also take out some lymph nodes and depending on how the lymph...
Hi, my husband was diagnosed with stomach cancer July 22. It had already spread to his peritoneum at diagnosis so we were told surgery wasn't an option. However, they could offer him palliative chemo to buy him more time. He had 18 weeks of Capox chemo...
I was diagnosed with stomach cancer in August after many many months of trying to get the medical world to take my symptoms seriously (that's a whole other story). The cancer is right at the bottom and caused a blockage leaving me unable to eat and...
We were called to the Hospital an Thursday and cancer has been confirmed but they're not sure if it started in oesophagus or stomach as right on the junction. At present biopsy and CT show signet ring with poor differential T4 N0 M0 but he now has to...
Hi, does anyone know why this is? My Husband is a Farrier and is booked to work the day before (for approx 3 hours) and we don't know if that'd be classed as strenuous and also why it makes a difference to the scan?
Hi all, My husband is due to get his next scan results next Thursday.This is second line treatment,he is on Docetaxel as Folfox didn’t work.We have an appointment for a video consultation and I am wondering would she tell us bad news over this appointment...
Discharged after 7 days and pleased to be back in the quiet. So far the digestive system is working coming to grips with eating schedule which seems to be a full time job trying to get the calories but mobility great and sleeping well. Key to my recovery...
