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I appreciate the update, @cazms5. I'm glad to hear that your husband was able to get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/997380/

Discussion: Difficult Diagnosis

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 14, 2024

Just wondering how you are making out these days. My husband is still struggling to gain...

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Discussion: Is anyone taking Zenpep rather than Creon? If so what foods work?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 31, 2023

I have found great comfort for abdominal pain and pressure with an old school water bottle....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1405696/

Discussion: Help with what to bring to a friend with stage 4,

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 1, 2025

@johnny1955 I had Whipple done 8/25 Had the same problem. Frequent loose stool then I lost...

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Discussion: Newly diagnosed. What helps control symptoms of gas and bloating?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 15 4:38pm

Thank you for the quick response. It is actually for my husband I typed it for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/280293/

Discussion: Can someone help...terrified: Need info on pancreatic cancer

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 23, 2019

Hi gchezick! So glad you reached out to our Whipple community for answers. I too experienced...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/694078/

Discussion: Weight Loss after Whipple: What strategies helped you?

Support Group: Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)

Posted: Mar 29, 2022

My father died of PC at 50, so I'm always on the lookout for signs in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/277622/

Discussion: Pancreatic Cancer or Something else?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jul 6, 2020

I was diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer in jan 2021. I have had Whipple surgery...

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Discussion: How do you deal with Chronic Diarrhea and Pancreatic Cancer treatment?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 2, 2023

My husband was on folfirinox first... every other week with pump for 6 months. Then reduced...

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Discussion: Pancreatic Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 21, 2025

My husband had Whipple surgery in Nov 2022, followed by 6 months of chemo. He seemed...

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

Hi, I am sorry about your wife. I went thru the weight loss at first, then...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1295252/

Discussion: Severe weight loss with pancreatic cancer: What can be done?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 2, 2025

I had significant weight loss as well. I lost 60 pounds total and 20 of that...

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Discussion: Diarrhea frequently during Chemotherapy

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 5, 2023

You're carrying a lot of emotional weight already, and you may or may not want to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1203059/

Discussion: Need help in how to talk to partner about my cancer

Support Group: Cancer

Posted: Jan 3, 2025

i just had whipple surgery 5 weeks ago and I am still miserable with trying to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/906499/

Discussion: What are other survivors doing about pancreatic enzymes replacement?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 2, 2023

No symptoms, at least not ones that can make me think about it. I was 170...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/865876/

Discussion: Just diagnosed with pancreatic NET stage 1

Support Group: Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)

Posted: May 24, 2023

Hi, My Husband was diagnosed with PDAC in June 2025. Fortunately operable T1N0M0. He completed 9...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1454522/

Discussion: Pancreatic Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 6, 2025

Boost is better tasting than Ensure. Walmart sells a Premier Protein powder that we mix in...

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Discussion: New stage 4 diagnosis for my wife

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jul 8, 2025

I am so happy for you, the whole pancreatic journey is hard enough. Keep up the...

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Discussion: Possible Creon side effects: What helped you?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 20, 2023

I am 74. Before surgery I did a lot of walking (4 or 5 miles per...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1360153/

Discussion: What restrictions, if any, are in place 6 weeks + after the Whipple?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Slowly we are getting the pieces of the puzzle to find out the staging. Tumor is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1290587/

Discussion: Son, 48 diagnosed with PNET pancreatic cancer 8cm tail & spleen

Support Group: Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)

Posted: Apr 26, 2025

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