I’ll Be Needing Lots of Sleep
I’ll be having a total gastrectomy tomorrow, due to the discovery of my having a CDH1 gene mutation and the presence of signet ring cells (small cancer cells) on the lining of my stomach. The results of my CT scan were good, since there was no evidence of metastatic disease. My surgeon feels I’m lucky that they caught it so early.
My dad passed away from stomach cancer at a pretty young age, so it’s still pretty frightening. I’m certainly thankful that my oncologist who treated me for ovarian cancer (which I was diagnosed with in 2011) recommended I have additional genetics testing. The results indicate that the ovarian cancer was probably not hereditary, but due to my family history they did many genetics test. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers.
I’ll Be Needing Lots of Sleep
I’ll be having a total gastrectomy tomorrow, due to the discovery of my having a CDH1 gene mutation and the presence of signet ring cells (small cancer cells) on the lining of my stomach. The results of my CT scan were good, since there was no evidence of metastatic disease. My surgeon feels I’m lucky that they caught it so early.
My dad passed away from stomach cancer at a pretty young age, so it’s still pretty frightening. I’m certainly thankful that my oncologist who treated me for ovarian cancer (which I was diagnosed with in 2011) recommended I have additional genetics testing. The results indicate that the ovarian cancer was probably not hereditary, but due to my family history they did many genetics test. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers.