Forum: Pancreatic Cancer Forum

There was a beautiful sunrise this morning over the lake at the Hospice House. I took time to take it in, the beautiful pink and orange colors, the...

Hey everyone, It's been a while since I posted an update. My parents had scans today and results too...and they're both great! Dad's PET revealed a...

We just got home from the pancreatic cancer walk/Run in Los Angles good turn out and we had a super time. Went with 2 of our grand-daughters and a...

Wow, this has all happened so fast. My mom died yesterday after a very short battle with this horrific disease. On Easter, my folks returned home...

Every so often I find my mind wandering to what I call that Dark Place; it is the place of what ifs, and whens, and what will happen when and if. It...

gotta call from my doctor. mri is normal for the pancreas but liver is enlarged, fatty liver and a cyst. so i think i am good.

Well after a week of Hospice care at home and a very rough weekend, we made the decision to move Dad to a Hospice Home yesterday. The Hospice nurse...

The first of April, my mother saw her family doctor because she was experiencing tremendous fatigue, bloating, stomach discomfort among other things....

Well it has been an interesting week or so. I began feeling awful with a lot of fatigue, dizziness, cold hands, headache. This lasted through the...

Husband Age 57 DX 4/12 with Stage IV now in hospital on and off fighting sepsis since March 27th. Pretty bad tonight. practially unresponsive....

Hi, My Dad was just diagnosed w/stage 4 pancreatic cancer that has spread to 2 lymph nodes and two small tumors in his liver. The inital Doctor...

Hey friends... gosh I haven't been on here in a while and I am seeing way too many new people so I was seeing how my old forum friends are?? ...

I have not been on this forum for quite some time.As some of you my know my husband Bob was diagnosed with PC in dec 2012.After a valiant struggle he...

Update for this thread: http://www.cancerforums.net/threads/29202-My-father-is-dying He died in sleep yesterday in 03:15 p.m. He called all the...

Hi all, I have been posting and follow ing others on the forum for a while now. My docs are great and I am doing ok but have some worries with...

I just feel like I need to get these thoughts out. It's been nearly five months since my husband's last chemo. Yes, it's been a very long chemo...

We started this journey in December of 2011. Started with chemo, then radiation, then more chemo. It is now April of 2013. It has been quite a...

I’ve been having upper left abd. pain with nausea, twitching/fluttering in stomach, tight feeling across upper abdomen and occasional diarrhea/yellow...

i know heartburn is a symptom of pancreatic cancer. does antacids or ppi's work on this kind of heartburn? thank you

Hi all, This is my first post on this forum. This is my story Dad (age 52) diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June 2011 after being misdiagnosed...

Boy do i know how stupid it sounds to complain about hiccups when you have cancer. But 72 hours of hiccups on and off - no sleep for hubby who is...

My dad, 76, went to the ED on Saturday for fluid in his lungs. He's healthy and robust but suffers from allergy induced asthma. During a CT scan...

Hubby just had #11 Folfirinox; side effects are more persistent now - tiredness, sensitivity to cold, can't keep the weight on. Takes Creon but still...

Hello all, My 58 year old mom was diagnosed with Stage IV adenocarcinoma of the pancreas on April 1st. It is in her lymph nodes, lungs, liver,...

Hi everyone, My hubby has had Diabetes for many years, and since he's been on his chemo treatments. His blood sugar levels have been so out of...

my boyfriend is getting more and more depressed. he sees me getting worse each day and losing more and more weight. i dont know what to say.. my...

My brother told me this weekend that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 3 years ago. He was given oral chemo but decided not to complete the...

On March 31 I had my husband at the ER. We live in a small town and it took the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix to tell us what was really happening. After a...

so i had my mri today. it didnt go well. i screwed it up. right when the contrast went into my pancreas i became extremely nauseaous like i was...

I was Wondering if anyone else has felt anemic while their blood work shows within the normal range? I Would have bet the house on the fact I was...

hi all...hubby is on Folfirinox, just had #10. He's coping not too badly - brain fog, and low energy but nothing too awful. After #12 the onc is...

not yet diagnosed. refresher: 3 months of nausea, and fevers. back pain, some mild upper tummy cramping rarely, loss 25-30 pounds. blood tests...

i am 49 year old single mom of 4. 3 months ago i started feeling nauseous. over the three months it has increased to where i have yellow stools ,...

Hey All. I am new to this community. My father was just diagnosed w/ pancreatic cancer 2 weeks ago and had his first folfirinox treatment yesterday....

I am 48 years old and in excellent health. I have had hpylori for the past month and ws being treated for that. I couldn't take the flagyl and it...

So I had my first cycle of Folfirinox 22nd to 24th April and have felt really well over the past week. The only slight concern was a brief fever of...

Not yet diagnosed. How do you know when mid back pain is from pancan? Does it act different from normal back pain?

Hi all, I know that everyone here...can said what a long and rough road this is. Well, today was chemo treatment #7, and the Doctor threw me for...

We were able to get my Dad in to this oncologist last Wednesday. After discussing pain management, constipation and diminished mobility, the doctor...

The title says it all. I came home last night and Cheryl said, " its time for me to go. I'm tired of being tired, tired of the pain. I will not spend...

I am in TX, my dad is in AZ. He is 66, has Parkinson's, also is in remission from prostate cancer. He went to the hospital back in mid-March after...

how many on here had low grade fevers as one of their symptoms?? i constantly run low grade fevers but my blood tests always come back normal. i...

I lost my mother to pancreatic cancer. It took two months from the day she was diagnosed to the day she passed. I never knew that cancer can claim...

I found this short video from Dr. OZ on the 'silent' signs of pancreatic cancer that you may find of interest. He also is using visual aids on...

Posting, researching for my husband who is 67. November 2012 increasingly sick all month. Jaundice, severe itching, nausea, 30# weight loss,...

So....you may or may not have noticed to the right of the forum right about there.... -------------->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Silly me thought that it...

We are so excited after a 7 month layoff from using our RV we have a camping trip this weekend. It's close to home but who cares....Also, have 16...

I posted here a couple weeks ago about my symptoms and planned endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). I mentioned I'd be back with my results, so here it is. I...

I posted here about my mama's diagnosis in March. Today she said she thought that she had had the cancer for four-six months. This is based of...

Wanted to give an update on Annie's surgery yesterday. Her GI ran into some difficulty placing the stent in her bile duct via ERCP, he could not...