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@roseisarose

Hello, I was diagnosed in March of 2022 with a pancreatic adenocarcinoma. After 7 rounds of folfirinox and 28 radiation treatments, the surgeon said I was not a candidate for the whipple surgery due to vein and artery involvement. In December of 2022 I went to mayo clinic and saw Dr Truty. He too said I was not a candidate. While I was there I had a stent placed in the portal vein. Since that time I have continued on folfiri as the oxiplatin was causing neuropathy. I took a two month break from chemo in the spring. During that time I developed a small watermelon sized mass on my ovary. It was removed in September and they discovered I had perineal carcinamatosis. My most recent scan showed things were stable, except for a blood clot in the stent. So as of now I am stage four without signs of progression. I will continue with chemo in the hope it will keep things at bay. I am worried about the perineal tumors, but I try to stay positive. I have found cannabis helps a lot with mood, pain, nausea, and appetite. Thanks for allowing me to be a member of the group. I am sixty five, female and in good health except for the cancer.

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Hi Roseisarose nice to meet you! So sorry for your troubles. You’ll find a lot of friends here that hopefully you’ll find comfort.
I had Dr Truty and he said I was a candidate for surgery even though there was artery involvement but I declined. I’m61 and life after that kind of surgery would have been awful. I’m doing really well with no aggressive metastasis. I was diagnosed October of 22.