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Neuroendocrine Cancer

Neuroendocrine Cancer

by Gastrectomy Connections | Nov 17, 2020 | Cancer Survivor, Guest Blogger, Stomach Cancer, Stomachless, Stomachless Living, Total Gastrectomy

Hello, my name is Dale Tarrant and I currently live in Anderson, South Carolina. I am a US Navy and Army National Guard Veteran. My story begins in late September – early October of 2014. I was 53 years old at the time and had been experiencing some abdominal pain for...
Art of Survivorship Speech

Art of Survivorship Speech

by Gastrectomy Connections | Oct 2, 2020 | Cancer Survivor, CDH1, Guest Blogger, Stomach Cancer, Stomachless Living, Total Gastrectomy

I was asked by Missouri Baptist to be a speaker for their Art of Survivorship night back in October 2015. Here goes my first time to speak publicly about Cancer and how I feel about it. Survivorship…Surviving…coping Liza’s way. I find myself jumping into the deep end,...
You Could End Up Losing So Much More

You Could End Up Losing So Much More

by Gastrectomy Connections | Sep 6, 2020 | Bariatric Surgery, Guest Blogger, lap-band surgery, Stomachless, Stomachless Living

My story is a little different as to why I had a Total Gastrectomy. July 1st, 2016 was when I had the emergency procedure. When I was a teenager (I am now 26) I was very overweight and tried everything under the moon. Once I was 18 as a last resort I turned to and...
Taking One Step At A Time

Taking One Step At A Time

by Gastrectomy Connections | Sep 6, 2020 | Bariatric Surgery, Guest Blogger, Partial Gastrectomy, Stomachless Living, Total Gastrectomy, vertical sleeve

My name is Jessica Wolfe.  I am the wife of an incredible man and father. He and I have been together longer than we have been apart. We have two sons, one is 16 and the other is 11. My vertical sleeve gastrectomy surgery was on June 16, 2016. The whole surgery went...
Stephanie Jane’s Story

Stephanie Jane’s Story

by Gastrectomy Connections | Sep 6, 2020 | Guest Blogger, Stomachless Living

Writing a blog about your experience may sound easy, fulfilling, helpful and may even be slightly nerve-wracking letting others perceive your gastrectomy journey, but writing this has given me a sense of purpose and eager to do more. Recently I have felt my motivation...
Catherine’s Story

Catherine’s Story

by Gastrectomy Connections | Sep 5, 2020 | Cancer Survivor, Guest Blogger, Stomach Cancer, Stomachless, Stomachless Living, Total Gastrectomy

My cancer journey started in 2010 when I was diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer. I had a mastectomy and 13 months of Herceptin treatments then several reconstruction surgeries that followed. I thought my cancer experience was over until April 30, 2018 when I was...
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