45 Y old husband got diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer

Posted by margaretpaluch @margaretpaluch, 2 days ago

My dear husband was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic cancer with spreads to liver and lungs. Healthy, strong fun to be around father of two girls and my whole world! Im so lost, scared and feel like Im falling. Falling in every direction I go. He’s starting hes chemo(doctors said hes not a candidate for a surgery because its already spread out). Starting next week. Neither me nor him have family here in US(first generation of immigrants).

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Turkey | @tomrennie | 15 hours ago

In reply to @margaretpaluch "Thank you so much for your kind words. Please know this means a lot! This was..." + (show)

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margaretpaluch | @margaretpaluch | 13 hours ago

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1. I did apply for financial assistance through Mayo(I dont know how his insurance would work with Mayo clinic), anyone went through that?
2. Clinical trial! Anyone with any outcome?
3. Genetic testing. He’s scheduled to have his done. Im worry for my kids to have this in their genes.
It really does make me feel good to be in this group. Thank you all for your support.

ben3 | @ben3 | 6 hours ago

In reply to @margaretpaluch "1. I did apply for financial assistance through Mayo(I dont know how his insurance would work..." + (show)

I was diagnosed with pancan 3 years ago. I did genetic testing as well. Found that I was brca2. My 37 yr old daughter inherited it but 41 son did not. My daughter choose to have a double mastectomy and a historectomy as the chances for cancer would be high. I had a Whipple at Duke then folfirinox and cisplatin a year later. The platinum drugs really beat down the cancer especially with brca2. In my case it was better to know on genetic testing than not know.
Your road will have many twists and turns but stay strong as my wife has done for me. I hope his cancer will be like mine as I continue to outrun it and live my life. Knowing that you can beat it regardless of the statistics is half rhe battle.

PS: I take Lynparza oral Chemo every day now to keep it beat down and it seems to be working great as my numbers continue to improve.

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