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Your Mother is definitely a fighter and survivor in what she has gone through. During my...

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Discussion: Advice needed about my Mom

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 11, 2023

Lots of questions. Best to write them down in advance. Ask doc if you can record...

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Discussion: Which questions should I ask my surgeon? (I think Whipple is likely.)

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 12, 2023

I'm now 11 months post-Whipple, which I had 8 months after my first PC diagnosis. I...

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Discussion: If you had Whipple surgery, what are you eating or not eating?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 30, 2023

Hi there, I´m a 66 yrs old man currently residing in Chile where I was diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035941/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 18 2:25pm

Talk to your Medical team about every issue.... food, talk to a dietician; emotional, ask for...

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Discussion: Cancer: Nothing about this is normal.

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Feb 7, 2022

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

Far from expert here, but I was diagnosed as diabetic about the same day I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/915689/

Discussion: High A1C: Dealing with diabetes after Whipple surgery

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 19, 2023

@mariouk I am answering as the wife of a patient who had IPMN cysts and Whipple...

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Discussion: Benign or Malignant IPMN? What to do next?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 21, 2020

My mom was dx with stage 2b pancreatic adenocarcinoma in 2019. The gold standard these days...

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Discussion: Need advice: Stage 2 pancreatic cancer

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 12, 2023

I did OK on 12 rounds of Folfirinox before Whipple, and just finished my 12th round...

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Discussion: Stage IV

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 30, 2023

To answer question #1, all pancrealipase brands require they be optimized after being prescribed an initial...

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Discussion: Color me confused (2 questions)

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 26, 2023

I thought it might be the most readable if I post my answers below your questions...

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Discussion: My HIPEC experience and pancreatic cancer

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 14, 2023

Did they do a biopsy on the liver spots, or only the pancreas? What was my...

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Discussion: Newly diagnosed with pancreatic mass — What questions to ask?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Nov 21, 2023

I have no medical training, but will share some thoughts, partly in backward order. I also...

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Discussion: Chances without whipple

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 17, 2023

Some update. Meet with Dr. Ahmad again. I was in better shape to ask questions. He...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1089484/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 19 1:13am

You need to be strong going in to surgery. Do what you can to stay physically...

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Apr 11, 2023

Yes I am feeling better off of the ceron but getting a side ache I have...

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Discussion: Problems with Dehydration: What do you do to keep hydrated?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Apr 3, 2023

Thank you for responding and glad this is helping you and continues to help. I was...

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Discussion: Possible Creon side effects: What helped you?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 20, 2023

I finally found out my insurance plan (BCBS FEP 106) has retail and mail order different...

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Discussion: CREON..Pancreatic enzyme supplement cost

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Sep 2, 2023

I thought so too but the gastroenterologist is watching them. My blood sugars are high at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910261/

Discussion: Anyone have high liver numbers in bloodwork after Whipple?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 9, 2023