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Dilaudid for pancreatic attacks.
I have constant stomach pain, have been cancer free for 2 1/2 years. My pain doctor gave me Dilaudid for pain and wondering if anyone...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Oct 17, 2023
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Liver transplant and CKD, now husband diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
My 70-year-old husband received the news last week that some tissue samples from an EUS came back as cancerous. He has a complex medical history...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Jul 28 3:09pm
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Oxaliplatin: What are the effects of dropping it from FOLFIRINOX?
Diagnosed in Dec 2021 with stage 4 PANCAN with metastsis to liver. Started Foflornix in Jan 2022. Did 12 treatments, last one without Oxeplatin because...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Dec 4, 2023
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Pancreatic cancer - New treatments, better outcomes
From the Mayo Clinic Health Letter, January 2021. Pancreatic cancer New treatments, better outcomes Pancreatic cancer begins in the tissues of your pancreas — an...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Dec 14, 2024
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Monitoring a Pancreatic Cyst?
Hello,…I have to ask for people’s experience and support. I am 68 years old. In June of 2022, during a routine examination (for a hernia)...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Jan 20, 2024
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CA19-9 Test: How often to test?
How often do you do a CA19-9 blood test? My PDAC surgery, treatment, etc., was done at a cancer center in another state. I still...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Nov 23, 2023
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CA19-9 rise while on maintenance chemo
I know CA19-9 results aren't everything. But my husband's numbers have pretty consistently fallen from a high of 3900+ since last November. Down about 99%...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Aug 27, 2024
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Husband’s CA19-9 plunged by 90%
Hi, My husband just finished 11 rounds of chemo with oxaliplatin and irinitican. During this time, he also has been working with a nutritionist to...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: May 28, 2024
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Rising CA19-9 numbers but scans ok
My husband's numbers have been on the rise the last couple months from 325 lowest to over 1200 this week. Each time (every other week)...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Mar 11 6:21pm
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CEA and CA19-9 Results as Predictors of Treatment Outcome
I had a distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy on May 17 following a diagnosis of pT2N2 ductal adenocarcinoma. Surgery was done utilizing laproscopic/robotic method at MGH...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Aug 16, 2023