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@gamaryanne Encouraged to read about your recovery and the fact that you have been able to travel to Portugal. Must have felt great. Congratulations. I had a laproscopic/robotic distal panreadectomy and splenectomy at MGH in Boston on May 17. Was discharged 48 hours after surgery and recuperation has been relatively easy. I was up and about every day and increased walking up to 3 miles by the end of week two. I just started the first of 8 cycles of chemo (oxaliplatin, irinotecan and 5Fu) So far no side effects. However I undersatnd that side effects may accumulate over the course of treatment. Although I know that every patient is different, any advise you have to offer would be appreciated. At the conclusion of chemo I'll be doing 28 days of radiation. Looking forward to a time when we can make up that trip to Amstredam planned for early May that was abruptly cancelled due to my diagnosis. Thanks in advance, Steve

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I’m currently doing radiation for 28 days at Mass Hospital in Boston. My medical team of surgeon Dr. Fernandez radation doctor Dr. Hong had said they had great success with having radiation prior to surgery. I was wondering who you saw at Mass General and why they opted to do radiation after surgery. Hope you’re doing well.