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Started chemo for pancreatic cancer and already want to quit
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Nov 28, 2023 | Replies (52)Comment receiving replies
I also was a stage IV diagnosis; several Mets to my liver. I know this is hard to watch.
My suggestion is to encourage her at least until you have had 3-4 CA19-9 readings (sometimes they go up before they fall) and until her next scans.
I have done quite a lot of chemo; including what she is on. Is she at a pancreatic center of excellence? The doctor should be able to provide comfort meds for her symptoms. Also please help her focus on protein when she can eat or drink. It doesn’t have to be meat! My chemo days have become President table so I plan to be “off the radar” for those days.
There is a great nutrition seminar virtually in November from a noted Dietician. I will try to pull the link and post it
Stay strong for her; try to get her walking outside when you can! Fresh air, some deep breathing, and HOPE from other survivors and loved ones is key!!!! Xoxo
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thank you so much for your words of encouragement, we do have an excellent place where she is getting treated it's mayo clinic in Rochester, very nice people doctors and nurses, to all the staff, we are always treated great from the time we walk in the door. even security are extremely pleasant, just hope we can get all this sorted out with her doctor , we have a couple appointments on the 7th and 8th one of those being the 2nd treatment if she decides to go through with it , I have noticed on here that it seems like everyone on here has at least 2 years since being diagnosed,which is also encouraging because we thought she only had 6-9 months (median survival average) thank you for chatting with me and keep up the fight!