My mom got diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year in September. Her first Whipple procedure was not successful. The doc could not resect the tumor since it was big. Then followed by four cycles of chemo, her tumor shrank, and she was fit enough to do a second surgery. The doctors did the Whipple procedure, and they could remove the cancer tumor. After a month post-surgery, she got two cycles of chemo. After chemo treatment, she waited for one month. Recently she took a blood test, Pet/CT Scan, and MRI. The Blood results came now her CA-19 Level is very high(450). Also, she has severe back pain, appetite loss, and fatigue. I wonder if these are the post-surgery side effects or if cancer cells are spreading again. Can anyone know the reason for this?
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