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Pancreatic cancer

Anihcup — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:48:52 GMT

I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer less than a month ago. I’m scared.

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kj — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 22:02:54 GMT

Anihcup

I think all who are diagnosed with cancer are at sometime scared,you are not on your own with those feelings,Is there a chance of surgery for you

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Anihcup — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 23:52:39 GMT

No, not at the moment. The mass is close to an artery and it’s giving me pain, so they told they will use radio at first to burn a little bit of it for the pain to go away, and then chemo.

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sch — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:44:05 GMT

Hi Anihcup,

Everyone who is diagnosed with cancer is scared. Scared of the unknown. Scared of the future. Scared for their families.

Everyone will feel anxiety about the surgery, the treatment, scared and anxious about the future.

What differs is how we deal with it.

Some people will shut down and not communicate, some people will become extroverted and others might become aggressive for whatever reason.

Everyone will deal with it differently, but I can tell you that everyone who has had cancer is scared at some stage.

Just know that you are here with people who can appreciate the situation you are in.

The medical profession has made amazing progress in the treatment of cancer.

-sch

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Anihcup — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 01:26:58 GMT

Sch

thank you for your words. I know it’s a scary sickness. I want to stay positive, I try, but when the pain shows it is a situation or thought or feeling I can’t express. And the pain killers they give me, don’t really kill the pain.

i am anxiously waiting for the doctors to tell me when they are going to start treating me.

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kj — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 01:58:13 GMT

Anihcup

I hope your radiation therapy begins soon and helps with your pain.the waiting for treatment to begin is very hard.

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Anihcup — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 02:25:15 GMT

Ok,

I think so, this wait is killing me.

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Anihcup — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 20:53:34 GMT

Today I’ve received an appointment for next Tuesday. I hope they decide when to start with whatever procedure. Time goes very slow.

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BJO67 — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:43:07 GMT

Hi Anihcup

I am sending you love and hope

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Anihcup — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:16:07 GMT

Thank you. I really need it. Today I am going to an appointment with the oncologist, I hope he tells me definitely what they are going to do, chemo, radio, operation... I don’t know yet, and I hope this is definitely the day.

i pray to the Lord.

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Katekat — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 22:31:31 GMT

I hope all went well for you today @Anihcup

Do let us know how you got on!

-Kate

Online Community Manager

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BJO67 — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 22:46:44 GMT

Thinking of you

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Anihcup — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 14:33:32 GMT

Still waiting for Friday when the oncologist will talk to me, and I guess he will tell me when I’ll start with the chemo.

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AprilMay — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 14:17:47 GMT

Have you heard what treatment you’ll be having yet?

Waiting is the worst isn’t it?

I’m still waiting myself, I know what treatment I’ll be having, but not when.

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Anihcup — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 05:17:22 GMT

last week I had a little operation called Celiac Plexus Block, to burn the nerves around the tumor that were giving me the pain, that was the radiation I had. Next week I’ll probably start with the chemo. All doctors have shown positive, and I am very positive. I have faith in God.

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kj — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 06:31:45 GMT

Anihcup

I hope that Celiac Plexus Block went well and that your pain level has decreased lots,I am familiar with that procedure,when you start chemo have an open mind,our bodies all respond differently to it hopefully the side effects are not to bad and the chemo does it’s job on the tumor for you ,best wishes with your treatment.

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Anihcup — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 02:22:08 GMT

thank you, i will keep you updated, so far so good, the Celiac Plexus Block went well, pain decreased, now the pain killer works.
And waiting for the chemo schedule. God is with all of us. I have all my faith in God.

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kj — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 06:08:24 GMT

Anihcup
How are you ,have you started chemo yet .