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Pancreas and spleen removal: how is life afterwards?
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Dec 19, 2023 | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
Your fears and concerns are all very valid. I know I can come off as overly positive. I had surgery in July and am just so damn happy to be alive. But I was absolutely terrified before surgery. Of being diabetic, of losing weight and muscle, of never being able to eat foods I wanted again. I remember bursting into tears when they called me from the waiting room. Just so scared. But when you find a surgeon you trust and weigh the pros and cons and endure the surgery, and then find yourself being told you are cancer free...there's just no feeling like it.
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Hello ashley2235,
You mentioned before that you had surgery at the Mayo Clinic? in Rochester, yet your home base is Kaiser? If not too personal, I was wondering insurance wise, how you were able to do that? Did you have to pay for the surgery out-of-pocket as Kaiser is basically an HMO? I'm wondering since this is the period when we all can make changes to our insurance for the upcoming year and my husband really wants me to go to Mayo Clinic if it's discovered its come back. Right now I have Blue Shield HMO.
So happy for your outcome! I have 2 relatives who went to Mayo Clinic (Rochester and Scottsdale), and they received treatment that was exemplary (though none of it was for pancreatic ca).