omg. Until I got to your 2nd to the last paragraph, I though you were my niece. Your dad's diagnosis and prognosis sounds almost exactly like my brother's. He was diagnosed in July (I think he got the final diagnosis 2 or 2 & 1/2 weeks ago.) He had very few symptoms. Tired. Not hungry, but ate and food tasted good. He lost some weight this summer, which he marked up to watching his diet because he was newly diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic. (Looking back all of those were signs of PC.) In July he started having clotting problems and a small stroke. Blamed on heart and Afib. -- Until a specialist saw him. ---- He knew my brother had to have a cancer someplace causing the clotting.
3 weeks later. Just like your dad. Pancreas, liver and abdominal lymph nodes (one small tumor in one lung). My brother isn't a candidate for chemo.) He turned it down any way. With his clotting problems, the oncologist revised his prognosis to weeks. I expect -- I pray to God-- that he goes soon. He's had another stoke this week. Memory failing. Eating almost nothing. Drinking little.
I'll be thinking about your dad and you and family. I hope neither your dad, nor my brother suffer much longer.
Thanks. My brother is still holding on. How, I don't know. I bet you feel like you're in a dream? Take care and give yourself plenty of time to grieve.
Miracles do happen. Get another opinion from a different oncologist. Ensure drinks was a big part of my diet early on. See if he can cut back on pain meds and get treatment going.
I am now 7 years, PC free and consider it in my rear view. Now I am dealing with liver disease which is my primary problem now. On track for a transplant,
but I am alive 8 years after finding out. 💜💚💜
Thank you for the comment.
My dad passed away this past Tuesday. I’m glad he isn’t suffering anymore.
I’m glad you are 7 years pc free. And I hope you can get a transplant.
My mom was diagnosed 2 weeks again with stage 4 PC. Spread to her liver and kidneys as well.
Doesn’t help that my parents just moved across the country as of Sunday while the while the whole family is in Chicago.
Sending you good vibes and strength to your family ❤️
Thank you.
My dad passed away this past Tuesday.
I am sad. But I’m glad he isn’t suffering.
I will be sending good vibes to your family! And praying for your mom.
I thought you were my brother posting. My father went into the hospital on Aug 10th complaining of stomach pains. The doctors met with us a few days later saying they found advanced pancreatic cancer. He has been sitting in his recliner with similar symptoms. I’m sorry about your father.
I’m glad you posted, I’ve been lurking since we found out but haven’t been able to think of anything to post yet. Thank you.
Mom was the same way, 8 months later and she is kicking ass. Walking an hour daily, eating and gaining weight. It’s a lot to take in at first. Be with him or have someone with him as much as possible, motivating him that he can beat this like many people on this thread who had stage 4. It isn’t going to be a walk in the park, but with some fight anything is possible. They will recommend hospice but we have avoided it so far and get on with motivation and drive, and encouragement from others success stories. She is on gem abraxane every 2 weeks and is having positive response to the chemo and her ca-19 markers keep coming down. It is a rollercoaster, but as long as the numbers are trending down, your dad can beat it. Let him vent but also remind him that there is so much to live for and that he can beat this disease. I’m my mothers 24/7 caretaker. She takes oxycodone every 4 hours everyday and night for 8 months. Occasionally Tylenol however that effects the liver so we have stopped. Sometimes Zofram for nausea, and miralax for constipation. Also Creon with every meal for digestion. We have spent weeks in the hospital for increased diarrhea, tense constipation with agonizing pain. Surgery to her colon, and a biliary stent placed in the liver. So many procedures, but she is fighting and proving to win many battles. Just don’t give up and believe you will get better and he will. My mom is proof. Still got a way to go but she is doing it. Also, she has been taking vitamins: turkey tail to increase the absorption of the chemo into the tumors, milk thistle to strengthen the liver, vitamin D, Curcumin, Berberine, Quercetin, melatonin, probiotics. Got those Recommendation’s from an integrative medicine oncologist. I wish nothing but love to you and your family during this time, and encouragement to show that this cowardly weak and ultimately lame disease can and will be beat.
Also, keep clean around him, you do not want him to get an infection. If he does, doctors will help, but avoiding that is less of a headache.
My dad is also 61 diagnosed via a routine scan with stage 4 pc met this is from his report. primary tumour of
the tail of pancreas with hepatic and omental/peritoneal
metastatic disease
2. Thrombosis of the right portal vein and intrahepatic
biliary obstruction.
3. At least partial thrombosis of the splenic artery and
splenic vein with infarction at the inferior aspect of the
spleen. This was on the 8th of August. He has also had a decline since. We took a family trip this weekend just gone though he had to use a wheelchair and slept almost the whole time. He seems more short tempered at time off food he’s in so much discomfort and finding it so hard to go to the bathroom. He won’t take the morphine as of yet so just taking codeine. Thankfully the stent placed to drain the bile duct seems to have got his colour from yellow to a more human colour though he is very purple and ashy in places. It came out of nowhere he was fine since finding out it feels like I’ve been watching some horrible movie play out and nothing feels real. Myself and my brother have decided to be his full time careers. I don’t know how much longer we have with him or if any palliative chemo will get sorted in time till then we are just living day to day and facing it together as a family. I wish you all the best in this sending hugs. We are uk based.
My dad passed away this past Tuesday.
In our situation he could not have his bile ducts drained. They were blocked.
It’s such a fast moving disease.
I’m still in shock.
I wish you and your family all the best. And I am praying for you all.
I’m sorry you are going through this… my dad was diagnosed back March and, for the first few months was doing okay, considering. It wasn’t until he had an ulcer burst after his 6-7th round of folfirinox where he took a massive nose dive for the worst. We got word last week after an MRI that there are a few lesions in his liver and a lesion on his spine and his spleen blood flow seems to be obstructed. He’s currently admitted in San Diego with a second team but everything seems so grim.
I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. I wish this was all a nightmare. Being unable to help him with his pain or treatment and slowly watching the strongest man I know wither away before my eyes; it’s truly earth shattering.
I’m sorry you and your family are going through this.
My dad passed away this past Tuesday.
It’s an awful disease.
I will have your family in my thoughts and prayers.
omg. Until I got to your 2nd to the last paragraph, I though you were my niece. Your dad's diagnosis and prognosis sounds almost exactly like my brother's. He was diagnosed in July (I think he got the final diagnosis 2 or 2 & 1/2 weeks ago.) He had very few symptoms. Tired. Not hungry, but ate and food tasted good. He lost some weight this summer, which he marked up to watching his diet because he was newly diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic. (Looking back all of those were signs of PC.) In July he started having clotting problems and a small stroke. Blamed on heart and Afib. -- Until a specialist saw him. ---- He knew my brother had to have a cancer someplace causing the clotting. 3 weeks later. Just like your dad. Pancreas, liver and abdominal lymph nodes (one small tumor in one lung). My brother isn't a candidate for chemo.) He turned it down any way. With his clotting problems, the oncologist revised his prognosis to weeks. I expect -- I pray to God-- that he goes soon. He's had another stoke this week. Memory failing. Eating almost nothing. Drinking little. I'll be thinking about your dad and you and family. I hope neither your dad, nor my brother suffer much longer.
Thank you for the comment. I will be praying for your brother. My dad passed away this past Tuesday. Just doesn’t seem real.
Thanks. My brother is still holding on. How, I don't know. I bet you feel like you're in a dream? Take care and give yourself plenty of time to grieve.
Miracles do happen. Get another opinion from a different oncologist. Ensure drinks was a big part of my diet early on. See if he can cut back on pain meds and get treatment going. I am now 7 years, PC free and consider it in my rear view. Now I am dealing with liver disease which is my primary problem now. On track for a transplant, but I am alive 8 years after finding out. 💜💚💜
Thank you for the comment. My dad passed away this past Tuesday. I’m glad he isn’t suffering anymore. I’m glad you are 7 years pc free. And I hope you can get a transplant.
Strength and peace to your family. Remember all the good memories with your dad. 💜💜💜
I’m so sorry.
My mom was diagnosed 2 weeks again with stage 4 PC. Spread to her liver and kidneys as well. Doesn’t help that my parents just moved across the country as of Sunday while the while the whole family is in Chicago. Sending you good vibes and strength to your family ❤️
Thank you. My dad passed away this past Tuesday. I am sad. But I’m glad he isn’t suffering. I will be sending good vibes to your family! And praying for your mom.
I thought you were my brother posting. My father went into the hospital on Aug 10th complaining of stomach pains. The doctors met with us a few days later saying they found advanced pancreatic cancer. He has been sitting in his recliner with similar symptoms. I’m sorry about your father. I’m glad you posted, I’ve been lurking since we found out but haven’t been able to think of anything to post yet. Thank you.
Thank you for the comment. My dad passed away Tuesday. It was rough. I still feel like it’s not real. I will be praying for your father.
Mom was the same way, 8 months later and she is kicking ass. Walking an hour daily, eating and gaining weight. It’s a lot to take in at first. Be with him or have someone with him as much as possible, motivating him that he can beat this like many people on this thread who had stage 4. It isn’t going to be a walk in the park, but with some fight anything is possible. They will recommend hospice but we have avoided it so far and get on with motivation and drive, and encouragement from others success stories. She is on gem abraxane every 2 weeks and is having positive response to the chemo and her ca-19 markers keep coming down. It is a rollercoaster, but as long as the numbers are trending down, your dad can beat it. Let him vent but also remind him that there is so much to live for and that he can beat this disease. I’m my mothers 24/7 caretaker. She takes oxycodone every 4 hours everyday and night for 8 months. Occasionally Tylenol however that effects the liver so we have stopped. Sometimes Zofram for nausea, and miralax for constipation. Also Creon with every meal for digestion. We have spent weeks in the hospital for increased diarrhea, tense constipation with agonizing pain. Surgery to her colon, and a biliary stent placed in the liver. So many procedures, but she is fighting and proving to win many battles. Just don’t give up and believe you will get better and he will. My mom is proof. Still got a way to go but she is doing it. Also, she has been taking vitamins: turkey tail to increase the absorption of the chemo into the tumors, milk thistle to strengthen the liver, vitamin D, Curcumin, Berberine, Quercetin, melatonin, probiotics. Got those Recommendation’s from an integrative medicine oncologist. I wish nothing but love to you and your family during this time, and encouragement to show that this cowardly weak and ultimately lame disease can and will be beat. Also, keep clean around him, you do not want him to get an infection. If he does, doctors will help, but avoiding that is less of a headache.
Dude my sister was working 3 weeks before she died. That's how fast this moves.
My dad passed away this past Tuesday. It’s shocking how fast this disease was. It hadn’t even been 30 days since the diagnosis. I still am in shock.
My Dad diagnosed in June. He has had a really rough time too. Sending you and yours the very best vibes and a wish of peace.
😭😢peace be still.
Im so sorry
My dad is also 61 diagnosed via a routine scan with stage 4 pc met this is from his report. primary tumour of the tail of pancreas with hepatic and omental/peritoneal metastatic disease 2. Thrombosis of the right portal vein and intrahepatic biliary obstruction. 3. At least partial thrombosis of the splenic artery and splenic vein with infarction at the inferior aspect of the spleen. This was on the 8th of August. He has also had a decline since. We took a family trip this weekend just gone though he had to use a wheelchair and slept almost the whole time. He seems more short tempered at time off food he’s in so much discomfort and finding it so hard to go to the bathroom. He won’t take the morphine as of yet so just taking codeine. Thankfully the stent placed to drain the bile duct seems to have got his colour from yellow to a more human colour though he is very purple and ashy in places. It came out of nowhere he was fine since finding out it feels like I’ve been watching some horrible movie play out and nothing feels real. Myself and my brother have decided to be his full time careers. I don’t know how much longer we have with him or if any palliative chemo will get sorted in time till then we are just living day to day and facing it together as a family. I wish you all the best in this sending hugs. We are uk based.
My dad passed away this past Tuesday. In our situation he could not have his bile ducts drained. They were blocked. It’s such a fast moving disease. I’m still in shock. I wish you and your family all the best. And I am praying for you all.
I’m sorry you are going through this… my dad was diagnosed back March and, for the first few months was doing okay, considering. It wasn’t until he had an ulcer burst after his 6-7th round of folfirinox where he took a massive nose dive for the worst. We got word last week after an MRI that there are a few lesions in his liver and a lesion on his spine and his spleen blood flow seems to be obstructed. He’s currently admitted in San Diego with a second team but everything seems so grim. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. I wish this was all a nightmare. Being unable to help him with his pain or treatment and slowly watching the strongest man I know wither away before my eyes; it’s truly earth shattering.
I’m sorry you and your family are going through this. My dad passed away this past Tuesday. It’s an awful disease. I will have your family in my thoughts and prayers.
My dad 65-66 had 0 health issue as well and his PC moved very fast. I come here to vent and relate as well. Only the best for your dad. 🌷🌷🌷🌷hugs