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Mets in stomach
My husband has stage 4 with mets to his stomach and spleen and they say possibly a very tiny one in his liver. The tumors in his stomach cause him alot of pain. This past Friday he completed 5 radiation treatments to his stomach for pain control. The verdict is still out. Praying it helps. Does anyone else have mets to their stomach? How are they dealing with the pain and eating? My husband has lost 100lbs and has zero muscle tone left. It completely breaks my heart.
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I am so sorry to hear about your Husband. My husband also has mets to his lungs and stomach and they think quire possibly to his liver also but he hasn't had any scans since April. He was tired of going to the Hospital and doing all of the scans and blood work, etc so he went on Hospice . He has lost 85 lbs. in about 9 months.
he also has a lot of pain in his stomach and is taking Oxy for the pain. He barely eats any more.
I know how hard this must be on you because I am experiencing the same. We have been together since we were 17 and have been married for 51 years. I am just taking each day as it comes and trying to keep him as comfortable as possible. He takes a lot of comfort from me holding his hand or being close to him even if I am just reading a book beside the bed as he sleeps which he is now doing 20-21 hours a day.
Please don't forget to take care of you as this can be a long journey .
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2 Reactions@suelannon Did your husband get an ERCP which is a stent put in the bile duct, which is an easy and common out patient endoscopic proceedure which almost always relieves pain coming from the abdominal and pancreatic area. the pain is due mostly from the tumor pushing on the liver and bile duct.
I understand if you go into HOSPICE, you give up your right to life saving/extending procedures like a stent, and are only given drugs to make you comfortable, upping the drugs as you go. And of course if you are not eating, your days will be numbered. You could ask or demand a Doctor tell you why he can't get a stent They will tell you if you go for a stent, you give up your rights to the Hospice team, and their free services. Frankly thats how it works.
But if you go on paliative care, you still get help to prolong your life with as little discomfort as possible, thru doctor visits, and treatments beyond drugs.
I don't know your situation, and I might be out of line here. But if he has pain and has not had an ERCP I would ask immediately.
Good luck and god bless.
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Im sorry to hear what you are going thru as well. Its hard for them to deal with this but its hard for us to see it. Its crazy how life can change just like that. He was having some stomach pain here and there and now 8mos later he is thin and frail and suffering from this. Its completely heart breaking. My husband is supposed to start that new med daraxonrasib - hopefully in the next or so. I would say ask your husband if he wants to try that but I get not wanting to deal with this any more as well. It sucks. My husband is 53 - our son is 17 so he is trying so hard to stay around for him and me. Hang in there. Im always here if you need to vent.