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Hi, I have been in & out of the hospital the entire year for weeks with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/661562/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 11, 2021

My husband did not have symptoms. The cyst in the head of the pancreas was found...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/275547/

Discussion: Pancreatic Cancer arising from IPMN pancreatic cyst

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Sep 7, 2019

Hi Matt Thank you for sharing your journey. Can you explain what you mean by “...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1293013/

Discussion: Total pancreatectomy challenges

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Apr 29 6:29pm

Yes thank you, I have read all of the posts and the one from @nogginquest provides...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/195033/

Discussion: Pancreatic Cancer Stage IV and in partial remission

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 2, 2018

Hello I have a tumor that is wrapped around the arteries. Dr Truty at Mayo in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/997972/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 15, 2024

Hi, My experience has been that my CA19-9 numbers have gone up and down, most recently...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/908005/

Discussion: CEA and CA19-9 Results as Predictors of Treatment Outcome

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 5, 2023

Over 2 years after the Whipple for me: what you are experiencing sounds like the gas...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1336954/

Discussion: ongoing pain 1+ years post-whipple

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 28 9:54am

My husband gets very tired after chemo and some nausea, but hasn't had any vomiting or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1107113/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jul 17, 2024

My husband was hospitalized for the tremendous pain from pancreatic cancer tumors last month. He had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/948381/

Discussion: Anyone had plexus nerve block for cancer pain?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 16, 2023

I couldn’t have a Whipple because my tumor was wrapped around a major artery. He would...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1012643/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 9, 2024

Hi! My father has been on this regimen since March. He had a marked decrease in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/882545/

Discussion: Clinical trial (third line treatment) lurbinectedin and irinotecan

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 21, 2023

It's not an easy journey. I just finished my sixth Folferinox treatment and it is very...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/786479/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 19, 2022

After having Whipple surgery and 12 folfirinox treatments in 2021, my pancreatic cancer recurred in 2023....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1011623/

Discussion: Radiation therapy after 6 months of G/A chemo treatments

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 8, 2024

I took 36,000 3x per day for the first 8 mos. Then took papaya pills when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/951990/

Discussion: Foods after Pancreatectomy/Splenectomy

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 22, 2023

How are you doing now? I have an 8 MM IPMN in the head-uncinate process, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1278978/

Discussion: IPMNs, concerned for diffuse pancreatic parenchymal atrophy

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Apr 10 9:35pm

What a nice answer! Not being able to drive all these months(because of pain pump surgically...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/961880/

Discussion: What support groups, resources help you to come to terms with pan ca?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Nov 9, 2023

I have good news. The PET scan showed no evidence of disease. Blood tests came back...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1137912/

Discussion: Surgery Follow-up and pathology report

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Sep 7, 2024

Hi guys. I was just reading about your experiences with ampullary cancer. I am a 51...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1099057/

Discussion: Ampullary Cancer: What treatments did you have?

Support Group: Cancer

Posted: Jul 4, 2024

Fwiw, I had almost no experience of metallic taste (just a ittle, on infusion day), and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/921192/

Discussion: He starts chemo: Now what do I expect?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 29, 2023

@howleegirl , If you feel like you've got his dose of five 6000-unit capsules (30000 units...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/860961/

Discussion: Still losing weight: Does timing of Creon help?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 16, 2023

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