So sorry to hear of your new diagnosis however it appears you may be in the early stages which is a huge plus. I was diagnosed in stage 1b and my treatment was to have 6 rounds of chemo 5FU before the Whipple and 6 rounds 5FU post Whipple. I was 57 years old and in pretty good shape. I was able to handle the 6 pre surgery rounds of chemo pretty well. My surgery also went well with the exception of my stomach being stubborn and not wanting to wake up after the surgery in the time frame expected. I was a bit concerned about the post surgery chemo as I knew my body would not be nearly as strong after the surgery as it was pre surgery. I was blessed in that I was able to get through the 6 rounds of post surgery chemo as easily as the pre chemo rounds. It’s been a year since my treatments ended and I get checked with abdominal, chest, and pelvic scans quarterly and also extensive bloodwork. So far, I show no evidence of cancer and my bloodwork looks great. The treatment plan I went with worked for me. I was serviced at a Pancreatic Cancer COE (IU Health Simon Cancer Center, Indpls IN). I strongly recommend that you stay at a COE as they have a ton of experience in pancreatic cancer and you need that level of experience servicing you. Best of luck!