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Hello everyone, I had a whipple operation in August 2024 after a benign tumour was found incidentally when having a gastroscopy as have acid reflux. I am recovering well now but it was a slow srart due to drain leakage and because my stomach wouldn't...
Hi everyone I am a member of the bladder cancer forum (diagnosed 2021 and doing okay on that score) but have had some symptoms recently that worry me: persistent bloating for 5 or more weeks and increasing discomfort/mild pain in abdomen. I have been...
I've been diagnosed with a free standing malignant tumor next to the duodenum. Surgery in 6 days. The doc explained she will try to scrape the tumor off the duodenum to remove. If she has to go too deep, it means a Whipple. That seems pretty extreme to...
In October 2020 I had the Whipple surgery for Duodenal Adenocarcinoma, staging pT2 N0 R0 All disease was removed by surgery and no other treatment was required Last month my 4th end of year scans were done, I have received my results by email this...
I was diagnosed Jan 2023 stage 4 cancer inoperable palliative chemo being the only treatment here I am 16 months later - been bk for a scan and the cancer has metastasised to my omentum weekly chemo (taxel) is to be administered over the next 6...
This is my 6th week after surgery for a mass which turned out to be non cancerous. Just wondering if anyone is in the same predicament n how u are faring abt zero fat diets. would love to share n learn.
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Hello I was diagnosed with duodenal blockage of adenocarcinoma in September. I was moved to specialist centre for Whipple procedure and am fortunately home for Xmas. I start chemo on 4th January. Did anyone else struggle with getting back to eating? It...
I've come across this forum, I've recently been diagnosed with duodenal cancer and I am almost 3 weeks post surgery. Just looking for others in a similar position to connect with?
Hi ! Hope everyone is doing ok Some of you might have seen my previous posts that my mum has duodenal cancer with mets to the liver & lung. She is only 57 so its been really hard for us all. This morning, Someone asked me (with no bad intent...
