That word "remission" just gets me down! It feels like a reminder that cancer is always hanging over my head - and that's the last thing I want is a(nother) reminder! I survived. I am surviving. I will continue to survive! (Not just survive, but live and love living :)) Yup, I'm a survivor. We all are. ... View more

Ooh, an active little boy...congrats! My boys are 2 and 3.5 now...and they're still as active as they were when they were squirming around in the womb. So glad I've been feeling more and more physically well in the past few months so I can play all the rough n tumble games little boys like to play! Hope you continue to feel great through these last few months, I remember really enjoying being pregnant even when I was 20kg heavier than when I started (yup, my babies liked me to eat a lot of ice cream!) e ... View more

Dazmak, How are you feeling today - are you able to relax a bit at home? It is such a shock to receive that "C"-word diagnosis and very frightening. Have your doctors given you some treatment options or an idea of what kind of pancreatic cancer your facing? There is certainly a lot of intimidating info out there about pancreatic cancer...I was so overwhelmed when I was first diagnosed (ok, I can't lie, I still am pretty overwhelmed by it all) last January. As hard as it is, try not to dwell on the statistics, I found them to be pretty grim and would always get me down if I thought about them too much. After a stack of ERCPs and other things at St George, I had my surgery at POW private (a wonderful wonderful surgeon did my Whipple surgery, he's such a lovely person and so easy to get in contact with whenever I have any questions) and received follow up chemo and radiation in POW public - I am now cancer free and just having 3 monthly followups, this thing is beat-able! I am more than happy to discuss any part of my treatment/experiences over the past year with you if you think it will help you to understand your situation. Just post a message or send me an email. I really hope I can be of some assistance. Big big hugs to you. e ... View more

So nice to hear everyone's stories about pregnancy and kids. . . I have 2 toddlers and hope to have a 3rd child one day, but my cancer diagnosis last year and subsequent treatment will just mean that gets delayed a bit I hope! My little men have been such an inspiration to keep me up and positive through all this, I love them so much but wow it sure is exhausting to combine cancer treatment and surgery recovery with the nights of broken sleep and days full of kids' activities! Despite that, I'd really love to add a 3rd pair of legs to chase around the house in the near future (o: Congrats on your pregnancy Nikki, looking forward to hear how things progress (hope your first trimester has been smooth sailing!) and look forward to hearing everyone else's stories of bubs and pregnancy too! ... View more

This is the first time I've been back to this website since last year, and I'm happy to see it's improved! I'm a young adult survivor of pancreatic cancer (diagnosed january'08 at 30, 32 now...still qualify as young, right? ;-)) - it's so nice to see a forum like this. e ... View more