Hi, I just wanted to give an update as I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer of the stomach and the oesophagus. I had to do a lot of research and found a fantastic professor in London that would help me as my oncologist and surgeon said they were unable to help. I had 4 sessions of FLOT chemo which I also had to fight for but this helped to reduce the tumour. I went to the Imperial Hospital in London for my total gastrectomy. I was in surgery for 11 hours and lost my spleen but came out of surgery cancer free. Please stay positive and don’t be afraid to ask questions. I was diagnosed March 2021, so nearly coming up to 2 years. I was only given 6-12 months to live originally.
Absolutely I had to fight and to be honest my oncologist wasn’t too happy and they were really negative but I didn’t care as I just wanted to live. They are a bit better now as I still use my origin
hospital for check ups but they never offer me scans I have to fight each time. Sometimes you just have to be brave
Thank you so much. I will definitely contact him to get a second opinion. I’m young, fit and healthy and believe I have a fighting chance
Happy to hear you’re living cancer free
