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Seeking advice on accepting su...
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I am 51 and was told mid February that I had pancreatic cancer. I was obese, 20 stone but have now am only 12 stone. I have type 2 diabetes and hypertension, bo...
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Whipple Procedure
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My father is 72 years old and had the Whipple Procedure on April 21, 2008. His surgeon, Dr. Larry Postier, removed a tumor from the head of his pancreas. At thi...
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| 10 | 04/27/08 |
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Terceva
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my mom was just dianosed with pan can with mets to liver on 4/17/09. She met with the oncolgist, and he recommended Gemzar, but not Terace...
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| 4 | 04/25/08 |
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MY DAUGHTER
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My last message was trying to decide to use Tarceva or not. We tried and all it did was give her terrible diarrhea so we stopped.We (her husband, one daughter a...
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| 3 | 04/25/08 |
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Tarceva
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Hi ... I have been on Tarceva now for 5 days and all of a sudden, I am so tired. I am also getting Gemzar but have been off for one week. Is tirednes...
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| 1 | 04/25/08 |
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Alternative / Herbal Treatment...
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A family member underwent the CyberKnife procedure over 12 months ago in which her pancreas was removed. She endured the surgical procedure with ease. She...
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| 1 | 04/25/08 |
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XELODA Medication
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Hi - has anyone been on or is taking XELODA?I have/had Pancreatic Cancer and had the Whipple procedure done in August 2006. I have been on chemo (5fu and GEMZAR...
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| 7 | 04/24/08 |
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My Dad Is Moving in with Me Wh...
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My situation:My mom takes care of both my father (pancretic cancer IV) and my 30 year old mentally ill brother. My brother might get so upset that my Mom w...
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| 6 | 04/23/08 |
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Where to get help???
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I have neuroendocrine tumor,today i was told there is no-one in maui hi who can help me,i need to no where i can go to get help right away,i am very sick,my inc...
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| 1 | 04/23/08 |
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edema
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My sister just had her 1st cat scan and MRI following her completed round of chemo. tumor shrunk a little, no mets to liver . she was recently tapped for 6 lite...
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| 1 | 04/22/08 |
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Recent Whipple advice needed.....
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Hi, I just underwent the pylorus preserving whipple 3 weeks ago at Bethesda NNMC... I'm trying to find out some info on diet and the constant lingerin...
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| 8 | 04/22/08 |
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I need some support
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I was diagnosed three years ago with pancreatic cancer. It was in the head and I had the Whipple surgery, radiation and 5FU chemo. Now, three years ...
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| 3 | 04/22/08 |
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Tong Ren?
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I was curious what people's experiences have been with Tong Ren Therapy? We are using a man named Bell Tam out of Boston who is qualified in this type...
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| 1 | 04/21/08 |
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Integrated Med Center Las Cruc...
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Does anyone here have any personal information about this facility? My partner has stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer and got in touch with a friend of a friend wh...
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| 2 | 04/21/08 |
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Fissures
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Has anyone experienced a fissure inside the rectum and how did you deal with it? My son is currently taking 6 hot sitz baths a day, is on a low fiber diet and t...
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| 0 | 04/20/08 |
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oxaliplatin
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Does anyone have any info or opinion on chemo treatment (gemzar/oxaliplatin)?
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| 0 | 04/20/08 |
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quality versus quanity
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I'm new to this blog so this is my first message. My dad was diagnosed with stage iv pancreatic cancer a month ago. It's after 1am and I can&...
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| 5 | 04/20/08 |
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Our Journey is Over
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Two months after recieving a diagonsis I have lost my husband. What a horrible disease. So little time.. So much pain...
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| 8 | 04/18/08 |
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Whipple surgery
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My husband had Whipple surgery last November (5 mos ago). He was one of the lucky ones, in that the tumor was actually in a duct, very early stages a...
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| 5 | 04/17/08 |
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NEW TREATMENT
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Have any of you had Tarceva to stop cancer cells from growing?My daughters doctor wants to start her on Tarceva and then progress to Gemzar in hopes that it wi...
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| 7 | 04/17/08 |
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Grandmother refuses to take mo...
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My grandparents came to live with us (my parents and I) in December, and it's been a blessing to get to know them but it has been very difficult. Gran...
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| 6 | 04/16/08 |
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Information for Newbies
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Found the following on the Johns Hopkins Chat Board and found it real useful.............. ( ) I find this particularly appropriate now because at ...
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| 0 | 04/15/08 |
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My husband has cancer...
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My husband of nearly 24 years was just diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer on March 25th, 2008 - he is 43. The cancer is also in his spleen, liver, lung an...
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| 2 | 04/14/08 |
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Please help, Uncle Diagnosed W...
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My beloved uncle has been sick since December 2007 and two weeks ago the doctors gave him a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer that has metastisized to the liver. H...
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| 2 | 04/13/08 |
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whipples operation survivors
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hi, mt dad had whipples op in Nov 2007, everything went great. he started chemo in Jan 2008 and ever since he has had bad stomach pains, his surgen syas its jus...
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| 5 | 04/13/08 |
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