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I am the patients husband. Carmelita was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic CA 6 months ago. Her initial Chemo put her in the hospital for several days, so they lowered doses and her first follow up CT showed more mets in her liver and no change in the Pancreatic tumor.
Her next CT showed no new tumors but "essentially no changes in the existing tumors" according to her oncologist.
Carmelita has interpreted this as good news. I am disappointed because of the amount of suffering chemo has caused her. Is this result good news or just treading water in a sea of misery?
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We all want this to ultimately be “cured” yet I have come to realize Cancer , most especially Pancreatic is now a chronic disease . As partners, caregivers I think perhaps we are the realistic part of the equation and the “victim” is the positive . Together we balance to keep going in the necessary direction . We support each other .