Jason Anderson had surgery (two minor procedures) today, and it went great. Here's what they did:–Chemo port placement–Diagnostic laparoscopy to look for cancer outside the stomach but still within the abdomen.Thankfully, there was no obvious ca...

Hi ,Gearing Up For a FightThree weeks ago, we got some tough news. My husband, Jason, was diagnosed with stomach cancer. This week, we found out it's metastatic, which means the fight we're gearing up for is a big one.The good news is, he's relativel...

Good, positive appointment with Jason Anderson's oncologist today.Chemo starts on the 19th (though it could end up being slightly delayed depending on MD Anderson appointments). He'll get chemo every two weeks. He WON'T lose his hair with this t...

Update on Jason Anderson's stomach cancer:We found out today that the cancer has been staged as metastatic disease (Stage IV). At his endoscopic ultrasound last Friday, the doctor biopsied an enlarged lymph node in his chest, and it came back po...

Update on Jason:Over the next 2 weeks, starting today, we have the following scheduled:3 "-oscopy" procedures (endoscopy, bronchoscopy, laparoscopy) to get staging nailed down.2 follow-up appointments to find out lab results from those procedure...

Hi ,A Visit With My SiblingMy family is so spread out! I have siblings in the Portland, OR and Boston, MA areas. My parents live in Topeka, KS. I have other relatives in New Mexico, and I live with my family in the Austin, TX area. So it's such a tre...

This week is all about consultations with three specialists to get three diagnostic procedures scheduled. We had specialist appointments scheduled for Tu, W, Th.  Why more procedures? Imaging (CT, PET) isn’t that great for stomach cancer, so va...

Update on Jason:PET scan results came back.GOOD NEWS: No obvious metastatic tumors found.BAD NEWS: The PET scan didn't give us enough info about the concerning lymph nodes to know if they're cancerous or not. NEXT STEPS:1. Second opinion w/...

Hi ,My Dog's Starbucks AddictionEvery so often, I walk to the nearby Starbucks with my dog, Ollie. He knows when we do that, he'll get a special treat—a "puppaccino" (or some people call it a "pup cup"). It's just a small cup of whipped cream, and he...

Hi all,PET scan is tomorrow! Not sure when we’ll have results, but I imagine it’ll be this week.Jason called to schedule it. If he’d called earlier, all they would've had available was mid-June in San Marcos. (We would’ve had to try to get the scan e...