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Has anyone been able to have surgery for tumor in the tail?
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Nov 7 10:36am | Replies (33)Comment receiving replies
7/8/2022
My husband gets very tired after chemo. Some nausea, but hasn't had any vomiting or diarrhea. His Oncologist prescribed Olanzapine for him because the steroid medication that they add to the mix in the Folfirinox cocktail gives him the hiccups.
After his first treatment he had the hiccups for 6 straight days, non stop. That was horrific and put him in the hospital. The olanzapine also makes him hungry, so he has a better appetite, helping him gain some weight back. He also tries to walk and exercise to try and keep his strength up, its pretty hard. Our biggest hurdle with all of this is the depression and hopelessness he feels.
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I would get hiccups also a day or so after treatment. I was prescribed Baclofen and it worked well for me.
I would also do cryotherapy during treatment to help prevent or hold off neuropathy. I would wrap my hands and feet in ice packs during the administration of Oxaliplatin. I picked up some special hand and feet "gloves" on Amazon. It seemed to work until about treatment #9 or so. Then I got neuropathy in my hands and feet.
I would proactively take Compazine and had no nausea. I don't think you can avoid some form of diarrhea as the cells shed and die.
I am hopeful for you and your spouse that the cancer responds well to the treatment.
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I’m sorry for the late response; I just saw this now. I had a tumor in my pancreas tail that was removed at Mayo Rochester on 12/1/23. Prior to that I had 11 rounds of 5FU locally (Chicago area) and then did 3 weeks of chemo radiation at Mayo. Then about 6 weeks later had the surgery. The surgeon also removed my spleen, gallbladder, and some cysts on my pancreas. They checked 11 lymph nodes and all were clear. Margins clear too and NED. My only regret is that I wish I had started at Mayo earlier. They had tests that Chicago hospitals didn’t.