I have cancer of unknown primary. My bowels are packed with cancer which has caused bowel obstructions. I get nutrition (TPN) through a PICC line and all stomach fluid is evacuated using a G-Tube because of the bowel obstructions. I have not had solid food for around nine months now.

My chemotherapy slowed cancer progress, but I’m on a temporary hold for more treatments because a bacterial infection was found and the infectious disease specialists recommended removing the PICC line and my chemo port since the infection could take hold at these locations and could be life threatening.

The surgical options are not viable at this point, since there is so much cancer in my abdomen, so I may be on my last legs here. I am getting a referal to another high-ranking cancer center. so maybe I can get a solution from them.

Are there any other folks with this same type of bowel cancer with unknown primary? If so, I’d like to hear your story and hope you found a way through. Thank you.