I had my pancreas, spleen, gall bladder, and duodenum removed. I'm doing ok but still consider myself recovering and learning. My surgery was in June '24. I am still on the feeding tube for most of my nutrition because I have difficulties eating more than one or two small meals in a day. It makes me feel "not well" after eating so I'm trying to get to the bottom of that. I am told each person is different and it can take a year or more before things start working better. More on me here, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1168048/.

My cancer responded well to the chemo and radiation. I did consider not having the surgery but in my case surgery was the best for long-term survival. But the recovery is hard.