Hello My sister has recently been diagnosed with stage 3, locally advanced, pancreatic cancer, she has had one bout of chemo to see if it would shrink the tumour enough for surgery but unfortunately it didn't. She is now undergoing second-line chemo. We are keeping our fingers crossed that this will work but the prognosis is not good. What makes us angry is that our sister is so fit and healthy, she has never smoked, has always maintained a healthy weight, always been active and exercised regularly so why at the age of 60 has she suddenly developed stage 3 pancreatic cancer? It doesn't make any sense at all. She is absolutely the backbone of the family and e really cannot imagine our lives without her. Life just is so unfair isn't it? x
Hi kat, I'm sorry you have cause to be on this forum, but it is a great place to let off steam and say whatever you feel. You are so right, life is so unfair! My partners pancreatic specialist told my partner that a positive attitude is one of the best ways of dealing with this diagnosis,. I have also wished I had written down the dates of everything that has happened, questions and answers given. Instead we scurried out of appointments finding sanctuary in the world away from hospitals, but as a result floundered a bit when questioned about things. This is especially true when applying for attendance allowance etc. I hope your sisters chemo goes well, my partner had the surgery and recovered really well. Keep posting whenever you need. Love Pam xx
Hi kat, I'm sorry you have cause to be on this forum, but it is a great place to let off steam and say whatever you feel. You are so right, life is so unfair! My partners pancreatic specialist told my partner that a positive attitude is one of the best ways of dealing with this diagnosis,. I have also wished I had written down the dates of everything that has happened, questions and answers given. Instead we scurried out of appointments finding sanctuary in the world away from hospitals, but as a result floundered a bit when questioned about things. This is especially true when applying for attendance allowance etc. I hope your sisters chemo goes well, my partner had the surgery and recovered really well. Keep posting whenever you need. Love Pam xx
Hi Pam
I hope your partner is still doing well.
The latest on my sister is she has had to miss three chemo sessions due to her blood results. The first lot of chemo had little effect so she is on a different chemo now, once a week for three weeks then a week off. It is so worrying but she is very positive and we are all keeping our fingers crossed for her.
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Hi Katy. Unfortunately the cancer is back and he's refused chemo. He's not in pain but very weak. His appetite is awful. However, your sister may have a much better outcome, let's hope the new chemo does the trick. Absolutely keep positive and keep enjoying things and finding interests, it's good medicine xx
Oh Pam I am so sorry to hear that the cancer is back, would the chemo him? It is truly the worst and we all know that but we are still trying our best to stay positive. I am thinking of you both. The new chemo is knocking her for six but she is persevering so fingers crossed, she will have a scan soon and then we will know what is what. Take care xx
Oh Pam I am so sorry to hear that the cancer is back, would the chemo him? It is truly the worst and we all know that but we are still trying our best to stay positive. I am thinking of you both. The new chemo is knocking her for six but she is persevering so fingers crossed, she will have a scan soon and then we will know what is what. Take care xx
Thankyou, Katie, unfortunately chemo is not an option now. Maybe he should have accepted it earlier but there we go. He's his own man and makes his own decisions. We just have to deal with the here and now. I really hope that your sister responds to the chemo and you can get some normality back. Thankyou for thinking of us, keep in touch if you would like to xx
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