CKrewer's Journey with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)...
Survivor: Small Intestine Cancer > Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
Patient Info: Living with cancer as a chronic illness (undergoing adjuvant therapy), Diagnosed: over 9 years ago, Female, Age: 50
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Surgery
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Had a 17cm tumor removed from my small intestine. Had issues with my surgery site. Other than that, my body reacted well to the drug (Gleevec) and I have minimal side effects now. I take 400mg of Gleevec daily with food (without food makes me very nauseous). I go to the doctor on Aug16th to see if I made 2 years cancer free!
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Drug or Chemo Therapy
Gleevec 400mg pill once daily
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2 years cancer free