← Return to Newly Diagnosed Pancreatic NET awaiting Distal Pancrectomy

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@jolo24

Hi. My wife had a distal surgery in April 2022 for a grade 2b tumor in the tail of her pancreas. Just curious if you had any Chemo prior to the surgery as my wife had 3 months prior to shrink the tumor, removal of the tumor and then 3 months post surgery chemo. Her surgery involved the removal of about 3/4 of her pancreas, the removal of her spleen and 13 lymph nodes. She healed up well and was able to tolerate the chemo soon after. Had to go on enzymes when she eats. Unfortunately after several good scans in 2022/2023, the cancer spread late last year to an inoperable lymph node and she is currently on targeted therapy to control the spread. Hopefully you are in a much more manageable situation as it looks to be caught early. Best of luck to you!

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Hello jolo24. Thanks for reaching back. Im still pretty overwhelmed with so many new terms and so far my doctor has stated chemo or radiation is not part of my treatment plan, as of now. Im reading everything I can find, and there are many questions about my own condition that I still don’t comprehend. I do know it’s a multiple NET tumors on my pancreatic tail and my surgery is this Thursday. I believe my PET was negative for spread so its local, and they did do a FNA and stated it low grade 1, with a %.97. My surgeon is telling me, my treatment is surgery to remove the tumors, pancreatic tail, and possible lymph nodes and remove the spleen. I don't even understand most of your question, but all my hopes for your wife.