Gastric Cancer Support Group
Stomach cancer (also called gastric cancer) can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs, particularly the esophagus, small intestine. It also may extend through the stomach wall and spread to nearby lymph nodes and to organs such as the liver, pancreas, and colon.
hello
I am new to this support group.
I was diagnosed with G I S T (gastrolintestinal stromal tumor ) sorry about spelling ~ on sept 5 2013 I had surgery to remove my 13 cm tumor.
I started Gleevic oct 2013 and have to take one pill a day for the next 3 years because th etumor was so large and I am at high risk for it to come back.
I turned 50 in march. I recently had a pet scan which came back normal.
but they wannna do a mri in 3 months to make sure everything is ok.
I work full time as a grinder operater .I am only the 2 nd woman to do this in the plant and have to go to another floor to use the bathroom. this is sometimes inconvenient as gleevic has me running to the bathroom sometimes a lot. my plan is to quit when I am done with the gleevic in 2 years and find another job. I was thinking of going back to school.
any one else have a G I ST?
I couldn't find any catagories with gist so I posted here.
take care
Diane
I am new to this support group.
I was diagnosed with G I S T (gastrolintestinal stromal tumor ) sorry about spelling ~ on sept 5 2013 I had surgery to remove my 13 cm tumor.
I started Gleevic oct 2013 and have to take one pill a day for the next 3 years because th etumor was so large and I am at high risk for it to come back.
I turned 50 in march. I recently had a pet scan which came back normal.
but they wannna do a mri in 3 months to make sure everything is ok.
I work full time as a grinder operater .I am only the 2 nd woman to do this in the plant and have to go to another floor to use the bathroom. this is sometimes inconvenient as gleevic has me running to the bathroom sometimes a lot. my plan is to quit when I am done with the gleevic in 2 years and find another job. I was thinking of going back to school.
any one else have a G I ST?
I couldn't find any catagories with gist so I posted here.
take care
Diane
Right now I have a very bad eye bleed which is a side effect. Also get leg cramps
but do better with those when I stay hydrated.
My recurrence rate is 97%. My oncologist says I will have to be on it 5 years or more. That is the
protocol right now. I have CT scans every 3 months to be sure no new tumors are growing anywhere.
These CT scans saved my life because they detected a problem with my colon, 12" removed
and I feel great.