Hi just really dreading mums appt tomorrow its been 2 months since she finished her chemo and had a ct scan. Just hopi g for a bit of positive news. My mum is scared but at the same time a little optimistic as at 3 months through chemo her ct scan showed...
Hi All, I have joined this due to recently finding out my mum has pancreatic cancer. My mum is 44 years old and I am currently studying in my 2nd year of university and this news has taken all of my family completely back in shock. They completed a...
I recently fell ill with a blocked bile duct and had an endoscopy to relieve the immediate symptoms. Subsequent tests and scans revealed the cause of the blockage is a tumour at the top of my pancreas making me a good candidate for a Whipple procedure...
My mom has been married to my stepdad for almost 25 years. He was a heavy drinker , he had felt unwell but refused to see a dr until a couple of weeks ago. Things moved quickly from there, admitted into hospital and found to have pancreatic cancer, a...
Hi, my son’s girlfriend has just been diagnosed. She is only 20 yrs old and they are both away from home at University in the UK. She is an overseas student. Her mom has come over from USA. We are all completely shocked at the news and are fearful of...
My husband has recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer after having Folfox chemotherapy for liver cancer, he had a good outcome with this with nearly all Mets reduced so as you can imagine we are both devastated by this news, he starts a course...
My mum was diagnosed with PC stage 3 in Nov 22. Inoperable due to blood vessels involved. A very long wait for a biopsy to be done and found to be a rare type of cancer for the pancreas, needing a cocktail of chemo that consultant said would potentially...
Hi, my dad 66 yes old was diagnosed in Oct 2021. He is now stopped chemo after bouts of infections and is on end of life care. Symptom management. He is really struggling with severe stomach cramps that last 5 or 6 seconds and have become more frequent...
My husband of nearly 40 years wedded bliss has just been diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer. He is 20 years older than me I’m 60. we were originally told that he could only have palliative care, but because he is so fit and looks well they have...
Hi, thought I’d introduce myself, I’m 55 married to the most amazing man I call “beloved hubby” (aged 64) we got the news last week that he has pancreatic cancer which has spread to his adrenal gland, liver and one lung. We have an endoscopic ultrasound...
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