OK, saw the medical oncologist this morning and have much more info. He said the scans clearly show the mass in the body of the pancreas, but nothing else. However, his visual check during the laparoscopy shows several small, flat spots of cancer throughout the abdomen. He described it as if someone had flicked their fingers and sprinkled a drop here and a drop there. They're too tiny to appear on the scans, but he can see them. I'm going to begin chemo on 4/24--modified Folfirinox regimen. I need to quit my job and go on part-time disability if they'll approve it. I still have very few effects from the cancer, just an occasional light backache and sometimes off-appetite, but nothing else. The MD is estimating I'll start to feel more effects by June or July. He is estimating 1-3 years survival, so our new motto, to misquote Buzz Lightyear, "To 3 years and beyond!" One more intriguing side note: The MD said that in 20 years of practice, I am the first patient he's met whose cancer was discovered during screening/preventative assessments. Oh yeah, we're going to test the tissue samples to determine whether this chemo regimen is the best or whether there is another combo of drugs that might be more effective.