Hi I am new to the forum and hoping to get some advice. Pancreatic cancer diagnosis in October 2020, whipple surgery in November 2020, followed by 6 months of Chemo which ended in June 2021. My last CT scan in February 2022 was clear. We are now considering...
Hello everyone. My brother was diagnosed with pacreatic cancer at Christmas. It had already spread to liver and lungs and the prognosis is poor. However, he is only 43 with three young children and a huge fighting spirit. He is currently on his 11th...
My husband was diagnosed 12 months ago. After 12 cycles of chemo he was due for surgery but it was found to have spread. He was told in December that he is now terminal and he’s having palliative chemo to give him more time. He has lost so much weight...
I had pancreas preserving whipple surgery in 2018 but now need my whole stomach removing as it is completely carpeted with a mixture of high and low grade dysplasia tubular villous adenoma polyps (I have FAP and have already had duodectomy, gallbladder...
I am on a break from treatment and would like to have 7/10 days holiday, probably in Portugal. I am having difficulty getting medical insurance at anywhere near a price I can afford. Could anyone suggest an insurance company/broker I could contact...
Hi, I’m new to this group. My dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July after a 7 month battle to get doctors to listen to him as he kept being told the pain was due to ibs and they refused to scan him. I live 3 hours away and we see him as often...
Having my pancreas checked out Ct 19/12/22 and trying to cope with the wait. Can’t tell family yet. Hubby knows. Consultant has put me on Creon elastase result now dropped to so enzymes not functioning. F didn’t survive PC 3 months and that was it at...
Hi is there anything you can do for bad wind and indigestion ? Thanks x
Hello all, So my husband had his third round of chemo a week and a half ago and had a mini stroke whilst having his 2/3 chemos. Drs are saying it wasn’t due to the chemo but he has always been fit and healthy at the age of 47. He is now having anxiety...
Hi, I just wondered whether anyone here might have been diagnosed with pancreatic enzyme insufficiency (PEI) before pancreatic cancer and whether anyone has had a first line relative who was diagnosed before their own diagnosis. I have just been diagnosed...
