Pancreatic Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

I went in to remove what was thought to be a stone in my bile duct by ERCP. Once there no stone found but a mass on head of my pancreas. He removed it and thought it looked good and not cancer however it came back cancer.

Hello all, I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the fall of 2021. I lived through 6 months of chemo, 3 weeks of radiation and then surgery in June of 2022. As of my last visit at Rochester Mayo, I’m cancer free and grateful every day for successful treatment and good care at Mayo and Essentia care in Fargo. I would like to get suggestions with some troubles Ive been dealing with since surgery….Chronic diarrhea and neuropathy (both feet and up left leg). Any new ideas for the neuropathy? Which vitamin help? Etc etc.
Thanks, Jane

Hello all, I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the fall of 2021. I lived through 6 months of chemo, 3 weeks of radiation and then surgery in June of 2022. As of my last visit at Rochester Mayo, I’m cancer free and grateful every day for successful treatment and good care at Mayo and Essentia care in Fargo. I would like to get suggestions with some troubles Ive been dealing with since surgery….Chronic diarrhea and neuropathy (both feet and up left leg). Any new ideas for the neuropathy? Which vitamin help? Etc etc.
Thanks, Jane

Adenocarcinoma which resulted HER2 negative (1+)

I'm an 87 year old male, in good health otherwise, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 7 months ago after about 2 months of stomach discomfort (turned out to be pancreas). Tumor in pancreas involves superior mesenteric artery and vein, hence no Whipple in the picture. Started Chemo with 40% Gemcitibane every 2 weeks, have advanced to 80% Gemcitibane and 80% Abraxane. Supporting the chemo ok, nothing unusual.
Have been working with a surgical oncologist with Lee Health in SW Florida who does nanoknife, is trained on and performing histotripsy on liver tumors, looking forward to using the latter on pancreatic tumors. Going forward, more chemo, looking to see whether higher levels of G and A will result in any shrinkage. Possibly going to nanoknife in the next months.

I'm an 87 year old male, in good health otherwise, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 7 months ago after about 2 months of stomach discomfort (turned out to be pancreas). Tumor in pancreas involves superior mesenteric artery and vein, hence no Whipple in the picture. Started Chemo with 40% Gemcitibane every 2 weeks, have advanced to 80% Gemcitibane and 80% Abraxane. Supporting the chemo ok, nothing unusual.
Have been working with a surgical oncologist with Lee Health in SW Florida who does nanoknife, is trained on and performing histotripsy on liver tumors, looking forward to using the latter on pancreatic tumors. Going forward, more chemo, looking to see whether higher levels of G and A will result in any shrinkage. Possibly going to nanoknife in the next months.

Hola me diagnosticaron cáncer de páncreas en mayo del 2023 en estadio IV con metástasis en la pared del estómago, cómo el tumor obstruyo el dueno ya no pude alimentarme y de 81 Kilos baje a 50 kilos, me operaron para poder unirme el estómago con el yuyeno y poder alimentarme, no pudieron quitar el tumor del páncreas porque estaban comprometidas la vena orta y otra. Posteriormente me dieron quimioterapia, ya llevo dos años en el proceso.