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@ashley2235

I was diagnosed in August 2022 and had total pancreatectomy with major vascular reconstruction at Mayo in July 2023. I am currently doing very well and had clear scans just last week at Mayo.

In regards to chemo, I was saying that I would absolutely advocate for chemotherapy both before and after surgery. Even if found to have clear margins during surgery. In my opinion, the more chemo the better. And chemo after surgery can help prevent recurrence by killing off micrometastasis.

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Ah I see. But you don't think the ill effects of keeping tumor in there might outweigh the downside of delaying chemo by 2 months?
I got repeat blood work and my CA19-9 increased from 153 to 177 in 11 days, so that makes me think the tumor isn't as aggressive as what I have heard in some other cases.