I just found this group and have already found some comfort reading through some of the posts! My husband, 60 years, and I are Danish citizens, living in Italy since year 2000. Around Christmas my husband had some small issues eating, so he saw our...
Hi all, My mum has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer: linitis plastica and it has spread into her duodenum and through the stomach wall. She's 60. It has just been awful. I can't get my head around it. I feel like I'm going through...
She has been diagnosed with stomach cancer as the primary cancer and lung cancer which is aggressive and spread to the other lung. She is in pain and in hospital. We are devastated. What in people's experience can we do to help mum and each other
Hi I’m new to the online support. I guess I’m looking for some reassurance from anyone going through something similar. my mum was diagnosed with inoperable stomach cancer last year. She had 6 cycles of Folfox alongside Keytruda immunotherapy. The...
Anyone on fofiri chemo had my second session on May 10th and pump off on May 13th. Have had a very sleepy week with spinning head snd not feeling in the world! Still sleepy today and I’m due for bloods on Tuesday and next session of chemo on Thursday...
Hi all, I got news two weeks ago that I have a malignant ulcerated stomach tumour. I’m feeling very grateful that it was found early and appears to not have penetrated the stomach wall. I’m booked for a total gastrectomy (not entirely delighted with)...
Hi everyone, This is my first time joining any kind of forum in relation to this but I lost my dad to his gastrointestinal cancer in February 2023, he was diagnosed in December 2022. It all happened so quickly and sadly he succumbed to an infection...
Hello everyone, The start of my Cancer journey....January totally unaware that I had Stomach Cancer..probably like so many. - 83 yrs old this Year, feeling fine, perhaps sleeping more often during the day. Then a massive bleed, both ends, my life saved...
Morning all My dad was diagnosed with stomach cancer two months ago now, stage T4aN2M0 and after CT scans, MRI, X rays, PET, laporoscopy and many bloods, we met yesterday with the oncologist for his plan. They say the plan is for curative so fortnightly...
I was diagnosed in October 22 with inoperable stomach cancer I did 5 rounds of Celtic (capon) chemo but was so very poorly all the time had lots of issues with my blood so finally gave up late January. During this period I had an MRI which showed some...
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