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Pancreatic Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

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@howleegirl

Husband just diagnosed and recovering from the Whipple Procedure. (definitely not a walk in the park) Is there anyone on here going through this? I read his pathology report on his portal and it's not good. From what I understand he is in stage 3. Of course his doc hasn't even seen it yet!?!?!?!? why do they do that? His appointment isn't until the 18th so now I will be terrified until then. My husband is quite calm about it......

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jan 7, 2023

@howleegirl, it can be so terrifying to read pathology results before reviewing them together with the oncologist. I've moved your messages to the Pancreatic Cancer Support Group, specifically to this discussion:
- Pancreatic Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pancreatic-cancer-group-introduce-yourself-and-connect-with-others/

I did this so you can easily connect with other members and read their posts. In particular, I'm members like @debleigl @lovingwifeterry @susan2018 @julie2018 @sw54 @ticklefeather to bring them into this discussion. Like you, they have husbands who have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. They've been where you are now.

Please keep in mind that the pathology report is only one piece of the diagnostic interpretation. There are treatment options for cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes. Waiting until the 18th to speak with the oncologist will be hard. There's no denying that. But we're here and ready to listen and talk.

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