Family, friends and carers
A forum for family, friends and carers' of pancreatic cancer patients.
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by ARF- 3 replies
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Hi, I live in Essex, UK. My mum has PC. She is 66. She returned home from a holiday in Spain in Oct 2006 and began to lose weight. She became jaundiced and had digestive problems. After several months of seemingly endless blood tests through her GP, she was referred to a digestion specialist. After scans and an endoscope etc he told her 2 weeks ago that she had a growth on her Pancreas which was 99% likely to be mailignant. He stated that it was very difficult to do a biopsy because of the location of the pancreas. He advised that she should see an oncologist and that chemo could possibly shrink the tumour for resection. Today mum went to see the oncologist and w…
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UK Health Care - So Depressing
by Guest Barb (Canada)- 2 replies
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I am following/reading this board and sometimes posting with respect to my Mom's PC. We are in the UK. I am from Canada (hence post name), but here to help care for my Mom (71 years old). We are under a research Professor in one of the best PC Centres in the UK. However, it is becoming depressing as the care in the UK is so much more delayed than that what similar patients are experiencing in North America who are getting DX, prognosis and treatment started within days if not weeks. I always thought North America was so much worse because of the cost, but at least they are not going through these tremendous delays. My Mom's first Ultrasound when marker was …
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message for BeverlyFinn
by Support Team- 1 reply
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Dear Beverly I tried to return your email but it failed. I am posting your message here hoping that you see it and either get direct responses here or email us again. "We have just had confirmed today that my mum, who is 78, has Pancreatic cancer, which has spread to her liver. I am in Australia and will be returning shortly as the Doctors have advised that I return earlier than my planned trip in June. We have never had anyone in our immediate family with cancer and I could really do with someone to talk to who has experienced this as a family member. Any offers would be gratefully accepted." I am sorry that you are going through this and from such a…
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What to expect
by Guest Barb (Canada)- 2 replies
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My Mom was diagnosed 7/3/2007 with Stage IV(a) PC in the body of the pancreas 6-8 months given. Biopsy scheduled for Monday coming. Results not for one week later and then hopefully scheduled chemo as part of a clinical trial. It is so worrying right now though as we have seen a significant decline in her health since diagnosis (only 3 weeks ago). She has gone from co-codomol twice per day to 5 ml of liquid morphine as needed effective today. Tremendous pain over the last two days. Is she even going to get enough time to take chemo ? Mom was very positive on diagnosis but is now thinking she will not likely last 6 months and is very distraught. MacMillan nurs…