Pancreatic Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

Hello group. My mom is 91 and was just diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer. Primary tumor is in the tail of the pancreas and she has mets to the right lung, and may have a met to the liver but it is too deep to biopsy. Right now she has energy to go places and do things. I'm here in this group to learn how this progresses and what I should expect. I wish I could know how much time she has left but we are doing as much as we can with her while she is still able. We have palliative care involved but not hospice yet as she does not know her diagnosis yet.

Hello,
My husband, 65, was diagnosed with stage 1 -2 pancreatic cancer May '22. He has since completed chemo, raditiation and the Appleby procedure here at MDAnderson in Houston. He will now be under surveillance since pathology was favorable. He has done fairly well but has a lack of appetite. Difficult to get enough hydration bc he is sleeping most of the day. Any suggestions would be appreciated. And has anyone else had this procedure and what were outcomes?

Thank you for sharing your story. My Mom is 95, still doing for herself. It's a blessing to have a parent who lives well into their 90's. My friend, age 90 developed advanced pancreatic cancer. She was living independently, engaged in life. She did not have any treatment other than a stent. She passed away very peacefully 3 months after diagnosis surrounded by her three children. It was good for her that she did not suffer any pain. Treatment can be tough. I think she and her family made a wise choice.

My husband has pancreatic cancer and started chemo infusions this past week. I just want to glean info about whatever I can learn.

Thank you for answering. It is good to get the stories of others like my mom to be able to have realistic expectations. I agree chemo is not for her. Blessings!

I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the tail in London about 10 days ago.

I am undergoing surgery on Tuesday to have partial pancrectony , and removal of spleen. Being done by robotic surgery.

Not sure what lies ahead ; does anyone have similar experiences

My husband was diagnosed with lesion in tail of pancreas and began 6 rounds of chemo to shrink tumor. It did shrink. Then at the end of October, he had about half of pancreas robotically removed, along with spleen and 29 lymph nodes around the pancreas. After a short recuperation from surgery, he had 6 more treatments. He was just scanned last week and they found no evidence of cancer. He will be scanned every 3 months for a year. He is doing well, lost no weight, did not lose his hair. He did develop neuropathy in fingers, feet and legs. We opted to do the 6 chemo treatments before surgery and then the 2nd 6 treatments after surgery, as a 2nd doctor told us that was the prevailing opinion for treatment. All the best to you on Tuesday.

Thank you so much. Pleased your hubby doing well.
Do you know what size his tumour was when initially found. ? How was it discovered - what symptoms did he have ?

Really appreciate your good wishes and blessings to us all

I am the husband. No symptoms at all. Was found incidentally on a CAT scan for something else. 4cm tumor. Standard of care here is 6 chemos, operation, then 6 more chemos. The chemo main drug was 5 FU. Wishing you the very best.

I simply want to thank you for posting this support group. I want to say Sally is a member but I will definitely make sure. I know reading the articles has really reinforced my feelings.