Diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer: How to deal with anxiety of surgery?

My whipple was March 2021. I have had 2 rounds of chemo since then. I eat pretty much anything I want now. I just eat smaller portions and eat whenever I am hungry. The other commenters described the food immediately after the whipple. But I thought youbwould like to know what to expect further down the road.
I did start taking Creon last year. Clay colored stool discussion with Doc started that. I take one at every meal and 2 if it is more fatty. Stool now normal.
I wish you well. Take one day at a time and you will be back on your game in no time.
Ps: 74 yr old male

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I have designed a PowerPoint video Valentine Day's greeting for his MAYO Clinic Pancreatic Cancer Support Group. I am well aware it's 1 week in advance but I wanna do this while I feel fine and in good mood to express my appreciation to all here.

Unfortunately, I can't upload videos here, so I have placed it in my Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aRjV0wISqav1OBy6z7c1ydT1jOy_A5aE/view?usp=drive_link

Be positive - that goes along way to healing. Post to update us when you are alert. If I may, I will remember your surgery in my prayers.
For food after surgery, the advice so far has been to cook fresh; eat low fat, low sugar and low fibre foods, and protein shakes and snacks would be good. Stay away from raw meat and fish (if Japanese cuisine is a thing where you are). My husband's surgeon basically said eat everything in moderation. Get a blood sugar meter and a lancet to test yourself and check sugar levels after surgery when you are eating decently. I shall not be gross and write about checking poop but do ask your doctor what to look out for.
All the best for the surgery!

Discharged from hospital last evening after having been hospitalised for 7 days after the Whipple.
Doctor put me on a low fat diet for a week but at this present moment I don't have apetite. Had a piece of white bread and a cup of Boh Tea without milk and sugar.

@ayeo It went well! 7 days is good - suggests things went well. My husband stayed 11 days and was discharged with a "drain" that stayed in another 2 weeks.
You cannot expect to eat heartily so soon but it will get better.

I found angel hair pasta with or without a tiny bit of olive oil or butter to be my go-to.

I found that very small portions or taking a very long time between small bites worked for me. Even today I have to be careful with portion sizes if I eat out. Best wishes to everyone.

Glad to hear your Whipple went well and you are home. It took me a couple of months before my appetite started to improve. Protein is very important to recoup muscle mass and heal. A Home made chicken soup (with skinless and boneless chicken breasts) with some noodles and a few carrots was my go to for lunch and diner. I also had a daily low sugar protein shake a day. I also had herbal tea (no caffeine) for breakfast with a toast and a hard boiled egg or a slice of turkey cold cut for breakfast. Slowly your appetite and strength will return.

is it normal that I feel bloated even though I eat a little?
Any suggestions on how to reduce bloating?

The answer that was given to me by my medical staff was that they used some gas to inflate my body when they did the surgery. And that it was still there and would take some time for the gas to work out of my body. So yes normal and it will take some time for your body to remove it.

Best wishes to everyone dealing with cancer.