Hi everyone. My mum was diagnosed with locally advanced pancreatic cancer last December. She managed the majority of her chemo like a trooper. She finished her chemo in July. Mum lost her appetite about June time and in August was put on supplements...
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My partner has had persistent abdominal pain deep inside the abdomen for a long time now. It's on the left side. He does have GI issues but he has had many of these for years. He has noticed some bowel changes though. Wondering if the pain deep inside...
Hello, new to this group and struggling to cope. My fit and healthy 75 mother starter to lose weight and suffer heartburn during May, by the last week of May she couldn’t eat or keep water down. On the 1st June we were told the devastating news that she...
Hi everyone i am in the West Midlands area & I am looking for names of consultants that deal with pancreatic cancer.
I have been living with Pancreatic cancer now for over a year, everyday I get I thank god. I've had 12 session of FOLFIRINOX chemo, and they attempted to remove my cancer in October 2021, unfortunately this was not possible due to being located in / around...
2017 the world got turned upside down when I returned home from working abroad with a friend in Italy, she had cancer, stage 3 pancreatic!! I didn't know much about the stages of cancer but I knew enough that pancreatic was not a good outcome in the...
My last four courses I have developed dreadful, sore, red acne all over my face, worse each course. It appears one week after pump disconnect, and goes when I start my next chemo. Anyone else getting this side effect ? If so, what do you treat it with...
High Guys , CA 19-9 reads 150, (Pancreas) now one doctor says its up from the norm another said its ok and that its not in the thousands.? Have a phone appointment with a consultant next week to talk about all this and to say what may happen next. Now...
My very good friend had surgery 6 weeks ago and keeps losing more weight - I think possibly up to 4 stone now. He's supposed to be putting it on so that he's strong for chemo. However he can't seem to hold anything down. He was eating a little bit and...
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