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Hi, I'm Jo, Have finally this week got a diagnosis after many tests since July. They've confirmed I've a malignant lesion in the head of my pancreas and its spread to the liver. I think we realised quite a while ago that this was going to be the outcome...
Has anyone had NAL-IRI / Onivyde ? It is nano-liposomal irinotecan with 5-FU - I think in a nutshell a newer type of FOLFIRI It is available in america as 2nd line chemo for those who have progressed on gemcitabine treatments, but not licensed by...
Hello everyone I had my gallbladder out two and a half years ago. There was a possibility it could be cancer but they did three samples and said it was clear. at the time I looked into the bile duct and pancreatic cancer as it seemed to have some...
Hi this is my first time putting something on here but I just wanted to see if anyone is experiencing the same problems. My Dad was told he had pancreatic cancer in the first week of July this year. He has had two MIr scans and a pep scan and now they...
Hi All, just a quick post to say that Ive been approved for surgery after 7 rounds of FOLFIRINOX. Staged now at 1/2 after possible stage 4 due to fatty liver. chemo was vile but made surgery possible Any experiences re surgery to share and recovery...
Hi. I found out in Thursday that I have pancreatic cancer and looks like secondary in my bones. I have to have biopsies yet so it's all very new. I have 2 children..16 and 19...and am so scared of leaving them. I don't feel in good health at all. I...
Hi I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January this year in Spain while on holiday so I had the operation out there then cam back to uk to start chemotherapy I had 18 sessions and four scan they all showed no cancer but the blood indicated that...
Hi, im a 30 year old male, been having really bad month in terms of my health. My troubles started with back pain that’s progressed to upper back pain, extreme fatigue, joint pain and now digestive issues. I’m showing all the signs of pancreatic cancer...
Hullo. I have cancer in head of pancreas. I have lost a lot of weight but am starting to regain some. At the moment I am taking from 6-8 Creon 25000 capsules with main meals. My stools are still(often but not always) loose and fatty. I'm going to take...
Hello everyone, kind of new here and hope your day is going well. I wanted to ask if anyone can look back months before they got sick and see they had symptoms of depression. I was diagnosed with Ampullary cancer in August of 24 and was told it was a...
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