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Hi I'm new. Had the Whipple procedure on 28.2 24, with vein resection and bowel reconstruction. I'm finally just about coming to terms with it all. Had my port fitted, should start chemo this week
Hi I’m new here, my sister has pancreatic cancer and lesions on her liver, she is 48, awaiting chemo, hopefully in the next couple of weeks, I don’t know what to expect to be honest so I would really appreciate any help and advice anyone can offer to...
Hi I’m caring for my partner, diagnosed Oct 23, a week after his 53rd birthday. Every time a friend asks how I am, I’m honest. Answer really does depend on when they ask. We have two Scottish terriers. I’m struggling.
Hi there I'm new on this forum. I've had 4 episodes of really intense and sudden pain since last October which starts on my bra line and radiates to the front under the boobs. It is incredibly painful I almost pass out feel faint & feel nauseous. I...
Hi everyone, I’m new here and feeling very scared. I’m 44 now but know a thing or 2 about losing people to cancer as I lost my nanna (my mums mum) and my mum to cancer 3 months apart from each other when I was only 19. As an only child it was hard to...
Hi all. I don't really know what to say. My mum (62) was diagnosed today. Don't know what stage yet, but Dr said it's been there 'a long time'. Mum currently hospitalised with jaundice. Had a gastric bypass previously so can't have an endoscope for investigations...
My wife (79) was diagnosed a couple of months ago with pancreatic cancer. She has had two rounds of chemotherapy so far and is now suffering from many side effects of the treatment which is mentally and physically destroying her. For both of us, the light...
My 74 year old mum has been diagnosed with stage 4 PC in its head amd lesions in liver. We were advised prognosis is 3-6months without treatment and 8-9 months with chemo... We had oncology appointment today, they are offering a standard chemo treatment...
Hi, we are waiting for my mum's biopsy results but everything is pointing out to PC. My mum has been in a severe pain since October, now prescribed 10mg Morphine Sulfate x 2 day, and 10mg Oramorph to be taken as 5ml max 6 times in 24hr. This medicine...
My mum was diagnosed with stage 2 pc in June 23. She had 2 rounds of gem/abax but had awful side effects and ended up in hospital with sepsis. In Jan 24 her scan showed the tumour was stable so she has had no treatment since then. She had her next scan...
