My sister completed six months of neoadjuvant chemo, then radiation for five weeks to prepare for Whipple at Mayo.

She presented with ascites as she was completing radiation, and was told she was no longer a candidate for Whipple. She had numerous paracentesis, but this was to relieve discomfort. She tried to restart chemo, but it was devastating. Metastasis was occurring to liver, lungs and abdominal lining.