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Pancreas and spleen removal: how is life afterwards?
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Dec 19, 2023 | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
I’m finally will be meeting with the surgeon to discuss surgery. I don’t know if I will have the surgery because if I still have to do chemo after the surgery.
I have a rare pancreatic cancer called Acinar (Acinar cells) that is not as aggressive as the other types.
I have a question about how many of you have to do chemo after completing surgery?
I also wonder how many if you became diabetic after having the surgery.?
Thank you in advance.
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I had adenocarcinoma did my chemo 8 rounds then 3 weeks of radiation at Mayo. Had my tumor removed it was dead. I had the whipple I still have part of my pancreas.
I am not diabetic. I lost 20 pounds that I really didn’t have to lose but it’s slowly coming back I gained 3 pounds the past few months. I just had to figure out how many enzymes to take which helped with the gas and bloating. I am back to doing everything I normally do like riding my horse jumping fences running periodically. Riding bikes etc. it’s just hard to figure out the diet.
I have had clear scans the past year. It’s been a year since my Whipple. I am not doing any chemo of any kind. So far so good. Hope this helps some. Good luck
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I had chemo and radiation then the Whipple 2 1/2 years it came back, having pancreas removed and I will be diabetic. Very nervous about that, will be a challenge. We all are so different. Hugs