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Back pain: What symptom led to your pancreatic cancer diagnosis?

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Jun 29, 2022 | Replies (15)
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@meecherz

My mom has newly dx pancreatic cancer. She does describe back pain but attributes it to so many other causes. When I asked her where it is and to describe it she points to her back kind of above the "love handles" area and states its "more of a muscular pain".

How would you describe yours?

FYI - she is a 2x breast cancer survivor and has gotten a CT Abd/Pelv and thorax so not necessarily thinking this is bone mets, but I am curious what you experience.

Thanks in advance and best of luck to you and your wife.

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bb21 | @bb21 | May 28, 2022

Back pain is one of the symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer. I did not have the usual symptoms but had idiopathic pancreatitis in 2017 so they had been watching me more closely with CTs and Upper endoscopies periodically and found the tumor in Fall of 2020.
As they decide the approach for you Mother, chemo, surgery, the symptoms should abide. Ask the doctors about anything you want or need answers to. My daughter and I write down questions before visits and then I have access to an online "my Chart" and can ask a question or comment anytime. I always get a responce within 24-48hrs.

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