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Histotripsy: My experience

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Oct 27 9:43am | Replies (59)

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@tomrennie Well that gives me hope, thank you Tom. I'd love to make it another 3 years on capecitabine, that would let me get into my 70s! CT results came back, ascites confirmed but also some progression(boo). I hope to get the ascites under control this week if they can fit me in for paracentesis.
Ascites is making it harder and harder to eat, not great when I'm down to 89 pounds (pre-cancer weight was 107 - I'm not a big girl).

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Well it turns out my problem is not ascites, it's a partial bowel obstruction. One thing after another, as we all experience. They're going to try to get it to resolve on its own through liquid diet, meanwhile my stomach is like a big beachball. I sure hope it does because I don't want surgery.