Hi to ev1 on this board .......

My name is Barbara an I dont have cancer but my mom just been diagnose for the last two months. She also have lupus an she been fight that for 10 yrs next yr. She had diabetes but beat that wehn she lose over 150 pds not in a good way just by not bein able to keep nothin dwn. My mom is my rock, hero , an my everything. Shes was the life of the party an everyone would love when she come around cuz they know its going to be a goodtime wehn shes around. She have a lovin husband which they been married for 27 yrs an been datin since she was 16. A 13 yr old son an then theres me. Its so hard to deal wit cuz I'm so afraid that shes givin up an I dont blame her shes tired been fight the others an how much can she take. I've been blamin myself cuz she was doin so good before I move she was hospital free for a yr so i just knew she had everything undercontrol. Soon as I left to move to Missouri everything been going down hill. I have three children an I'm a single parent an It's hard for me to get back an forth to Baltimore to be wit her an I feel ashame to not be there more. I'm tryin to move back but it wont happen until feb 2008. I told her when she can talk just hold on mom I'm coming an she says I'll be here just take care of my grandchildren. I want to go home so bad , man ya'll just dont know. I'm now doin lil by lil research on cancer to get knowledge of it. She have retcum cancer, thats wat my dad told me an i dont know nothin about cancer. So sorry to make this so long I just want everyone to plz keep her in ya'll prayers. An if you know anything about this type of cancer, I would like to know about it an wats the survial percent an can it be beatin? thanks for listen an god is wit all of you an I believe in my heart that you all will beat this take care.

HI DAVID DO YOU HAVE METASTISIS? MY DAD WAS JUST DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE IV RECTAL. THEY THINK IT IS IN HIS LIVER AND LUNGS. HOW DO YOU FEEL? I AM VERY WORRIED. ANY INFO WILL BE SO HELPFUL. THANKS MISTY

Hi Lisa, I am still on the chemotherapy.. 6 months now. I am on 5FU, oxaliplatin, and Avastin. Luckily my appetite has been ok. I have maintained my weight throughout the treatments. I am 158 pounds which is my ideal weight for my 5'9" height. I was 258 when I had my WLS in Jun 06. Found my cancer in Mar 07. My CEA is finally dropping.. it was around 168 at the time of my tumor removal and colon resection. and it stayed up in the 100's for a long time till the last month or two it has fallen to 68... and last time 32. I have lymph node involvement, and so far nowhere else. I am a stage IV because the involvement of distant lymph nodes.  I am tolerating the treatments well, and actually feel about normal, maybe just a little weaker than normal.  Keep in touch and all the best to you too. David

Hi everyone, my name is judy and i was diagnosed with stomach cancer one year ago.  after undergoing chemotherapy for 3 month i had a total gastrectomy (RNY) followed by 3 more month of chemo.  I now have a J-tube to assist me in getting enough calories.  I'm actually trying not to lose weight but to gain or at least maintain.  I have been eating since April of this year and am finding very difficult.  foods don't appeal to me very much and i have a hard time eating enough to maintain my weight without feeling terrible.  I don't know if I am in the right group here but have found no support groups for people who have gastrectomies due to cancer, and all the challenges that go along with that.  Is there anyone here with a similar problem?   My best to everyone here.  Judy

I had hypoglycemia prior to my WLS but was able to control it with diet. Following surgery, I did good at controlling it especially with the protein focused diet. I was diagnosed with cancer at about 2 1/2 months out from WLS and at exactly 3 months out I had head and brain surgery for the cancer. At 3 months and 3 weeks out from WLS I began 7 weeks of radiation and chemotherapy. Throughout the treatment I ate constantly because of the threats that if I lost any weight during treatment, they may discontinue treatment. Following treatment, I have been unable to reduce my eating back to my post WLS and pre-cancer schedule. My hypoglycemia is out of control and I am having to eat every 2 to 3 hours to avoid my blood sugar dropping to the point of not being able to function well. Any suggestions?