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non functioning islet cell
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I was diagnosed with non-functioning islet cell cancer in August of 06.  I immediately had surgury to remove the tumor in the tail of the pancreas, the spl...
303/22/08 Message Rating
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diagnosis difficulties
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Hi, I have posted, requesting info on this before, but I'm so frustrated I just wanted to see if anyone else had been through this. My Mum has had Ultrsound...
203/22/08 Message Rating
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terrified
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Hello. I am a 34 year old woman having pain in myl ower and upper back, side. more pain on the left. Had a stone to past it was on the right. Some abdominal pai...
203/21/08 Message Rating
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We had no idea until yesterday
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Yesterday my grandfather had to be rushed to the emergency room. They got the test results back and he has pancreatic cancer, which cannot be removed because it...
403/21/08 Message Rating
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husband
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my husband has a stent that has been replaced three time because of leaking around the site. he is scheduled for another cholangiogram tomorrow. is this common ...
103/20/08 Message Rating
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Help with symptoms
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Hello,We are trying to figure out what is wrong with my mom. For about 3 months, she has lost weight, has no appetite, food aversions (loves coffee normally, ...
303/20/08 Message Rating
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A collective voice for researc...
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103/20/08 Rated by 1 members
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Dad's stent
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My Dad had his first dose of GTX this week and did well with it. However, his stent started to leak for the second time...the first was during the chemo and the...
103/20/08 Message Rating
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Stent
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My dad had a stent placed to relive a blockage, and over the last month it has leaked and had to be changed several times. He has to go tomorrow to have it re-d...
303/20/08 Message Rating
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my husband
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My husband was diagnosed about 5 weeks ago and last Tuesday he was operated on to remove the Tumor and the surgeon could not because his Cancer has invaded the ...
703/19/08 Message Rating
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Dad
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Another sleepless night. My father was diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic Cancer in February, and since then I have been in a fog. He is shrinking before our...
503/19/08 Message Rating
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anyone with words of encourage...
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Hi, I'm a 34 year old Asian female in Canada.  I had symptoms of pain and cramping on my lower left side and was admitted to hospital in Nov.24/07.&nbs...
803/18/08 Message Rating
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GTX
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I stumbled on this message board when looking up GTX.  My father wasdiagnosed on February 8th, 2008.  He will be starting his first dose ofchemo tomor...
203/18/08 Message Rating
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lungs mets
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My dad had the Whipple last June and his CT shows several new nodules and masses in lungs. He just had pneumonia and 1 liter of fluid drained from pleural effus...
203/18/08 Message Rating
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Swollen Lymphnodes?
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Has anyone had swollen lymphnodes with their diagnoses of pancreatic cancer? My husband's is swollen in his groin . He is getting a cat scan on friday to se...
603/18/08 Message Rating
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Just diagnosed
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My husband was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer with lesions in his liver. This has been told us by the ct scan results. The doctor said we've got to g...
603/18/08 Message Rating
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Sad
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I have a close friend who was diagnosed jan 15, 2008 with advanced pancreatic cancer. He has went from 230 pounds to 146 since august. He has had one chemo...
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Dad in Hospital again
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My dad was diagnosed with PC in December.  He had the Whipple surgery on 2/4.  He has been throwing up since Thursday night and they have put him on t...
103/16/08 Message Rating
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Dad declined treatment
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It's only been about 4 weeks since my dad's diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer. So much has happened. Two weeks after his diagnosis he became so dehydrated ...
303/15/08 Message Rating
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need reliable, documented info...
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I have many symptoms of pc and am very sick, but had a normal ct so my medical plan/doctor won't do EUS or ERCP, are saying it is irritable bowel syndrome.&...
403/15/08 Message Rating
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Please advise
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I need advice on what to do now.  I had an ultrasound that showed "vague hypoechoicgenicity" on pancreas, follow by a ct scan that showed a norma...
203/14/08 Message Rating
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Could it be cancer?
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Hi everyone.  I am very concerned about my husband. He has chronic pancreatitis. We have been stuggling for years with this disease. His doctor has al...
403/14/08 Message Rating
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finding good dr.
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I have many symptoms of pc, am getting sicker. My dr (hmo) won't do further tests for pc because the ct scan didn't show anything.  He can't ex...
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Trying to figure this all out
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My Dad was diagnosed with PC the day my husband deployed for Iraq Sept 07. He was told  it was stage 4 with met to liver and bones of his shoulder so he wa...
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going back to work
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I am attempting to go back to work after my whipple surgery in October and am experiencing swelling and increased pain.  Does anyone know what is considere...
303/14/08 Message Rating
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