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@kathy74

Hi. I was first diagnosed in Sept. 2024. My tumor is in the tail and the body of the pancreas. It was. 7.2 cm long. The cancer is encased in the celiac axis which has hundreds of nerve endings. I am inoperable and have a limited time to live. After 2 scans the tumor has shrunk .67 inches. I am in palliative care and my next step is hospice. I was on 2 chemos. Gemzar and Abraxane. They stopped the Abraxane because I wasn't having a great quality of life. I had intense bone pain, flu like sympoms x 5. I was exhausted 4 days out of the week. I am now off the Abraxane for about a 5 weeks now. Right now I am tired at the end of day and sometimes I have a hard time trying to focus. I am considered a stage 4. My doctor told me that I will not survive this disease but will not tell me how long I have. I have come to terms with this but my husband feels I am going to survive this. I feel for you and I will pray for you. I am so sad for us both.

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You and I were diagnosed around the same time. I was borderline resectable and chemo shrunk the tumor so I could have surgery. My cancer returned 3 months after I finished my last round of chemo in December. I cannot believe the rapid aggression of this terrible disease. I felt so ready to resume my life again only to get slapped in the face with the reoccurrence. I’m now on the same two chemo drugs you were on. My neuropathy is getting bad so I see a readjustment of meds coming soon. I am also stage 4 and have been told no one beats pancreatic cancer. I don’t know what’s worse getting a life expectancy or not. My husband is having such a difficult time getting through the grief and fear of being left alone. I wouldn’t put anything in my calendar past June because I keep thinking I may not be here. We do need to stay positive and strong for as long as we can. Fight the bad fight. Fight the good fight for life. Please keep in contact with your progress and treatment. Judy