@gvk911 You have had a bit of a journey to get here huh? Hearing the diagnosis can be quite a gut punch. Have you been able to catch your breath a little yet? The conversation with the oncologist determines your next steps correct? Do you have an appointment for that conversation or is it just sitting by the phone waiting for the call?

After about three years of getting progressively sicker and unintentionally losing a lot of weight, I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in 8/22. It spread primarily to my liver and some bones. Due to the spread, surgery wasn't an option. I have been living on chemo since. I get treated at Mayo in Phoenix. I got a folder of information during my diagnosis oncology visit with a mention of Mayo Connect. I lurked around for a few months and learned so much from others. It confirmed that I was fighting for my life, and we are better than me. So, I decided to contribute my journey to hopefully help others by being part of their we. I also learn something new every day here, and it is nice to have a group of peers that can relate to what I am going through. In addition to helping with the medical side of things, it also helps with the mental and emotional side of being a cancer patient. At times, I find them to be equally if not more challenging as the physical obstacles. Until you get the diagnosis, you really don't know what it is like.