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Abort chemo Rx & go straight to surgery while I am still Stage 1?

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Apr 12 6:33pm | Replies (34)
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@mbcfl

Hi, thank you for sharing. What stage were you in before surgery and how long after stopping chemo did you have to wait before your surgery? Was it robotic or open and how long where you in the hospital?
Sounds like you made the right decision ultimately and I hope to follow in your footsteps with how you are doing and feeling now!
The best of luck to you!
Marilyn

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stephenkogler | @stephenkogler | Oct 29, 2023

Hi Marilyn,
I was Stage 1b prior to chemo and it was stage 2 when removed. It was about 6 weeks from #9 chemo prior to surgery. I had open surgery and went home on Saturday. I could’ve stayed in the hospital for one more day. I did feel a little pushed out. Reason I chose the open surgery was because the surgeon said that it was a six hour surgery as opposed to the robotic, which was eight hour surgery. He stated that the recovery is virtually the same. The only complication I had was a small infection in the incision site. We had to keep the wound open and packed for about five weeks. I’m doing pretty good right now. I still have fatigue and I’ve developed a heart arrhythmia which we can’t figure out. I still have my Powerport inserted and I’m wondering if it’s related.

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