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sherrytharp 
10:23pm, July 1, 2009
Well I get to go home today. Bitter sweet. The portable dialysis machine is in. A little sore. But the meds are helping. While in there and while looking over my old my old medical records from my stomach doctor they found some intersting news. They found news that I wasn't even made aware of. I have stomache cancer.
So they did some test be for they did the procedure and found tumors. So the biopsied them. They expidited the results and the doctors came in this morning and came in and told me the results:
I have stage 1B stomach gastric cancer which has spread to the middle muscularis layer of my stomach wall. They want to do a subtotal gastrectmasy which is a partial stomach removal and remove my spleen, but because of the my health issues and the fact this type of cancer tends to come back they want me to think about having a complete stomach removal, which I have a week to decide.
I will be having chemo and radiation. Along with immuno therapy. I guess the type of Chemo they are putting me on has been approved for the last couple of years after a couple of years of successful clinical trails. It is GM-CSF (Sargramostim, G-CSF (filgrastrim), IL-2 Strongest dose, and Anaiogenesis inhibitor which is the immunio therapy.
All my meds have changed now, and it is making me very sleepy, and sick. I am so glad I have nurse. She is really nice. Now if I could get a house keeper. LOL
What these autoimmune diseases wont try to do to your body.
But I am not going to give up yet. I love God and want to be with him one day but my kids need me and can't leave them yet. But even though I am going to be bald soon I will be bald and beautiful.
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oh my-- you have the strength of Jesus love in u, i can hear it in your words.. you are truly an inspiration and your kids are so lucky they have YOU to look up to.. dont ever give up, your right.. your kids do need you! many prayers going to you and your family i mean that!! who cares about going bald.. !!! right?!!! If it saves you from surgery and it helps and keeps you here.. who needs hair! my sister used to shave her head cuz she thought hair was a pain in the arse! LOL.. =) Don't ever lose that strong faith you have, it's amazing!
budjaz
Oh gosh hon, I am so sorry to hear that. I have just met you on here but you seem like such a sweet person from your posts and your pics that I have seen. Life just isnt fair sometimes is it? I too have Autoimmune Diseases and you just never know what is going to crop up next. I wish you all the strength you can muster and am sending hugs your way.
gjet68
You hang in there!!! Gods not thru with you!!! You and your family are in my prayers. You are truly a blessing!!! Your friend forever and a day, Barry
skywatcher07
Sherry, dont give up you still have alot of love to give for your hubby and children and to those grandbabies wow big family. My hair fell out because of lupus not chemo but for us women thats a hard thing to deal with or to except, I have a wig since thanksgiving, its not mine but it works for now. My prayers are with you God bless and peace be with you and family. Cindi
lacefront
PLEASE try the LDN-what have you got to lose? Go to Larry's site and watch the youtube links about it. I am not on it but if my MS gets worse, I will go on it. Don't you think it's worth a try?
carolline