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Giving hope: 5 year celebration pancreatic cancer-free
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Aug 10, 2023 | Replies (41)Comment receiving replies
@lnass, congratulations. I hope you don't mind, but I augmented the title of this discussion to be "Giving hope: 5 year celebration pancreatic cancer-free". As detection and treatment options continue to improve, there are many more stories like yours for pancreatic cancer. I think this discussion will give others hope.
Like @lvtexas, I'd like to hear more of your story. How was the cancer found and where? What treatments did you have?
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Hi!
My FNP was really on my side and kept on until she found my lipase levels were super high and a CT scan confirmed I had pancreatic cancer. I was at Mayo within 2 weeks and they had me go back home and do chemotherapy until it had shrunk enough to do surgery, which I had at mayo May 3, 2018. I had a distal pancrectomy and a splenectomy followed by more chemotherapy and every scan since has been great!! Mine was caught very early, hence listening to your body!! Good luck!!