Pancreatic Cancer UK

Just want to send you my support at this awful time.
They told me that mum had days rather than weeks and she lived for 2 weeks more. It is awful not knowing but the staff really can only guess, I hope your Dad is as comfortable as possible though.
Love and thoughts
Angie

So sorry to hear about your sister and just want to send love and prayers to you at this sad time.
My mum died on November 25th 07, after a long struggle so I feel for you.
Angie

Hi Wendy, I just want to add my support, my mum had almost 3 good years after her surgery in which we had some fab times. I know just what you are going through as do loads of others on the site, I found great support from them and still do. I am adding my prayers to the others and much love to you ...

I am replying to your questions re diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer with reference to my late mother. She had Squamous cell cancer in the body and tail of pancreas. It had not spread to anywhere on diagnosis. She first complained of acute pain in the left side and raised temperature which caused her t...

Hi Claude Well what a roller coaster of emotions you have been through! A big congratulations on your pregnancy. So sorry to hear about your mum and I am so pleased for you that she is being cared for as well as she is. My Mum is OK, but she does have a recurrence of her cancer near the drain site s...

Hi I thought I would let you know how we coped when my mum (78) developed Pan cancer 2 years ago. She was suitable for a modified whipples which helped as it was operable. I know many are not. We are a close family and show our emotions easily which helps. I personally am more affected as I live nea...

Dear Linda Sorry to hear about your mum, my mum is also 78 and had an operation for CA Pancreas 2 1/2 years ago. She has been well apart from a pain which is worsening in her ribs so she has had a scan and a biopsy last week which has come back today and her cancer has returned. We are sad but not d...

Dear Kim So sorry to hear about the sad loss of your mum, I will pray that you all find the strength to cope. You should feel that you did your best and that every one she loved was with her at the end as we all would want for ourselves. She is at peace now, no more pain and suffering, and I believe...

Hi All Just wanted to update you on Mums scan results. It's bad news and good. She has a mass about 4cms on her left side where she has been getting pain and the oncologist said he thought it looked suspicious, it is in between her ribs and would be causing the pain. He said he would ring with the b...

Hi Sharon, Thanks for your concern, Mum is not too bad at present. She is still in some considerable pain though, she is on Morphine patches which are not helping much, which Jo my anaesthetist friend says is a good indication that the pain is not due to recurrence but to inflammation following the ...

Hi Sharon Thank you for your reply and for your concern. Mum is not bad, she came round last night for tea and to have her hair cut. She has been on to the Doctor and he has told her to put 2 patches on to double the dose of Morphine to see if that will control the pain. She does look tired though, ...

You're welcome, it's good to have someone to talk to who isn't involved in any way as all the people around you are too emotionally involved.
Keep in touch and let us know the test results.
Angie

Hi Claire Sorry to hear about your mum, I can't be much help about stents as I don't know much about them, did your mum feel the same when the plastic one blocked? As she is having a scan on Thursday that will show whats going on. If the pain is not being controlled on Codeine etc, why not ask the D...

Hi Kim Sorry your mum is in hospital again but she sounds as though she is improving a little. As for not being able to get any information from anywhere it is so frustrating, I know. As you can see from my profile I am a nurse, but don't work on the wards as I am a Theatre Sister, however if anythi...

Hi Sharon What can I say, so very sorry to hear about your Dad. This is such an awful disease that very few people know about and is really difficult to diagnose early due to such vague symptoms. My mum had surgery in April 05 for a cancer in the tail of her pancreas but it was an odd type called sq...