@jim1234
Where is your cancer located (head or tail)? Do you know what your mutations are? What is your CA19-9 at? Are you at a center of pancreatic excellence where they focus on pancreatic cancer? You need to start here answering these questions. Alcohol and pancreatic cancer don't mix so sounds like you need a second opinion. I'm 68 now and started out symptoms at age 64 with Kaiser telling my symptoms to my primary who didn't have a clue. I changed insurance at 65 and was properly dx 3 months later with stage 2. I'm stage 4 now as I have an aggressive type; others do not and are living for years, though many must FIGHT it by being your own advocate, knowledgeable and taking care of yourself. At one point my cancer antigen, CA19-9, was at almost 14,000 and after chemo (gem/abraxane) it's at 150. You sound young and healthy before your diagnosis so you must act quickly to have a winning chance, Best wishes and pray and have a good support of friends and family and have a good attitude!