On 1st August I got diagnosed with linitus plastica T4a M0 M1 The CT has shown thickening of the entire stomach consistent with features of linitis and peritoneal disease in the pelvis . I have been informed this not curable / retractable I have...
My sister was diagnosed yesterday and I’ve joined the forum for information and support.
In August I was diagnosed with T4 N0 M1 ( peritoneal disease adenocarcinoma of the stomach ( linitis) ,CPS and HER2 . The stomach lining is thickening and the term used is Linitis plastica . The Ct scan showed the entire stomach lining is thickening...
Hello I Am due to have my surgery on the 9th December and honestly petrified. I am asking for help and tips to try and help me through this transition. I have been stage 4 Gastric cancer for 6 months - I started the chemo at Christy Manchester the...
My 86yr mother has been diagnosed with stomach cancer. She has yet to have the MDT outcome but I think she will decline treatment, other than palliative. She lives alone, and I wonder what the next months will look like regarding her ability to carry...
Hi. Im new here. I was diagnosed with "lesser curve gastric poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma T3 N0 M0" on 12 August 2025. I am on a curative pathway but that could change, presumably. My symptoms were gastritis and a hiatus hernia for which i have...
Hello. My first post. My 84 year old mother had an endoscopy/colonoscy 2 days ago and we are waiting for biopsy results. The doctor's report says, "there is a large, semicircumferential mass in the proximal body of the stomach. It appeared to extend...
Had an oesophageal stent fitted about a month ago after cancer closed my oesophagus. Now trying to get some condition back after couple of months of hospital before starting palliative chemo. Need new diet options now 90% of previous stuff no good...
Hello I have been diagnosed with stomach cancer- “ tumour is a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with signet ring cell” I have been told to start chemo - FLOT 4 cycles then surgery and again 4 cycles of chemotherapy. I was really shocked and...
Hi I'm Shirley 58 years old and had a total gastrectomy for stomach cancer 3 months ago. I'm just not coping with the psychological impact of losing 2 stone in 2 weeks. I look so thin and ill. Have to get used to being thinner, getting all new wardrobe...
