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Thank you for posting their links. I starting experiencing periodic hypoglycemia about a year and a...

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get them out without performing a whipple

Discussion: Pancreatic NETs: Looking to connect with anyone with insulinoma

Support Group: Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)

Posted: Sep 11, 2024

@asugent , Those CA19-9 numbers are encouragingly low. I think that may put her cancer at...

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ve had 20 Signatera tests since my Whipple

Discussion: Signatera CT DNA Test: What numbers have you seen on your tests?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 6, 2025

I worked during my 6 months of Folfirinox (age 58-59), then took 6 weeks of leave...

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then took 6 weeks of leave after the Whipple

Discussion: Continuing work during chemo?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 30, 2023

My sister was diagnosed Feb-Mar 2022. Began testing and consults in March at Mayo, Rochester. Started...

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prior to visit to Mayo for scheduled Whipple

Discussion: Anyone know a timeframe without treatment from personal experience?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 1, 2024

mbcfl - For what it's worth.... Similar to you, I was recently (May 2023) diagnosed with...

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I anticipate having the Whipple in early ... with a Mayo surgeon who only does Whipples ... experienced Mayo surgeon who only does Whipples

Discussion: Abort chemo Rx & go straight to surgery while I am still Stage 1?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 29, 2023

Hello friends. It's been a while since I posted. Have been dealing with confusing medical issues....

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told me my remaining pancreas post whipple

Discussion: Pancreatic cancer relapse

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Sep 30, 2023

@robertjoseph , I was stage-2 with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) when I had the Whipple procedure. It...

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adenocarcinoma (PDAC) when I had the Whipple

Discussion: How long do I have ?

Support Group: Cancer

Posted: Aug 23, 2025

Hello everyone, my Mom had Stage 1A pancreatic cancer and had the Whipple in July 2020....

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Stage 1A pancreatic cancer and had the Whipple

Discussion: Digestive issues and pancreatic cancer

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 22, 2022

Hello, I just joined this forum. I was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer by Mayo on Mar...

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the other surgeons at Mayo for the Whipple

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Apr 6, 2020

Hi vtn So I didn’t have the gallium first. So when they did the first recheck...

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My partial Whipple was tough, but if

Discussion: Just diagnosed with PNET: Any thoughts on watch & wait approach?

Support Group: Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)

Posted: May 12, 2023

I lost about 30lbs following my whipple. My procedure removed my duodenum, gall bladder and a...

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I lost about 30lbs following my whipple

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

Support Group: Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)

Posted: May 23, 2024

Stage 1 R0. 2023 diagnosed. Liver resection / partial whipple 2023. While early 2024. Clean margins....

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Liver resection / partial whipple 2023

Discussion: Intrahepatic Cholangio, Stage 1 but with R1 positive margin

Support Group: Liver Cancer

Posted: Sep 28, 2025

I had a Whipple in 2012 with 11 of 22 lymph nodes positive, portal vein resection...

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I had a Whipple in 2012 with 11 of 22 ... A week after the Whipple which was two

Discussion: After Whipple surgery, Pathology showed Positive Lymph Nodes

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Sep 11, 2022

Dear Victoria, My prayers for you so that everything goes well. I was diagnosed just at...

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just at the beginning too and had Whipple

Discussion: IPMN 2 cm mass head of pancreas caught EARLY.......

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Sep 3, 2024

Hi @cealia56 , Welcome to Florida and welcome to the group. There's not a "newbie" area...

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which-questions-should-i-ask-my-surgeon-i-think-whipple-is-likely

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 12, 2024

@stevm, I've now had 17 daily (M-F) treatments of radiation + capecitabine, with 11 more to...

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continued to lose weight since my Whipple

Discussion: Your experience with IMRT (radiation) + capecitebine (oral chemo)?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 23, 2023

I went on a similar rant in another blog on this site saying many of the...

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After a Whipple procedure, seven weeks

Discussion: Emotional health after cancer: How are you doing really?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Oct 8, 2022

David, As my Oncologist tells me ( I now have Pancreatic Cancer that has metastasized to...

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note, I had a spinal block for my Whipple

Discussion: Anyone had Pancreatic Cancer in the head of the pancreas?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 10, 2022

@stageivsurvivor , THANK YOU for posting that link to Gould's paper. It's a goldmine full of...

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after initial diagnosis, 1 year after Whipple

Discussion: Struggling with my MD's style

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 11, 2023

I had 12 bi-weekly mFolfirinox over 6 months between Oct 2021 and May 2022, Whipple in...

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months between Oct 2021 and May 2022, Whipple

Discussion: Celebrating Life after Pancreatic Cancer!

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Apr 22, 2025