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Pancreas and spleen removal: how is life afterwards?

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Dec 19, 2023 | Replies (42)
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ashley2235,

Are you being treated by a center of excellence? The reason I ask is that after reading so many threads on pancreatic cancer, my sense is that continuing chemotherapy is one of the factors that ensures long term health - the pancreatic cancer cells are so sneaky and spread so easily, that maintenance chemo is a painful, but good what-if thing to consider.

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crickard70 | @crickard70 | Nov 2, 2023

I agree, they might consider after surgery, will see. I am all in to try and win or prolong this battle

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ashley2235 | @ashley2235 | Nov 3, 2023

I had surgery at Mayo in Rochester. But locally, I am with Kaiser Permanente. My oncologist follows what Mayo suggests. They have not suggested chemo after surgery, as I had complete pathological response. I'll go for scans and labs every 3 months. And deal with recurrence if needed.

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