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Side effects after completing Chemotherapy

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Jan 31 4:07pm | Replies (48)
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borderline resectable because the tumor too closed to the SMA. No spread noted. That is the reason I have 10 rounds of Chem first. After 6 rounds, the tumor shrunk to level that Whipple can be done. The oncologists want a total of 10 rounds before surgery. The clinical trial was done at the same time with the 10 rounds of chemo. I believe it was stage 2.5.

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henfayp | @henfayp | Oct 23, 2023

My initial symptom was just bloating and I needed to walk or stand up to pass some gas, and that is it. My PCP and GI all thought it was acid reflux and stomach problem, and prescribed ant-acid and acid reducers. But it did not helped much, and I asked for a scan of my belly, then had an ultrasound scan and the result was tumor at the pancreatic head. Follow-up CT, CA19-9 and biopsy proved to be cancer. Everything is now history. My advice is that many pancan may be first mistaken as stomach problems. Thanks to everyone who shared in this conversation.

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