Pancreatic Cancer Experiences - Decision Point
Pancreatic Cancer Decision Point types:
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- Grandmakitty
- Experience with Pancreatic Cancer
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- Dkithianis
- Experience with Adenocarcinoma, Pan...
Chemotherapy
Decision Point
We saw the oncologist May 8th where they did blood work and said they needed to do 5fU for 2-4 months. The CA 19-9 had dropped to 5,...
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- Dkithianis
- Experience with Adenocarcinoma, Pan...
Surgery or chemo or natural?
Decision Point
On April 25th we went to MUSC. They had us waiting in the room for hours which exhausted my husband and when they came in they reall...
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- bones
- Experience with Pancreatic Cancer
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- kittykatt
- Experience with Pancreatic Cancer
Whether or not to continue treatment. Which we as a family have decided it is worth a try. Either way my oncologist says radiation will not be an option.
Decision Point
Most of the time I don't worry about it. I almost feel this is not happening to me, it must be someone else. But when I see the litt...
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- Coomie143
- Experience with Pancreatic Cancer
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- ewo1bn
- Experience with Endocrine Tumor (NET)
Discontinue Treatment
Decision Point
Non-responsive to all treatment for more than 2 months...
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- swalworth
- Experience with Adenocarcinoma, Panc...
how long to continue treatment
Decision Point
i have a dtr getting married in 5-6 months which I want to attend and am continuing chemo for that.
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- meribethaz
- Experience with Adenocarcinoma, Pan...
I felt insulted or deceived by the two chemo treatments. Why be a zombie for 5 months only to live a few months later. No treatment will be the same time--maybe a month or two shorter.
Decision Point
My friends and I are facing the dying (which we call "Later on") with full strength and tough attitude since I dodn't know what is r...
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- deSmile
- Experience with Adenocarcinoma, Pancre...
CAT scan
Decision Point
Some positive, some not soo much. Decision to continue 4 more round of Folfironox, then repeat CAT Scan. Searching for a clinical tr...
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- Raynard
- Experience with Adenocarcinoma, Pancre...
Quality of life vs quantity
Decision Point
Mom decided for what time frame they gave her she would rather have some what quality of life. Very brave
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- sandpiper
- Experience with Pancreatic Cancer
Decision Point
I've read the many posts that have gone before us. When they posted that Hospice was entering their lives, I got a lump in my throat...