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Anyone on Gemcitabine with Abraxane? How long? Effective?
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Nov 10 9:07pm | Replies (171)Comment receiving replies
My husband has been diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic pancreatic cancer. Has spread to the liver. Went to ER Oct 4 for severe constipation after a family vacation to Munich for Octoberfest. CT scan in ER Showed mass on pancreas and liver. Shocking news!, PET scan and MRI showed spots of omental carcinomatosis. He had his first round of chemo today. Abraxane and Gemcitabiene. He has slept most of the day. Had a little nausea but took meds for that and it went away. He just feels lousy. Hopefully he feels a little better tomorrow. His treatment plan is day 1, 8, and 15 then a week off.
We are praying for progress. He is 68. We are staying positive!! There has to be something out there to stop this cancer. I am so grateful I found this group.
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@hbtb2356, how are you and your husband doing today, and few days post treatment?
My dad began on the Folfurinox 5fu- chemo regimen. Then switched to the Gem/Abrax. We tried to do that treatment plan but after week two we had to switch to a one week on/one week off plan. It was too much for him to handle. The Gem/Abrax really took a toll on him but switching the treatment plan definitely gave him some time to recover.
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Hello. This is a terrible shock, and I'm sure that everyone is wishing you well.
1. Is he being seen at a pancreatic cancer center of excellence?
https://pancreasfoundation.org/patient-resources/npf-centers-of-excellence/
2. Do you live close enough to one of the superb pancan centers -- Hopkins, MSK, Mayo, Anderson, among others -- to be seen there? Many people on this site would urge you to move temporarily if you must, in order to get the best care possible. This is a sneaky disease, as another commenter often notes, so it's crucial to have *the* best care possible.
3. If you haven't yet read posts by @stageivsurvivor, please go to his profile page and click on Comments. He was diagnosed in 2012, is in good shape now, and has an enormous amount of useful info.
4. @markymarkfl, @mayoconnectuser1, @ncteacher, @gamaryanne, and @gardenlady1116 also share a great deal of useful info.
Wishing you both well.