living with pancreatic cancer

Hi Iamtrying 

I’m Anne, one of the Community Champions here on the Online Community and, although I'm not a member of this group, I noticed that your post hadn't had any replies yet. Responding to you will 'bump' it back to the top of the discussion list again.

While you're waiting for replies, it would be great if you could put something about your husband's diagnosis and treatment into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.

Im really sad because I believed these reponses were personal. Now Ive realized its automated. I clearly identified my husband diagnosis and treatment. I never needed a reply I just needed space to be honest and know that any response would be authentic

Hi Iamtrying 

I'm not sure what you mean when you say you "believed these responses were personal...and now you realise they're automated".

As Community Champions it is part of our 'duties' to make sure that no post goes unanswered for more than a couple of days.

I may not be a member of this group but my husband is currently waiting to see if he has pancreatic cancer. He has an appointment on Wednesday to get the results of his biopsy.

I must admit that I took heart from your post when you said how well your husband has been this past year so I'm sad that you think that I'm not a real person, especially as personally I've had to deal with cancer twice, and now it looks like my husband may shortly be joining this group.

Anne

Edit - I forgot to add that if you're not looking for support from the group but 

Iamtrying said:

just needed space to be honest

then you might like to take a look at the blog section of the online community. Lots of people use it as a place to record their experiences.

Hi my partner is going through this nightmare 

got results in may and now has done 3 months of chemo and a scan to says the chemo has held the cancer 

so now he’s on his next 3 months which is hell for him but he’s still here and fighting to stay alive 

have got to admit that we have told people he has got prostate cancer as I couldn’t cope with people writing him off

so if we are living in our dream of everything coming right then that’s us

Hi, Im so sorry you are going through this experience too and I know how traumatic it can be. My husband had 6 rounds of chemo and then radiotherapy and his cancer has been stable for a year, more than that he has felt well for a year. Who knows what lies ahead but everyday that is a good day I silently celebrate. I really hope that once your partner completes his chemo he will feel much better.Chemotherapy can be so draining ,I know my partner had some very bad days with chemo. The hardest part of the journey for us was the diagnosis and the treatment so I completely understand  how you must be feeling.I really hope that your partners cancer stays stable and at the end of the treatment youll be able to look forward with hope. My thoughts are with you both.

Can I ask if his cancer spread to other organs?

Hi Molly unfortunatley on my partners last scan they have said  there are new growths in his lung and it has begun to sprerad.He dosent have any symptoms yet thankgoodness. We have to back to the Oncologists next week and they said they will offer further chemotherapy. To be honest it was a shock for both of us at the time, but now wev'e sort of absorbed that and just take a day at a time. In fairness its been over a year now since the first chemo-radiotherapy and its been a good year. We really try to be positive but I wont pretend there are days when its all so difficult and I know you,ll understand what I mean by that. Do hope all is going well with your partners chemo.