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Hi all I am a 62 year old male, i have just had an endoscopy last Friday which was done by a surgeon so may have been to my benefit has he spotted Cancer right away, they took biopsies and after the surgeon had that difficult convesation with me about stomach cancer. I now have an appointment on Wednesday for a CT scan. I am the going on holiday for ten days after which I will have my meeting with MDT to discuss next steps, the surgeon has already indicated that I will need an operation to take away my stomach followed by chemotherapy. scary times to say the least but that is obviously the reason i am here to share my story and to read simular posts. Hi everyone.

Vespa ets over 2 years ago

Hi, sorry to hear of your diagnosis… you’ve come to the right place to have help if any questions needed to be answered, if possible. All I would say is take a questions with you when you have an appointment with your MDT… it will help so your mind isn’t distracted when they start talking to you.. .

Take care, be positive…

Michele

Jacquiw10 over 2 years ago

I am sorry that you find yourself here but glad you have reached out to the group. I had stomach cancer four years ago and had chemo and a partial gastrectomy. I now lead a normal life, eating and drinking much as I did before! Although smaller portions, but I wasn’t a big eater!

I wrote a Blog

https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/jacquiw10/blogs

A few things helped me. The Oesophageal Patient Association had good and helpful information

https://opa.org.uk

It’s good you are going on holiday, I found it helped me to focus on things I could control! Eating as well as I could, walking a lot and doing things that made me happy!

Please do post any questions or send me a DM

Good luck!

Jac

Life is what happens when you are making other plans!

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