Hi I am knew to the group,
After a year of dealing with an ever worsening pain, that started just as the first covid lockdown did. I have been treated for vasculitis then chronic pancreatitis and now after a year and four biopsies and numerous ct and pet scans I have been told it pancreatic cancer. As you can imagine I am going through the full spectrum of emotions. Neither my wife or myself have had to deal with anyone with a terminal diagnosis before and I suppose I am here for help, advice and to know what I should be doing? Is there any diets i should follow, any food or drink i should avoid, should i exercise or not. As for work, do people carry on working? If not what happens with mortgage, do I end up homeless too. Any help advice or suggestions welcome, thank you
Hi and warm welcome to the Macmillan Online Community although sorry that you had to find us and especially sorry to hear about your diagnosis.
A cancer diagnosis brings many questions but talking with others who are walking the same type of cancer treatment journey will help you navigate this challenging time.
The Community is organised into support groups so can I recommend you join our supportive Pancreatic cancer and Living with incurable cancer - incurable patients only groups as these will be good places to connect with patients navigating the same type of cancer journey.
To join a group just click on the link above then choose 'click to join' or 'join' (depending on the device you're using) on the page that opens.
You can then introduce yourself by putting up a ‘New Thread’ or hit the box with the X on the top right (phones), you could just copy and paste the text from this your first post. You can also join in with existing ‘Discussions’ by clicking on 'reply'.
It’s always good to talk and the Macmillan Support Services provides lots of information, support, financial guidance or just a listening ear.
Most services are open 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week and it's free to call on 0808 808 00 00 have a look by Clicking here to see what is available and we also have our Ask an Expert section, but do allow two working days for replies from our expert team.
All the very best
