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Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: 12 hours ago | Replies (18)
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Hi Happyjack, What?? With no chemo, no oncologist? Sort of leaves you hanging with no help. I still see my oncologist and have refused chemo (since the big infusions with the Fluor... stuff, which I quit after 1/2 the sessions). I can't think of another doctor who deals with blood tests for cancer, etc.
At this point in my life, I have few answers, but I hope you find one for this predicament. Keep in touch...your posts are always helpful and easy to relate too. Courage, Carrie
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Thank you for the kind words as always Carrie40. I think my medical staff have trouble understanding palliative care from hospice. I told them I wanted and DNR but I wanted any no invasive medical treatment for things like infection to feel as good as I can and enjoy the time I have left. But they just seem to want to keep increasing my pain meds. Thing is I am maxed out now where I can still drive and go out and enjoy myself on the days I feel well enough to do so.
My primary care doctor is on the board of the hospice I will use. It is a sister group with my palliative care and they share the same building. I still have a cardiologist and a gastrologist. But the palliative care nurse did admit that PANCAN was not common and they do not see much of it at all. I think they are finally starting to spend more time with testing on me when they totally missed my infection. And I think they are calling someone when they don't know for sure.
Best of luck to all dealing with cancer.