Time Frame

Hello,

 My Girlfriends Father has PC, we found out in Oct 07.  I'm not sure of the amount of pain he is in, becasue I feel that he tries to hide it from the ones he loves.  His legs have started to swell, and they have had to drain his sctomach 2 times.  The first time removing 7lt of fluid.  He lives in FL, and us in PA, she would like to spend as much time with her Father as possible, but work and money make it impossible to be with him all the time.  How much time does she have left to spend with her father, and how soon should she get to FL. 

 Thank you all for your support. Anyone who is dealing with this ugly disease is in my thoughts.  I'm so glad to have fould this web site, and i'm going to share with my girlfriend when she gets home from work.

I am so sorry to hear about your freinds father.  Pancreatic
cancer is one or the worst cancer.  As far as the answer to your
question, no one can answer that because everyone is different. 
We do not know what type of PC or if it Metastisized or what treatment
he received to name a few.  You did say that he requires fluids
drained from his stomach which sounds like ascites.  That
indicates that the liver is shutting down and if it were my friend, I
would advise her to spend as much time with her father as possible.

Take care

Janice

On 2/21/2008 Infoquest wrote:

I am so sorry to hear about your freinds father.  Pancreatic
cancer is one or the worst cancer.  As far as the answer to your
question, no one can answer that because everyone is different. 
We do not know what type of PC or if it Metastisized or what treatment
he received to name a few.  You did say that he requires fluids
drained from his stomach which sounds like ascites.  That
indicates that the liver is shutting down and if it were my friend, I
would advise her to spend as much time with her father as possible.

Take care

Janice

My mother was just diagnosed with metastic pancreatic cancer, mutiple cancerous nodules on her liver and they are checking for bone cancer at this time.  She is 78 yrs old and we were told that she could try chemo but it may not help anything due to it's advanced stages.  She is wanting to know a "time frame" on how long she has left, although she knows this is not written in stone.  Also, what she has in store for her.  She has no jaundice, just some acites, abdominal pain and some back pain. Any answers will be appreciated.

Hello, 

I just wanted to let you all know, that my girlfriend dad, passed away on the 23rd.  He got very sick in the morning, and was taken to the hospital.  My girlfriend was told that he was in bad shape, and the nurse said that she should get down to Fl asap.  4hrs later after booking the flight we got the call that he had passed on.  We were devistated of course, but she is strong.  She is going down to fl, as I type, to be with her 14yr old sister.  She is amazing.  I would be falling apart right now.  Please keep her and her family in your thoughts.

Thank you all... 

To anyone that wants the hard to hear facts.  His PC had met to the liver, and stomach. They quit doing his 2nd batch of radiation 2weeks ago. He quit eating on Friday, and was having trouble breathing, before he passed out from the pain 6hrs before he passed on.  He never made it out of the emergency room.  It happened that fast.  He made it 5mo on a 6mo to a year time frame.  He was a heathy 69 yr old, with no history of anything.  He actually still was working at a golf course, and golfing last week. 

To those of you that know people with this ugly cancer, spend as much time with them, as much as they can handle, make as meny new memories as possible, and make sure they are as comfortable as possible.  When it reached the final stage with him, it was a matter of hours not days.

I'm thinking of you all, for those with the Cancer, stay strong... For those dealing with is cherish every moment with the one you love.  Take nothing for granted as life is to short.

 Thank you all again for your prayers and thoughts, and mine are with you.

Eric 

You and your family and your girlfriends family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Thank you for taking the time to post here. 

My mother is in the hospital now and today we will find out if it has spread to her bones.  Tomorrow we meet with the oncologist.  They say that chemo and radiation are futile in her situation, that it will only make her remaining days more painful.  Please remember "my mommy" in all of your prayers too.

If anyone is going through the same, or has. I would like to hear from you.

Thank you so much.

It is so hard to write.  I can understand what so many have written on this board about their family members.  I just found this place today.

I am an  old child.  My mom is 76...always been very energetic, healthy..running circles around me a few years ago...when I was 46!

She has stage 4 cancer of blood and into bone marrow.  Then they found it in liver as it had met. there from the pancreas.  They said not to bother to do any treatment, to which we agreed...I've known of so many who've done chemo, only to die from it and make their last days here horrible.

She's always been big into nutrituion and is doing the Gersom juicing/enemas now.  If she is in pain, she doesn't show or tell it...and ha ha, my mom would!  My dad is taking care of her...she is very tired, hasn't gotten out in weeks...except for blood tests, and then she is exhausted.

We try to seize everyday...going to her house in a few minutes.  She is as postiive as she can be and I'm sure that her faith in God is what has helped her to do this with quite a good amount of dignity.  I've been so aware, and see it by what people have written that you have to seize the day.

Without siblings it is even harder...no one to say "remember when mom"....so very hard.  My dad is an angel...an amazing wonderful person.

I understand....Beth

I meant to say...my "mommie" is going through the same thing too.....

 Beth

Beth,

How is your mom doing?  How old is she?  Where are u from?

We found out that it is not in her bones, lungs, brain or colon at this time.

They did a liver biopsy just to make sure it was also the pancreatic cancer.

 We go to see the oncologist on Tuesday to find out when to start the gemzar treatments.   

We are in central ohio.  My mom is 78 years old. I am her only girl and her baby, at age 42.

Write back soon and keep me updated.

Cindy