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Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs) Support Group

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Pancreatic Cancer: Anyone have liver metastasis after Whipple?
Looking to speak with others who have had a successful Whipple procedure, but cancer metastasized to your liver
Last active: May 8 1:43pm
Diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic neuroendocrine metastasized to liver
Hi everyone. I am new to the group and wondered what kinds of symptoms others with Pnet go through. I was diagnosed just under a...
Last active: Mar 17 9:32am
Flushing after NET surgery
Hi! I had pancreatic NET surgery on Feb.1. Recovering nicely at home. Never had flushing before surgery. Now I experience flushing almost every day. Should...
Last active: Mar 25, 2023
Metastasis to the Liver Caudate Region (Segment 1)
In reference to my wife: Recent C/T of abdomen and pelvis showed "increased hypervascularity in the haptic metastasis in the caudate". Initial discovery Background: NET...
Last active: Jul 16 6:06pm
Help understand interval progression
First scan after 4 lanreotide monthly shots for pancreatic net grade 2 stage 4 w liver (both lobes) metastases. Advice on understanding interval progression and...
Last active: Jun 17 5:54am
What's the best way to detect liver metastases?
Hi, I was just diagnosed with pancreatic NET (17mm) and was told that I should get a surgery to cut it out asap. Did a...
Last active: Feb 5, 2023
First scan after 3 months of lanreotidec
My partner has pancreatic NET, grade 2 stage 4 w metastases in liver - she is having first post diagnosis scan after 3 months lanreotide....
Last active: Jun 23 8:12am
Advice for Preparations and Expectations on starting PRRT?
I am currently preparing to begin Lutathera at Mayo in Jacksonville after showing progression while on Clinical trial CAM2029 octreotide. Fully terrorized as what to...
Last active: Jun 10 11:39am
Straight to the liver: Anyone have NETs originating in strange areas?
I was diagnosed with NETs in 2021. My case was deemed unusual since it's only on the liver. According to my oncologist and from what...
Last active: Oct 4, 2024
Everolimus/ Afinitor experience/side effects
Starting Everolimus later this week due to progression after 3 months of Lanreotide. Planning to stay on Lanreotide while on Everolimus. What are your experiences...
Last active: Jun 27 7:13pm
Neuroendocrine insulinoma and MDS
my mom has been fighting a pancreatic neuroendocrine insulinoma, well differentiated grade 3 tumor in her pancreas with metastasis to her liver for the last...
Last active: Nov 29, 2024
Anyone had plexus nerve block for cancer pain?
My mom is 81 and she was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer stage IV that has metastasized to her liver. Her oncologist has suggested that...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Dec 29, 2024
PRRT treatment how does it work?
My husband has small bowel Neuroendocrine cancer that had metastasized to liver, lymph nodes,and bones he had surgery to remove primary tumor in small bowel,...
Last active: Jun 28, 2024
PNET on tail of pancreas with numerous bilobar hepatic metastases
After eight years (yes, eight years/ ten doctors) of chasing ULQ abdominal and back pain, I recently received a diagnosis of an ill-defined, well differentiated,...
Last active: Jan 28, 2024
Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Cancer, Metastasis to Mesentery Recurrence?
I was diagnosed in ‘21 (51 y/o) with SB net and metastatic tumor in the mesentery lymph nodes. All successfully resected. The metastasis in mesentery...
Last active: May 26 6:45pm
My Sister and Best Friend
Hello. My sister was recently diagnosed with a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor that has metastasized to her liver. She went into the ER presenting with signs...
Last active: Jun 23, 2023
Carcinoid tumor of the appendix.PET scan results
Hi everyone i was diagnosed w a carcinoid tumor of the appendx. It was removed 8 m again along w my rt colon. Fast forward...
Last active: Feb 21, 2023