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Hello my name is Rod
I had been diagnosed in February 2023 with a tumor smaller than 2cm in the head of the Pancreas. The doctors wanted to be aggressive with my chemotherapy, I completed 9 rounds of chemotherapy before my Whipple surgery in September 2023.
My surgeon was Dr Kendrick.
The chemo didn’t really shrink the tumor much so it came down to about 1.9 cm. During surgery they check the margins and lymph nodes for cancer spread, I had one lymph node involved with cancer cells.
I just passed my first year of scans and I am cancer free.
I have had stomach and bowel issues right after surgery for a couple of months. The oncologist started me on enzyme therapy and things improved and started gaining a little weight again.
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Hello @1954now
I enjoyed reading your post so thank you for posting as it is always uplifting to read positive stories that give us hope. Just a few questions for you that might help others that are starting out, if you don’t mind. Did you receive chemotherapy following your procedure? What facility did you receive your care at and thank you for providing the dr’s name. I’m so happy that you are cancer free; that’s a wonderful feeling to experience and I’m glad the digestive issues got worked out. You must be a very resilient and strong person. I’m guessing you got through your chemo before surgery rather well. Please also share the mutations you have (usually obtained from biopsy of tissue following your surgery. So wonderful to hear positive news!