Hi, I'm @mscarano and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October 2019. However, biopsy was not conclusion. I went to Memorial Sloan Kettering and they recommend surgery to remove the tumor (stage 2?). However, after opening me up they decided is was wrapped around veins more complex then they thought and did not remove the tumor (but biopsy from surgery confirmed carcinoma. I then went on 4 months chemo and 4 weeks radiation. Current diagnosis is slight shrinkage but too risky to do surgery. More treatment does not increase chance for survival. Now in wait and see mode to see if tumor has been killed. Next scan is December.

I have decided to get a second opinion from Dr. Mark Trudy, which is currently being triaged. My one question to the group is my consistent "bowel purge events". I can't seem to go more than 10 days without the event, which is emptying my bowels totally, but not diarrhea, but sometimes a little at the end. I have increased my enzymes to 4 pills (36,000) at breakfast and lunch, 5 for dinner and 2 for snacks. I lost about 55 lbs from my normal weight but over the past few months have stabilized around 137 lbs (6 ft tall), work my way up to about 144 before having the "purge" event and then back to 137 lbs. I also salivate into a cup when having the purge event most times. All doctors say is to work on better managing enzymes, but this cycle has been going on for months.

That's ii for now.