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Hi, I’m new to this group. My dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July after a 7 month battle to get doctors to listen to him as he kept being told the pain was due to ibs and they refused to scan him. I live 3 hours away and we see him as often...
Having my pancreas checked out Ct 19/12/22 and trying to cope with the wait. Can’t tell family yet. Hubby knows. Consultant has put me on Creon elastase result now dropped to so enzymes not functioning. F didn’t survive PC 3 months and that was it at...
My father in law has been having palliative chemo for pancreatic cancer for the last 2 months. My mother in law’s way of coping seems to be to block everything out and avoid talking. Due to family history, my husband and sister in law are having to speak...
I have been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer in the Lymph Nodes in October 2021. Have been on various chemo drugs and had bad reactions, my latest drugs were working well my last 2 scans showed it was stable, waiting for results of latest scan done 2...
Hi, my mom was just diagnosed with cancer in her kidney and pancreas the kidney would have been simple just take it out not simple but there were options but the pancreas there are no options it's silent it shows no symptoms untill it's to late now she...
Hi is there anything you can do for bad wind and indigestion ? Thanks x
Hello all, So my husband had his third round of chemo a week and a half ago and had a mini stroke whilst having his 2/3 chemos. Drs are saying it wasn’t due to the chemo but he has always been fit and healthy at the age of 47. He is now having anxiety...
Hi, I just wondered whether anyone here might have been diagnosed with pancreatic enzyme insufficiency (PEI) before pancreatic cancer and whether anyone has had a first line relative who was diagnosed before their own diagnosis. I have just been diagnosed...
Hello everyone. I hope you don't mind me joining your forum even though I do not (yet) have pancreatic cancer. I am having chemo for an aggressive breast cancer. I will then have surgery, radiotherapy and possibly further chemo. It had spread...
Hi, just want to post my first thread. My mum 85 had a fall two weeks ago and was taken to the hospital.She had a scan and discovered she has Pancreatic Cancer, this was verified by the panel last week. Due to her age, they are not going to do anything...
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