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Anyone on Gemcitabine with Abraxane? How long? Effective?
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Nov 22, 2023 | Replies (157)Comment receiving replies
@scalettasandy
We have all been where you are. When I was diagnosed stage IV I had a busy real estate group, lots of volunteer activities, and tons of travel and fun times planned. It shook me to the core.
Then I knew I had a choice. I could choose joy in every day things or I could drown in “self”.
I chose joy but also to know and learn everything possible I could about my situation.
I looked at the survivor rate, which is a broad term as all cases are not the same. 12% was not encouraging-until I did the numbers! 12% is thousands of people! Why couldn’t I be one of them? Maybe I will or maybe I won’t, but I am 23 months into this and thriving. We are all different, but I still work and find joy in helping others. There is always someone among us that has a worse situation. Often I feel helpless to make a difference, but sometimes just being there for someone or writing a note does. It certainly helps me!
Sleep is healing! Focus with your doctor on some good sleep and ways to get protein. You can be a better you. If they aren’t helping go elsewhere!!
Xoxo
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Your positivity is so joyful! Thankyou for sharing!! My husband started his chemo journey today. We’re staying positive!!
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Live alone, 62, can’t drive at all anymore because of all the meds so I’m stuck here in a little town in wi and no family nearby. Rides are getting more and difficult to find. I have to order everything in even groceries. Constant diarrhea if I try to eat even a biscuit or apple. None of the meds help with that either. I panic when I do leave every other week for the 4 hour round trip drive to get chemo every other week so afraid to leave my four walls and toilet. I just can’t figure out how most of you keep going. How you drive to and go to work, shop, volunteer, etc
I’m a prisoner in my own home. Sorry to sound like such a sad rediculous person feeling sorry for herself but I don’t know how to keep going on. Can’t eat, yes, I have Creon and doesn’t help at all. I’m just turning to be a walking skeleton!