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Ampullary cancer: What are the chances of surviving?

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@mlwright

Hi April. Sorry to hear you have side effects from the surgery. I am 67 yo, currently 7 weeks post Whipple. Still recovering but doing not too bad although it is a slow process. I’m in the process of trying to decide if I take chemo or not. I was caught early with negative margin and nodes.
What are your thoughts on the chemo, how long post op did you start treatment? What chemo drugs did you have? Did you have side effects?
Thanks for your help.
Mary Lynn

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apriloravecz1 | @apriloravecz1 | Jul 4 10:43am

It was supposed to be 4 weeks after chemo but I was re admitted to hospital 3 times due to complications from whipple. So about 3 months after my whipple I started chemo. For my chemo treatment I was given folfox and nulasta. I chose to do the chemo because ampullary cancer is very rare and there is just not enough data about what causes it or too much known about the reoccurrence rate so I did it as a "just in case"

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apriloravecz1 | @apriloravecz1 | Jul 4 11:05am

I also forgot to mention that the chemo was rough. It's a personal choice I made at the time to feel a better but honestly I would not not choose chemo again unless absolutely necessary. Just saying.

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