Hi All,
Gosh I don’t know where to start....
I’m trying to be brave and as helpful as I can but to me it’s the unknown that keeps me awake at night.
My mum has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this is operable which is the best outcome from what I can see.
They have said there is a high possibility of a full removal of the pancreas and the spline.
My worry is what happens next....
I keep reading these very low survival rates after 5 years, and it terrifies me.
Can anyone shed any light on their situation and how they have coped throughout this.
I am being a here for my Mother and don’t show her the worry but it keeps me awake every night.
Love to all going through these times, I’m so thankful to have found this forum, hopefully here I can talk freely and openly about what is happening.
Hi
Welcome to the community though sorry to hear about your mum. You are so right that worry about the unknown can easily keep us awake though that in turn can be something of a feedback loop that can be unhelpful very quickly - been there done that to the point I ended up being signed off work sick myself.
The information on pancreatic cancer here might be helpful - perhaps looking at the section "After pancreatic cancer treatment" assuming that the surgery is a success.
My wife's cancer is very different but she was always clear she did not want to know how long - statistics for her type of cancer though are fairly meaningless anyway. We have been living with cancer now for 6 years and really enjoying every day.
One thing I found was I needed quite a lot of help myself before I could really be that strong brave supporter my wife needed. I certainly recognize many of the lessons in Your feelings when someone has cancer
<<hugs>>
Steve
