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Diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer at the age of 39

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Hi everyone, I have stage 4 stomach cancer spread to ovaries and omentum, im devastated I have young children and im 39, I was originally diagnosed with apendix cancer and have been having folfox chemo, its kept me stable and I can now eat again and gained weight, ive had no shrinkage though, now they tell me they were wrong and its actually stomach cancer, anyone have any positive stage 4 stomach cancer stories to give me some hope please 

  • Hello Sarahch

    I'm so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. It's obviously an incredibly difficult time for you all. 

    I've had a look through the forum and I can't see that we have any active members who have the same diagnosis but I can see that [@Ell24]‍ recently posted here about her partner being diagnosed with advanced stomach cancer. 

    We also have some information on our website here which may be of help but I'd encourage you to give our team of nurses a call to chat things through with them. I'm sure they will be able to offer some advice and support. If you would like to chat with them they're available Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm on 0808 800 4040. 

    I hope that this helps a little. Do keep in touch if you're able to and let us know how you're doing. 

    Best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator 

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    Hi Sarah Ch,

    I'm so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. It's cruel and unfair. I was given a stage 4 diagnosis at 51 which seems like a lot older than you but I've still got so much living to do. 

    I don't have the same cancer as you. I have a rare breast cancer that's very aggressive. 

    However I decided that I definitely had a lot of living to do and fought it head on. Throughout my treatment I've had covid, sepsis twice, a blood transfusion, pneumonia 3 times and blood clots on my lungs which already had cancer nodules on. I'm still here and I'm still fighting.

    All I can say to you is don't give up!  You're a warrior. As mother's we fight for our children but often forget about ourselves. Fight this for you and your children. 

    I wish you all the luck in the world. Stage 4 isn't an automatic death sentence and you can beat statistics.

    Barb xx

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