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My husband is in the hospital waiting to have his stent replaced for the 5th time in the past 15 months. This is an anxious time for us because the surgeon always says “I think I can replace it this time”. How many times can this be done? Would ...
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It has been almost 6 months now since my initial diagnosis of Stage 4 metastatic pancreatic cancer and things have settled down a bit…so now I have time to be nervous and anxious LOL. I had a CT scan back early June that came back with ...
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Hello everyone. Is there anyone here who has been treated at PMH? Could you please share your experience with them: how quickly chemotherapy was started, what treatment did you receive, did you participate in any trials? I am 51, I was ...
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by Mark Head, fellow pancreatic cancer warrior from Rochester, New York “It’s harder to be loving when you are hurting” Sheldon Kopp … Experiencing excruciating pain and agony, forces you to fight through the veils of misery and gloom ...
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Hope Tuesday Post on Facebook by Mark Head of Rochester, New York: …Life on these sites can be both inspiring and devastating, either of these states of consciousness are often on display simultaneously or mere minutes apart. One ...
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Hi everyone, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted an update. My dad has now been for 6 treatments of folfirinox. The 5th and 6th treatments seem to have kicked his @ss. He decided to quit smoking after 50ish years cold Turkey on the 8th of ...
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Hello again everyone, Refresher- My father was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer with mets to his liver on April 13. His first chemo treatment was yesterday May 18. We have just received a phone call from Credit Valley to do a ...
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Hi there, hope everyone here is keep in good spirits and enjoying the sunshine beautiful weather here. Anyways I started my 1st chemo treatment for PC yesterday long day but got this, got sent home with bottle and had a hard time ...
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Fellow PC warriors may find this useful. I’ve had a whipple, chemo and radiation. Lately I’ve been suffering from major digestive issues…gas, bloating, cramps, loss of sleep, back pain, etc. My oncologist suggested I try probiotics ...
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After a whipple in November 2019, I had FOLFIRINOX two years ago followed by radiation last year and the main tumour was gone in February. Now the CT shows its already back and the secondary soft tissue tumour has grown as well. So I’m ...