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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...
Steve’s Story

Steve’s Story

by Gastrectomy Connections | Sep 6, 2020 | Debbies Dream Foundation, Not For Profit, Stomach Cancer, Stomachless, Stomachless Living, Total Gastrectomy

My story begins in the Spring 2007 with my first symptoms. I first started to feel an increased amount of fatigue and was having small amounts of pain while swallowing food. Occasional reflux sent me to my primary care physician where he initially diagnosed as stress...
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...
A Letter To My Past Self

A Letter To My Past Self

by Gastrectomy Connections | Sep 5, 2020 | Cancer Survivor, Lynch Syndrome, Stomach Cancer, Stomachless, Stomachless Living, Total Gastrectomy

This photo came up on my Facebook news feed today. It was taken 8 years ago, almost exactly one week before I found out I had stomach cancer and my life was about to change forever. Knowing what I know now, what would I go back and tell my past self? So I decided to...
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