praying4acure

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• praying4acure has replied to a post on the message board

  Thank you both, and God bless

  April 25 at 9:30 PM view post

• praying4acure has replied to a post on the message board

  Praying for you, give it time and write it again if you wish, but please know that regaurdless you are in my prayers  

  April 11 at 2:46 AM view post

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  I am sorry have not been very active here lately. I wanted to update on my dad and tell about his experiance, so it may help others. My father was diagnosed on Feb 6th, 2012 with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. It had spread to his liver, but no where else at the time of diagnosis. he started gemzar, and then went to a combo of gemza rweekly and tarceva daily. He stayed on this treatment for about 4 months, with no resu...

  April 11 at 2:40 AM view discussion

• praying4acure has replied to a post on the message board

  Praying that it will work for you. Please keep us posted on your results. My father will be starting a trial the first of Nov.  We hope and pray it will be "the chemo" that will work for him.

  October 23 at 3:23 AM view post

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  My father has stage 4, with large mets to the liver. His recent CT scan showed the liver is nearly overcome with the cancer, and it is invading his main artery. It is also in his lymp nodes. He has tried gemzar, tarceva, and FU5. Nothing worked! Now what do we do? His dr said he has done all he could, and is going to try to find a trial for him, but that his liver is probably to bad for that. What now?? I'm not read...

  October 17 at 4:47 PM view discussion

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  My father was seen at the Mayo clinic in FL, he had surgery to re route his stomach so he could hold down food. The tumor in the pancreas had pressed his stomach completly closed. He is doing wonderful, except he is not able to do chemo for 4 weeks or so. He has had 1 round of the -F-U5, and did "ok" with it, but was so sick from not eating for 3 weeks. Now to my question, the mayo drs told him he would have about 4...

  August 20 at 3:49 AM view discussion

• praying4acure has replied to a post on the message board

  My father (stage 4 PC) is in the Mayo clinic in Jacksonville FL right now. He was dying at our local hospital. Not from the cancer, from starving to death. He went to the mayo and they agreed to do surgery to open his stomach and bowel back up. (the tumor from the pancreas had pressed against the lower part of the stomach causing a 100% blockage, not letting ANY food or liquid to leave his stomach, he would throw up ...

  August 11 at 3:26 AM view post

• praying4acure has replied to a post on the message board

  Prayers for you all, I too HATE cancer! Would one of you please tell me what this shot you speak of is called? My father just started this chemo and he could really use a boost if one can be given. Thank you in advance

  August 08 at 4:42 AM view post

• praying4acure has replied to a post on the message board

  my father just stopped using gemzar. He got it once a week for 3 weeks, then an off week. He had been taking it since feb. He was like you he felt great the day of treatment and usually the day or two before his treatment. He was always very tired on days 2-4 after his treatment. He never said it got better, but he learned to expect the tired days. He has just started a new chemo, so we are having to learn its side ...

  July 22 at 11:15 PM view post

• praying4acure has replied to a post on the message board

  You are not alone. I remember the week we found out my father had "something on his pancreas" It was a very long, scary time for us all. Test showed it was stage 4 pancreatic cancer. This was in Feb of this year, he is still fighting it. Please feel free to talk on here, it has been such a blessing to me. Praying for you!

  July 15 at 9:14 PM view post