Good to have "company" in other folks dealing with pancreatic CA. I started this journey The first of this year. Have chemo every other week and since I'm stage 4 we are not currently considering Whipple. I read that it can take a full year to recover from that surgery so maybe I don't really want to go down that road! I take CREON but knowing how much I have to take with what type of meal is a constant learning. I was eating very little meat before my diagnosis (vegetable-based diet) but my protein is low so I've been eating more meat. I cant do pork in any form, beef only if slow cooked like Swiss steak or stew, and dairy sometimes really bothers me. Small meals, lots of fluids, and remembering to take enough CREON have been key. I am watching the high glycemic index food like white rice and white bread, but then those digest easier when the diarrhea flare, so it's all a balancing act. its so comforting to hear from someone 5years out from diagnosis. Sometimes when I tell people I have pancreatic cancer they start crying. I guess because prognosis is known to be poor. It doesn't help!