Hi, everyone. I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on May 9, 2014. My Whipple was performed by Dr. Farnel at Mayo in Rochester on June 5, 2014. The surgery took 8 1/2 hours. The doctor removed most of my pancreas, part of my stomach and my duodenum. What was left of my pancreas was so bad that the doctor didn't even connect it back into my digestive system. I was Staged at 2b because cancer was found in 1 of the 64 lymph nodes that were removed. Surgery was followed by 6 months (18 infusions] of gemcitabine or gemzar. My last treatment was December 30, 2014. I was looking forward to a new year with out any treatments only to discover that I had a very rare reaction to the chemo and developed atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. I spent the next 10 months going to Mayo for treatment. By the time they got the aHUS under control, my kidney function was down to 15%. In order to be listed on the kidney transplant list, I had to be cancer free for 5 years. That happened last June. My sister had offered to be a donor for me. Two weeks before she was scheduled for her testing, she was diagnosed with mantel cell lymphoma. She has now finished her chemo and is working on getting a stem cell transplant. I am not yet on dialysis. As far as I know, I do not have anyone working on becoming a donor so I am now waiting for a deceased donor. At this time I am grateful just to be alive. The biggest issue I deal with on a daily basis is fatigue. I typically need a nap in the afternoon. Because in essence I have no pancreas I am treated as a Type I diabetic and have to take Creon every time I eat. Other than that, I have a pretty good quality of life. I often tell people that other than diabetes, pancreatic cancer and chronic kidney disease, I am in perfect health!