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She hasn’t been in touch with anyone for months so I as well as everyone else I found out on FB that she had just finished 6 months of chemo. But she is not in remission. They are running tests to find out what’s next.
What I was told is she had a rare and aggressive form of stomach cancer that spread to her abdomen (isn’t stomach and abdomen the same?). The way they made it sound on FB is that chemo was done so I assumed she was in remission. What is the prognosis for this kind of cancer?
Why are you asking us instead of your relative? Contact her and give support and sympathy.
BTW the stomach is a specific organ located in the abdominal region of the body.
I know but when I’m told it’s stomach cancer that spread to her abdomen that can mean any organ? I feel reach out to her. She won’t respond to anyone. Only info we have is what her husband posts on FB.
Call your relative & offer help & support. She may tell you her prognosis, but if she doesn't, let it be. She may want to keep that private. There is no way anyone can give even a guess with the info, you gave us, plus Drs are often wrong with the length of time a person has.
I'm so sorry you and your family are going through this. We just lost my father two weeks ago to cancer/complications from cancer.
I can certainly understand your wanting to know/comprehend/understand - but there are too many variables and questions that no one here can answer.
Are you able to go and visit this relative? Maybe make a phone call? Ask her husband on FB if you can call and when would be best.
My father was reluctant to have visitors after his diagnosis - he didn't want pity or sympathy. He wanted to be treated normally. I'm sure your relative feels the same.
I know but when I’m told it’s stomach cancer that spread to her abdomen that can mean any organ? I feel reach out to her. She won’t respond to anyone. Only info we have is what her husband posts on FB.
If you look at a diagram of the abdomen and the stomach you'll see that there are supporting structures and tissues surrounding it. And, of course there are organs attached to it....esophagus and intestines. Cancer could have originated inside or outside the stomach but spread to the peritoneum, omentum, and also started to invade the organs attached to it. No way to know with the sketchy info you have. FWIW, a work colleague of mine fought a cancer of the peritoneum for years. You can still be supportive without the details she prefers not to share. If she's gone through her chemo and still isn't in remission that is pretty devastating. She may not be willing to communicate with anyone other than those closest to her.
Thanks. Did your coworker beat it? When I hear “very rare form of cancer” and “aggressive”. I automatically feel the prognosis is not good.
No he didn't unfortunately. It wasn't a single discrete tumor that could be removed surgically, but it wasn't fast moving either. I don't know the specific type...he preferred not to share that, which is fine. He went through several different treatments over at least 10 years but worked full time, lived, traveled, married, had a pretty normal life until the last year. Most of the time he wasn't sick or feeling badly.
Its important to remember this implies nothing about your relative. Everyone's situation is different.
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