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Hi, everyone. I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on May 9, 2014. My Whipple was performed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/285113/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 3, 2019

Thank you for the information. A few things to note. I am already diabetic. And I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1093629/

Discussion: Why surgery first vs chemo/radiarion first?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 24, 2024

I had lost 30 pounds (diet + exercise + cancer) prior to my Stage-2 PDAC diagnosis,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/866422/

Discussion: Extreme loss of appetite since starting chemo for pancreatic cancer

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 25, 2023

I will share my story below. My question to you is what are you seeing or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1238926/

Discussion: Anyone have/had BD-IPMN?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 17 8:43am

I was diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer, with spread to 8 lymph nodes. I also...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/793937/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 8, 2023

Hi Im 63 and I had the Top part of my Pancreas Removed as it was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/682607/

Discussion: Life after Pancreatectomy: How was your recovery?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 20, 2022

Hello- I was diagnosed with stage 2b adenocarcinoma in the head of the pancreas in May...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/794898/

Discussion: Need advice: Stage 2 pancreatic cancer

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 10, 2023

Thanks for your comments, and the suggestion to try to reach Mark Truty. I have to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/916452/

Discussion: "Tight" feet and laser therapy

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 21, 2023

Good morning Jack. The main duct from the liver passes through the head of the pancreas...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1206707/

Discussion: Anyone have a dilated pancreatic duct? Worried.

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 8 10:32am

To touch on a couple of points you mention- I suffered fro chronic diarrhea all through...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/718612/

Discussion: CA 19-9 and pancreatic cancer: What do the numbers mean?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 18, 2022

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/824399/

Discussion: Advice needed about my Mom

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 11, 2023

Hello: This sounds very familiar to me. It will be 18 years this coming January that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/748888/

Discussion: Help with getting better after Wipple procedure

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Sep 13, 2022

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/911792/

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

I don't really remember specific physical sensations other than the spasms that I described to some...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1230878/

Discussion: Has anyone had post Whipple stomach issues ?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 6 1:53pm

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, 2024

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/678516/

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...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/325559/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 21, 2020

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