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Teresa -- Depending on how the scans and consults go the week of April 22, I'm planning to have the surgery done at Mayo Rochester. It would be helpful to know an approximate recovery time from a Whipple Procedure. In December 2023 all of my blood tests were normal, bilirubin in particular. From January 18 to 22 my urine turned rust colored and would not clear no matter how much water I drank. I checked into the Tucson Medical Center Emergency Room and they added jaundice to the diagnosis. In less than 30 hours they treated the biliary duct passage with a stent, biopsied, diagnosed and connected me with a local surgical oncologist.
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The biopsy showed adenocarcinoma. A CT scan on 2/24 did not show that the cancer had metastasized in my chest or elsewhere. On 2/1, it was assessed as borderline resectable pancreatic cancer with a diagnosis of distal cholangiocarcinoma. The University of Arizona Cancer Center has an outstanding oncologist. I hoped to start treatment at Mayo Rochester, but the fastest way for me to start chemo was local, and that began on 2/12. So I postponed and combined our visits to Mayo Rochester in February and March into one visit the week of April 22. I'm treated with gemcitabine, Abraxane, and cisplatin every two weeks. After my fourth treatment on 4/2, the plan is to see if the tumor is suitable for surgery. I'm planning to have this assessment at Mayo Rochester the week of April 22 with surgery, if possible.
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