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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

I did not notice any difference. The dosages per capsule are different. I just took the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1048427/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Apr 10, 2024

Are you currently taking any digestive enzymes? One thing that you may want to consider before...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1048412/

Discussion: Anyone experiencing malabsorption?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Apr 10, 2024

You might also try other FDA approved pancreatic enzymes. There are about six. I switched from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1048250/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Apr 10, 2024

I hindsight, I wish my CA19-9 reading of 33 from a different lab had triggered more...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1038339/

Discussion: CA 19-9, sensitivity and responsiveness to treatment

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 22, 2024

Congratulations on your weight gain and no diarrhea…. Can you share what foods and enzymes/dosage you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1033980/

Discussion: Has anyone experienced bloating?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Thank you, judithbramson12, Do you think the Zenpep was the cause of the diarrhea and the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1032750/

Discussion: Anyone have chronic diarrhea while on digestive enzymes?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Markymarkfl Thank you for sharing such helpful insight and guidance! As an update, I did go...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1018462/

Discussion: Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms (IPMN) with symptoms

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 19, 2024

Thank you to everyone on this posting chain. All the information given I found extremely helpful....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/990088/

Discussion: Monitoring a Pancreatic Cyst?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 2, 2024

@yellowdoggirl1 , Your first discovery of pancreas offers your best opportunity to avoid a bad outcome,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/989783/

Discussion: Monitoring a Pancreatic Cyst?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 1, 2024

Thank you for this helpful info. I had asked my GI about genetic testing and he...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/989160/

Discussion: Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms (IPMN) with symptoms

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 31, 2023

After I had Whipple surgery in 2019 the dietician suggested adding coconut to food for extra...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/988417/

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

Support Group: Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)

Posted: Dec 29, 2023

Thanks. PC has made me diabetic type 2. I will have to learn how to balance...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/985313/

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

Support Group: Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)

Posted: Dec 22, 2023

Hello Teresa, Thank you very much for the quick response. The doctors told me that I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/984784/

Discussion: What's recovery after distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy like?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 22, 2023

Creon is to be taken with food, not in advance. If you are taking it along...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/983476/

Discussion: Creon and stomach pain

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 19, 2023

I discovered my diabetes the same time I was diagnosed with PC 26 months ago, and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/978134/

Discussion: Type 1 diabetes after pancreas removal: How to regulate?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 10, 2023

my wife Teresa had a total pancreatectomy in 2018, the first year was very difficult for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/977475/

Discussion: Foods after Pancreatectomy/Splenectomy

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 9, 2023

Just checking in to see how your husband is fairing with his treatments and side effects?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/952336/

Discussion: Diarrhea frequently during Chemotherapy

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 23, 2023

"How do they know it's dead?" ;) That would be my first question. My second question...

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Discussion: Has anyone left a dead tumor in?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 1, 2023

I couldn't tell you if it meets the legal criteria for malpractice, but in 20/20 hindsight,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/931070/

Discussion: Dilation on pancreas- what should have been done?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Sep 16, 2023

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