Hello to all. I am a 42 year old female diagnosed March 5th with ampullary cancer and proceeded to have the Whipple surgery on March 25th at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. My surgeon was phenomenal. I was only in the hospital eight days, and was even on liquids/soft foods when I went home. I was diagnosed stage 2 as it was found in a couple of lymph nodes. I meet with my oncologist tomorrow. Even though I seem to have done well after the surgery, I still experience ALOT of pain and nausea, along with occasional constipation, and my post menstrual body has decided to throw in some hot flashes for good measure. I have good days and bad days, as I'm sure you all do; I just don't know how to cope with this yet. It still doesn't seem real to me. I'm so scared, but I can't let my husband and kids see me being an emotional wreck; they'll be as strong or as weak as I am. I do alot of crying alone at night, I just don't know how to handle this. I'm hoping this website will help me to be able to deal with this a little better. Thanks for listening and good luck to everyone.