Your experience is so different from mine here in Virginia! I had a diagnosis within 24 hours of walking into an ED, and a surgeon in my room drawing Whipple plans all over a whiteboard that day! Surgery was first, then 5FU (12 rounds), then a chemo break before Abraxane/Gemzar (14 rounds), now on break again. C19-9 down to 37 from 496. I have gained some weight, exercise every day, sleep great, and will be ready to see what the oncologist says in about a week. The surgeon weighs in again next month! It was stage 4 with pancreas and 16 lymph nodes positive for cancer. I credit the fast moves that were made for me. I am 76+ and hanging in there for two years now, so keep moving forward!