After surviving a Whipple’s procedure for stage 1 pancreatic cancer in 2018 at age 80, plus six months of intensive chemo, a routine CT body scan early last year revealed, by sheer chance, a shadow on my lung.
A subsequent biopsy - very difficult and very uncomfortable - confirmed the presence of the same cancer cells that had infected my pancreas. Radiation treatment was carried out last October - known by the acronym SABR. Due to excessive inflammation of the area (post radiation) an early CT scan proved unreliable.
After allowing three months for the lung to heal, a further scan was carried out and I received the results just this week: “the lesion is stable”. However, this has not completely put my mind at rest as it still leaves the door open to the possibility of cell propagation resuming in the future. Has anyone been left hanging in this way regarding a cancer investigation?
I have been promised a further CT scan in August, but I remain somewhat anxious. Should I indeed be concerned?
