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Today I've been told I have Pancreatic cancer, im 64, with several conditions but this one has floored me, don't know what to think or do. I've only had the news 4 hours ago and simply can't take it in. Scared myself useless by looking on the Internet...
Hi everyone I am concerned as I had breast cancer a couple of years ago, so realize now it can happen to me. I have had problems with my white blood cells being low so was having regular blood tests, then it was noticed that my alt for my liver started...
Hi just had my results from the consultant after have a tumour on my pancreas and attached to my spleen taken out in Spain 7 weeks ago the scan here has shown that the lady surgeon DR Santiago has removed it all no sign of the cancer but showed I have...
i have pancreatic cancer recently diagnosed, deemed operable so went in for a Whipples two weeks ago only to be aborted due to secondary tumour on liver which never showed up on v recent scans. They did remove liver tumour and now recovering ahead of...
Hi I am new to this I was in Spain and got a pain down my left side I went to the hospital were they gave me a scan and said I had a bleed and a tumour on my pancreas they did a operation took the tumour out but found out it had broke my spleen so they...
2days ago , having had 18 months clear , the cancer has returned . I’m devastated , scared , angry . I start chemo next week but I don’t know how I’m going to cope and be positive with what ever time I have left ! Apologies , this is very new and I’m...
What do people use to control these I’ve just done first cycle of chemo but imagine it’s the pancreas pain ? It comes in waves?
I was diagnosed with pancreatic adenocarcinoma in the distant tail of the pancreas last Monday. I thought that would be it, they would be whipping me off for chemotherapy or something pretty much straight away. They called after their MDT meeting today...
I’m almost 4 years into my recovery and my ‘new normal’ is anything but normal!
A close family member was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer with liver mets and portal vein compression mid March 2017. She has chosen not to have any treatment aimed at prolonging her life. She is being extremely pragmatic and brave and has managed...
