Hello,Russ, I had surgery in May that removed 40% of my pancreas and my spleen. Since it was a contained small non agressive cancerous tumor, I decided to wait before doing chemo and radiation. There are now some cancer cells showing up on the PET scan exactly where the surgery occurred and my CA-19 marker is elevated. I am planning to start 5FU and radiation for 4 weeks. You mentioned that it was devestating and wonder if you can tell me what your experience was with this drugs. Did any drugs help you with being sick from the drugs?
I am still stage I pancreatic cancer and am hoping to beat the odds. I am doing alternative things like hynotherapy, lots of vitamins, accupuncture. I do have to take digestive enzymes and I certainly don't eat alot nor have much of an appetite. I worry about keeping my strenght up while doing chemo/radiation. Any advise? This is the first time I have used this site. Thank you