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Peritoneal Cancer: Anyone else?
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Hi @korinja, I did find some more current posts for you with members who also have peritoneal carcinimatosis. Although this discussion was started 4 years ago, there are a few more recent entries such as this one from @danyeltardy12 https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1166757/
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There are other conversations with members who have peritoneal cancer. This discussion was started by @carrie40, earlier this year
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/peritoneal-carcinomatosis-how-do-we-cope-with-this-diagnosis/
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And one more for you:
Anyone here been diagnosed with peritoneal carcinomatosis? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/anyone-here-been-diagnosed-with-peritoneal-carcinomatosis/
You have my deepest empathy for what you’re going through. Chemo is rough. I’ve been there too and it is darned frustrating and discouraging sometimes. We just want to be able to move on! If it’s any encouragement, it’s pretty common for blood numbers to drop during chemo therapy. Blood transfusions can help bring numbers to a more reasonable level. So please try not to be discouraged if you need a transfusion. It looks like you’ve already had good news with the rebounding of your platelets. So hang in there. You didn’t get this far to give up now. 🧡
Wishing you well with your upcoming surgery. Will the two subsequent rounds of chemo be after surgery?
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Hi there,
Thanks so much. I have been wrestling with the idea of whether to have the surgery and continue with treatment. The prospect of making myself even more miserable, putting myself through all of this, with no indication about what kind of quality of life I might have (if I live at all) is daunting and overwhelming. I’ve met with a death doula through hospice to sort of ready myself for what I expect to happen in the coming months. Every time I have allowed myself to have positive thoughts or feel like I’m doing well, I’m knocked down with bad news or I pass out and vomit on myself during a blood draw or some other dehumanizing thing. I don’t think I have the strength or energy that everyone on here seems to have.