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Return to Love

Return to Love

by Gastrectomy Connections | Oct 2, 2020 | Stomach Cancer, Stomachless, Total Gastrectomy

With surgery comes a lot of emotional baggage. In the midst of health issues we are very focused on healing our physical bodies as well as trying to reassure those around us that ‘everything is going be to okay’ even if we are unsure of that ourselves. Our emotional...
Trust Your Gut Feelings

Trust Your Gut Feelings

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

Hi my name is Denise I live in Long Island New York, My story is one of positivity from the way I handled the initial diagnosis and made choices to remain focused, positive, and faithful throughout my entire journey.  I have called it my wellness journey from the...
Let Go and Let God

Let Go and Let God

by Gastrectomy Connections | Oct 2, 2020 | Cancer Survivor, Stomachless, Stomachless Living, Total Gastrectomy

I watched a documentary on Netflix called End Game . An MD by the name of BJ Miller talks about his accident and how it took him several years to stop comparing his old body to his new body. When his body became the whole him, rather than him missing limbs he stopped...
Self Belly Massage

Self Belly Massage

by Gastrectomy Connections | Sep 6, 2020 | Cancer Survivor, CDH1, Stomach Cancer, Stomachless Living, Total Gastrectomy

Repost from @ranelovesyoga I’m a bit self conscious about how I look, which makes me wonder what the heck I’m doing, putting myself front and centre in all of these videos and all of these photos. But I woke up this morning to an amazing message from a guy...
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...
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