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Hi - I was on Folfirinox for 29 cycles, when my platelets dropped ( there were...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1083004/

Discussion: Any experience with stroke and very low platelets?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 8, 2024

Good Morning @wjk . The size of my husband's tumor was 5.8cm in the head of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/859163/

Discussion: Husband had Whipple surgery and chemo: He's uncomfortable

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 13, 2023

rod54 - Like you, I was recently diagnosed Stage I and just began Folfirinox chemotherapy. It's...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/881818/

Discussion: Husband had Whipple surgery and chemo: He's uncomfortable

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 20, 2023

I was diagnosed stage 4 and unresectable. Just finished 18th session of folfirinox minus oxilaplatin for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/843884/

Discussion: When to "stop"

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Apr 16, 2023

I don’t think I’m receiving atropine. I will ask about it. Although the diarrhea started before...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1243062/

Discussion: Is CA 19-9 a lagging indicator? How is it used?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 22 1:08pm

Wondering how your chemo went. My husband just started his chemo after Whipple. He is doing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/677826/

Discussion: Whipple procedure and follow up chemo

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 5, 2022

Hello. If I may ask, what treatment plan is your sister on? If she is doing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/971571/

Discussion: Started chemo for pancreatic cancer and already want to quit

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Nov 28, 2023

A treatment cycle can vary based on the chemo regimen being used. Folfirinox is a two...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/719221/

Discussion: Question on Chemo: How often? At Mayo or locally administered?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 20, 2022

A personal friend of my family had surgery at JH and had an excellent experience. He...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/881596/

Discussion: Nothing left to offer in the way of therapy?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 19, 2023

@sheridanb This likely doesn't apply, but just in case.... During a modified Folfirinox (Folfiri) regimen I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1063573/

Discussion: Anyone have light headedness from chemo (folfirinox)?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 7, 2024

I found that Folfirinox was cumulative -- my side effects intensified over time, and they persisted...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/956639/

Discussion: Pancreatic cancer relapse

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 31, 2023

Thanks so much for your replies! Was your oncologist (overseeing the chemo & radiation) with Mayo...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1090522/

Discussion: Can radiation be given between finishing chemo and having Whipple?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 20, 2024

So it turns out Abraxane is publicly funded when it's used as first line treatment. Since...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/942744/

Discussion: Cancer drug cost in Ontario, Canada

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 6, 2023

Now my husband is on Abrax/Gem and it is definitely easier than the folfirinox. However... severe...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1228972/

Discussion: Anyone have light headedness from chemo (folfirinox)?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 3 10:49pm

I want to thank y”all for this discussion. In early 203 I was diagnosed with stage...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1130132/

Discussion: Anyone chosen palliative care? What are the last months/weeks like?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 24, 2024

Hi I was diagnosed as stage IV when they found one tiny spot on my liver...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/841257/

Discussion: When to "stop"

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Apr 11, 2023

Folfirinox seems to get almost everyone with the chemo-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). It can get worse...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/991034/

Discussion: Neuropathy in feet after completing Chemotherapy

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 3, 2024

Hello all! I had Whipple in February 2024 with clear margins but some lymph node and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1195071/

Discussion: Who else has had Gem-Abraxane chemo regimen and for how long?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 22, 2024

Slower infusion of a platin or taxane may lessen the chemo induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1075716/

Discussion: Oxaliplatin & Nab-paclitaxel Neuropathy - Longer Infusion Time?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 27, 2024

The Whipple procedure since 1935 was considered the only method of cure and that was if...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868263/

Discussion: Giving hope: 5 year celebration pancreatic cancer-free

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 28, 2023

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