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HI there my name's Sarah and my lovely mum was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last week. It's pretty advanced I think and she's been given months...maybe a year....to live. She's no spring chicken (in her mid 80s) but she's a fit old bird and we've...
Hi, I have just been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer as the cancer has spread to my lungs. They can't operate and I have now been referred to a specialist regarding other treatments such as chemotherapy. I feel my life has ended now and if I...
Hi there I'm new here and my dad has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. This was 6 weeks ago and the speed with which this all happened is very frightening. The cancer has spread to the bowel and lymph nodes and also the lining of the stomach. We...
My mum passed away at the end of August and ever since then I'm struggling I'm hurting and I'm lost, it was only around 10 weeks from diagnosis to her death and while it was such a short amount of time being with her and caring for her every day I can...
Hi My brother died a few months ago from pancreatic cancer, he went so quickly after diagnosis... he told us he had it and four weeks later he was gone. Also 2 weeks after him passing my mum died.. and last year my younger brother died from covid. ...
Hi everyone, I'm a 63 year old guy diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer in June this year. Has anyone had experience of severe mouth ulcers during chemo along with total loss of taste and smell? I am on all the recommended treatments from oncology...
I week ago l had a lap distal pancreatomy and splenectomy.l came out of hospital on Tuesday. I am hoping to chat with people who are now coping with the after effects of it all really. I find eating one of the greatest challenges at the moment. Last night...
I have "NET of Pancreatic Origin with metastases to Liver" diagnosed August/September 2020. After five cycles of chemotherapy pills administered at home, I had to report chest pains when I went to collect the chemo for the 6th and final cycle. Needless...
my beloved dad was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer only a couple of months ago , he only started chemo on Tuesday this week and I don’t know what’s happened , on Monday he was fine and now he is in hospital unable to feed himself and suffering...
Hello everyone My sister (67) just called today to say she has Pancreatic Cancer and a lesion about an inch in size (so Stage 1B?) and needs to have chemo to shrink it before any operation possible. Just did some initial reading online & this Forum...
