Hello! I have been recently diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer. They fully removed my entire stomach 1 month ago. I had a 3.4mm tumor on the bottom of my stomach and the lymph nodes on the top of my stomach were also positive for cancer, hence why they ended up removing my entire stomach. It has been a hard month, but I am back at work and learning to eat. I do not do chemo, but they are monitoring me.
I am terrified, angry, and sad. I knew something was wrong with me for a year, but I always was told I was too young. I am upset that all my friends are graduating college, on vacation, and going into grad school. I think the most silliest thing I am angry about is that seeing my friends drink smoothies and slushies while I sit at home and have to be careful. I feel like my life has been robbed from me. I haven't even gotten married, applied to my dream grad school, and most of all, raise children.
How do you guys handle this? Some days I feel like crying. I step out of work to cry in the hospital chapel (I work as a microbiologist). Some days I feel invincible and happy. I don't know how to feel. I thought I had my entire life ahead of me.
Hi,
I’m 29 and also diagnosed with stage 2 stomach cancer, due my TG in July after 4 FLOT treatments. It’s a horrible diagnosis to have, especially so young and it feels very unfair sometimes :( I hope you’re doing well and trying to get back to normal life as best you can! May I ask why they didn’t do any chemotherapy for you?
The cancer was localized in my stomach and around 20+ lymph nodes in my stomach. CT scans showed no other mets or tumors for now, so my oncologist wants to just monitor every 3 months. They also said the type of tumor I had would not work with chemo. I am going to a geneticist soon, however.
I'm sorry that you have to go through this as well.
thank you. every day i try to live and take it all in. i've booked many flights this year to enjoy my life ever since being diagnosed. im trying
So sorry to hear of all what you’ve gone through…it’s understandable you are emotional and you also feel you are missing out with your social life etc, but you’ll be back to it sooner than you think, it just takes time.
It’s been 2 years now since I had my TG and chemotherapy with stage 4 cancer… I’m back to normal with meals out etc… don’t have much social life at 56 but I’m enjoying life with my family and 5 cats…
Don't feel bad about wanting to cry, be angry etc, cancer is tough!! I’m so glad they are monitoring you…
Have you reached out to a cancer support group near you? I did and 9 months after I plucked up courage to talk to volunteers and it helped big time and I still go once a fortnight…I’m in Scotland and we have CLAN and Maggies Centres…
Take care
Michele
Sorry if you are not in the mood for answering this, but how are you managing to eat while working outside of home, just one month after the operation?
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