Struggling….

Hi Etonmess welcome to the forum. I hope that you don't mind me saying but it does sound like you have convinced yourself that this is indeed Pancreatic Cancer. You symptoms do sound very vague I agree with you but they could also be attributed to lots of other things less grim than Cancer.

As far as I am aware Pancreatic Cancer often shows no signs nor symptoms and Im wondering for example if you have had any weight loss at all? 

Hello granny59 and thanks for taking the time to respond to my post. I am very happy for you to say have I convinced myself I have pancreatic cancer as this is very possible! I did experience 10lbs in weight loss (I am not overweight) at the beginning of my illness but this has now settled. I am in continual pain in the pancreatic area and am under the oncology team at my local hospital awaiting referred appointments to GI and CT scan. I guess I’ve been feeling unwell for so long I’ve had a lot of time to do the dreaded symptom googling and pancreas is the only thing that fits my situation. Thanks again for responding, I do feel quite alone with this so any support is really appreciated x

Hi

Have you made any progress in your diagnosis?  Had the CA19 results back?

The results, although not conclusive, should give some indication of possible PC.

Ian

Hi. Took several weeks but was told CA19-9 was clear thanks. I’m still in a lot of pain, stomach feels like the muscles are tearing apart, but just keep getting given more painkillers. Hopefully get to the bottom of it sometime. Thanks again for asking.