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Celebrating Life after Pancreatic Cancer!
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Sep 8 7:30am | Replies (41)Comment receiving replies
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
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I had to look twice to see if you wrote this response or I did. My hospital path abruptly ended last Tuesday when I was told the chemo stopped working and was being discontinued. Rush Hospital had no clinical trials available. I was not given any further options and a death sentence of weeks to possible months to live. I’ve been trying to navigate through the many trials available on the different websites, but feeling overwhelmed and frustrated by my lack of knowledge. My husband is broken. He is terrified of how to cope with life without me. PanCan has been helpful but every thing takes time which I don’t have. Meanwhile, my cancer is growing at rapid speed. My power to stay positive is shrinking.
Thank you for sharing your story. It is comforting to hear someone else mirror your experiences and feelings.
Start making your contacts at the various hospitals right now so you have some starting places. I wish you the best in fighting this hideous disease. Treasure every day.