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Hello all, is there anyone that has had the whipple with one node positive that has had the cancer return? I am 11 months post op and next scan is in September
Hello there, Just curious, does anyone of you find benefits or believes in benefits from certain supplements, like curcumin of sulfurafane. Is anyone using any and why? Thanks in advance!
My husband was diagnosed with a 4cm tumour in the tip of the pancreas mid June. It was found by accident while having a CT scan for something else. Luckily for him, he was booked in for distal pancreactomy on 11th of July which he had as planned. A week...
My husband has been ill since a tumour was found in the head of his pancreas. (Easter Saturday). He had severe Jaundice, then infection, now in hospital with Sepsis from the stent. He is still to see an Oncologist. He is very low and unwell. Please suggest...
New here but struggling with finding a comfortable bra and wondered how many other women have experienced this following a whipples procedure and what they did to overcome it
I am down to have Whipple surgery at the end of the month but petrified of the tests before this. I am overweight but I feel in reasonable Health (apart from the cancer) but petrified that if I am not fit enough for the proposed Whipple operation. Is...
Can I ask if anyone else has crohns disease as well as pancreatic cancer and if so do you find the treatment impacts on the crohns?
Hi All, Anyone developing diabetes alongside everything else? I had developed hypoglycaemia quite badly and had this for several months, now just after my first chemo round I appear to be developing diabetes type 3 I believe it’s called- anyone else...
Hi so I was diagnosed in March with stage 4 pancreatic cancer after basically having heartburn that wouldn't go away. I've just finished my 2nd round of treatment and finding I get extremely tired. I have also found it quite hard to get my head round...
I had the whipple surgery in November after being diagnosed 2 weeks earlier. I have just finished 6 months chemotherapy which was cancelled after 10 sessions because the side effects were getting bad. I am a bit lost after 8 months of intense care . My...
