Unable to remove cancer in stomach and surrounding areas? WHAT?

Question

Hey guys, I need your input here. If this is long, I apologize.
My [3-year-old] son's paternal grandmother is 46 years old and has Diabetes (non-insulin dependent.) She had uterine cancer and had to have a complete hysterectomy back in October 2008. She did NOT know it was cancer until after the surgery.
Well, she moved away against medical advice, because she was unable to heal. She was gone for 2 1/2 years and come back to our state and a couple months after she moved, she developed problems like indigestion, heartburn, etc. And she was unable to get into the doctor for whatever reason, so she took tums & it helped some. Well, she had been trying to get into a doctor all together for about 9 - 10 months and she finally got in. They did a colonoscopy and an endoscopy and they found a cancerous tumor in the lower part of her stomach, and they said the cancer was aggressive. She got referred to a cancer center up north of us and they did a pet scan on her and God knows what else to draw their own opinion. Turns out there are at least 2 - 3 lymph nodes affected (at the time), and surgery was needed. They said it was stage 3 stomach cancer. They decided to do surgery to remove part of her stomach, part of her small intestine, part of her pancreas, a cluster of lymph nodes, and most likely her gallbladder. She also stated that it was dangerously close to her liver.
So they opened her up, and turns out the cancer spread to a major 'blood vessel', and if they would have messed with that "blood vessel", it would have killed her. So they didn't remove any of it, according to my son's dad.
They are going to start her on chemo and radiation. So... Now what?
So... My questions to all of you is this, and I want you all to be completely honest.
1. First off, what is this "blood vessel" that they are talking about? Do you think they are mistaking it for the Aorta?
2. What do you guys think? Do you think she's going to survive this? How long do you give her?

Answer 1

The "blood vessel" is some major blood vessel in the body--there are many. They will tell you which one if you ask them. They are not mistaking it for anything--they know what it is, you just didn't get that information--it sounds like you're not speaking with the doctor, you're speaking with your son's dad, or perhaps her, but that means you're not getting the full story. The name of the vessel, in any case, isn't that important here...The important thing is that it makes the tumor inoperable.



They may be trying the chemo to see if it can shrink the tumor enough that it will become operable. Though on the other hand, they may be thinking the chemo can't do that, and they're just trying to shrink the tumor to give her a bit longer life expectancy. That's a question to ask them.

Answer 2

Home remedies do not cure cancer unfortunately.

(1) The cancer can eroded the vessel wall and is invading. This is helping the cancer grow by giving it oxygen and nutrients. (We have proved that if you cut off blood supply to cancer, they can't grow- many drugs in clinical trials to stop cancers from causing angiogenesis). Unfortunately they can do all the scans known to man, and it won't always give you a clear picture. Sometimes, sadly, we open patients up to find it's worse than scans showed- such as invading blood vessels. They could be talking about numerous vessels, as there are many major vessels in that area of the body. Surgeons are not going to mistake cancer for vessel- that's basic anatomy. A high schooler could see the difference. And that affected vessel may very well be the Aorta- if it was be SO glad they saw that it invaded that Aorta otherwise the patient probably wouldn't be alive.

(2) It sounds very aggressive. But with aggressive chemo and radiation, she may come out of this on top. She better have a lot of fight in her though. I'm not an oncologist, and I'm not familiar with the specifics, so it's impossible to give you a prognosis.



I'm so sorry. I hope she fights hard!

Answer 3

It. May be too close to a major artery such as the aorta. Chemo and radiation may help slow the progress. Why she did not follow up with regular check ups after her uterine cancer diagnosis is a question she is probably asking herself in hindsight. I wsh her well.

Answer 4

There are so many ways to fix that problem (or at least get around it) without removing your stomach. I can't imagine that any sane person would go to that extreme if you don't have cancer. Life without a stomach is no fun.

Answer 5

i doubt they are mistaking it for something else. drs are pretty smart.



that happened in my surgery they couldnt finish what they wanted



why do you want our opinions on her life expectancy, you make it sound like a soap opera. we cant 'give her' time. even drs find it hard to know



i hope chemo works for her

Answer 6

It means the cancer is in her blood, it would or could spread through out her body. Here's a list of things that fight cancer.. Make she her PH level (tested by urine) is at a 7.0 and higher. Cancer cannot live in a cancerous place and if her PH level is lower than a 7.0 cancer can attack her body. To make it go up of its low giver her a powder she can mix in her water called alkaline. She should take a half a teaspoon everyday until its up again. Also, of she's ever clear again of cancer get some stem cells collected just in case she needs to grow back a major body part such as a kidney or even limb. Look up natural things that kill cancer, medications and especially radiation will make it worse.