Stage 4 Pancreatic cancer

Posted by davyjohn @davyjohn, 3 days ago

My son is 55 and has stage 4 pancreatic cancer with no possibility of surgery. He has had 8 treatments of chemotherapy and is not tolerating it well. He has resigned himself to stopping the chemo so he can get quality of life versus quantity. We meet with the hospice nurse today. I want to support him as much as I can, but it scares me to think he would die in a matter of months. He is planning to use holistic herbal therapy to give himself a better quality of life. I’m afraid to follow him in this decision, but understand that this is his life not mine. What do you think?

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gamaryanne | @gamaryanne | 2 days ago

I think many of us, that have journeyed with this disease. Have been told similar.

Doctors can prescribe pre-meds and other things to make chemo more tolerable. Also, second opinions are invaluable. This is the time for him to do this before he gives up!

We must be our own advocates and understand that all doctors are not the same. Perhaps he can get to a Pancreatic Center of Excellence .

I have been on this journey since 2021. My faith and doctors that gave me hope with multiple options has kept my life fairly normal except those yucky chemo days!

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