Do you know of anyone diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer, who had an unsuccessful Whipple Operation and lived?
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Thoughts on Families who Have Lived Long-term with Pancreatic Cancer\nhttp://www.pancreatica.org/survivor_stories.html
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I heard recently she did not have Chron's disease like they thought, she had an intestinal blockage that could have been surgically removed and she would have lived.\nSo sad.
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www.pancreas.org \nPancreas.org, a site for information and help with pancreatic cancer. ... may wait a month or more, until he/she improves, before the stones are removed. ...www.pancreas.org/patients/patients_ap_gallstones.html
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I am so sorry to hear about your family friend and hope you are providing support and understandin right now....the fact that she has secondarys (the cancer has spread to  another part of the body) is , I will be honest, worrying.  I know how awful this illness can be and how devastating it can be especially when the person has been healthy....my dad got cancer...he didn;t smoke, he was active and healthy....by the time he was diagnosed he had secondarys.  The chemo might be there to ease the side effects rather than cure or extend life...she needs to know which it is in her case....my thoughts are with your friend and all who love her right now...I do wish you well and hope that any news she has is positive.  Keep us updated? and if you need to chat...feel free to mail me
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to be honest, I'm not sure, but i have had experience with dealing with a close relative with pancreatic cancer, so feel free to get in touch to chat, on sproutly.chick@virgin.net
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First off Congrats on being cancer free. While I have never had cerival cancer at 19 I was diagonesed with ovarian cancer.  I am now an 8 year survior.  This year however two of my cousins have been diagnoesed with cervical cancer.  They are all under the age 30.  If you want just drop me a message I would love to talk.
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I've had 2 friends try alternative medicine - not for breast cancer - but I'd sure call an alternative doctor.  Both friends' cancer disappeared and they have been cancer-free for more than 12 years.  No side effects like chemo, either.\n\nDr. Nicholas Gonzales in NY,NY is the doc for one of my friends.  She goes for check ups just once a year, so you don't have to live there to be his patient.  If you look him up on the Internet, he doesn't look good.  BUt don't believe everything you read.\n\nBUT, what I know, is that my friend was given NO HOPE with regular medical treatments.  THey were going to take her lung and do aggressive chemo and they didn't expect her to live 4 more months even if they did that.  SO she went to Dr. Gonzales and she credits him with saving her life.\n\nI am not some sort of wierd health-nut, by the way.  I go to regular doctors.  I just know of these 2 friends who were healed by alternative medicine.\n\nGood luck!!
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YES! Pancreantitis can be fatal.  You should get her to an internist asap for a second opinion on the medication.  If it is chronic or severe she should be in the hospital for treatment.  Best wishes for her recovery.
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i wish there was.you have no idea on how i wish this was true.  my dad whom i  love very dearly told me that he has prostrate cancer back in September. he told me that he was going to the "mayo" clinic. an extremely prestigious hospital for this treatment. with an above average sucesss rate. so i was very content with that. but as my mom and dad  go to Melbourne Florida every year to there winter retreat. he still hadn't gone to the mayo before they left. i questioned my dad why and he stated that he is going to seek full treatment in Florida with a doctor he knows and trust. well its late November and he hasn't gone for treatment of any kind. Ive called on a daily bases and spoken to him about it and questioned what he is doing to resolve the issue. his response is " i haven't got the time to take care of it yet" i questioned of "yet" to him. he explains of how he has to do this and that(things of no meaning). he is a vein man i know. and that is his issue. he is 75 years of age. Ive always known that your parents will die. but Ive never felt it like i feel it now.but the kicker is , i finally got to speak to my mom without him there. he doesnt have prostrate cancer. he has lung cancer. he quit smoking at the age of 33. but he worked his entire life as a journeymen electrictian. who knows what he was exposed to over all those years. so in answer to your question, i really wish there was. id read it to eternity. the bible as you so hiddenly speak doesn't tell you how to deal with this. if it does and you really see that it applies. then e-mail me about how i should read scriptrure...chapter... verse.... does it really apply? ask this of yourself before you offer advise.
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What kind of cancer did he have to start with?  There are people nowadays living with cancer.  My father's friend Tony is an example.  Tony was diagnosed with 6 months to live, terminal cancer.  He pushed for chemo anyhow and is still here 8 years later and the cancer spread to the colon and pancreas and started in the lung.  He has to be on maintenance chemo every 4 months to control it but he is living with cancer like people live with any illness.  Don't give up hope.  Depending where the cancer is, part of the liver if it's in the left lobe can be removed and he can still function with part of his liver.  He could also be eligible if push came to shove for a transplant from a relative.
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My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1990.  She battled it, and won.  She had lymph nodes removed as well as a total masectomy.  Along with 6 months of chemo.  Unfortch her cancer recurred in 1998.  This time in her bones.  She battled bravely again, with weekly chemo for 5 solid years.  Eventually it spread to her brain and she had radiation.  She had(yes, I am sorry 'had')a great life from her initial battle in 1990 until cancer finally took her from us in 2003.  She saw both her daughters marry and met one grandson.  She and my dad traveled and were together.  Just give her the best you can.  Be there for her, talk to her.  I know it hurts, believe me, I know.  My mom was only 53 when she passed.  I believe she always handled it better than we did.  I never once saw her be scared.  I wish you and your friend all the best.  Good luck!
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Try salted pretzel sticks, Or if someone wants to be a sweetie, they can go buy you a Fresh baked pretzel from somewhere. My grandfather used to get these when he had chemo, but had alot of trouble keeping them, and anything else, down. Hope you have better luck, and you have my admiration for going through such a traumatic procedure!
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I am 67 and have had Prostate Cancer. My doctor has a very high success rate here in Chicago. He is an Oncologist as well as a Urologist. Operations and "Seeds" don't seem to wotk too well. His treatments do. I wish there was some way to communicate. He is really very good. He cured me.
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I wish I knew, my cousin has been looking for one to..she was born with one, and had cancer of it...she's thinking of creating one..I hope you find one that helps you.
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Hi Jerry, I'm in the middle of my cancer treatment.  I'll give you some information that helped me..if you want to talk to a cancer survivor who had the same kind of cancer as you do and is a trained volunteer to help you with your questions, call 1-800-ACS-2345, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  It is called Reach for Recovery.  You are never alone.  You can visit the website on line at www.cancer.org to gather information.  Let me know how it works out for you.  When I was in the Navy I learned that courage is fear that has said it's prayers.   We need to find a way to link you to us so you get our answers.
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The best thing you can do for your friend is to be supportive.  It sounds as if you are off to a good start. \n\nIf she is newly diagnosed, it may be very hard for her to make the lifestyle changes that she needs to make.  It is hard to have a salad when everyone else is having greasy burgers and french fries.  Or to drink diet soda when everyone else is having milkshakes.   It may be easier for her if you made some of the changes with her.\n\nIf your friend cooks, get her a 'diabetic' cookbook.  There are lots of good ones out there.  With the holidays right around the corner, it will be especially difficult for her to give up all of the sweets.  Maybe if you were to make her one of her favorites using Splenda, and give her the recipe.\n\nWith diet changes and exercise, she will do well.  \n\nGood luck
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Thank you for this question!\nMy mother-in-law (my Pastor) was recently diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas. Additionally she had a tumor on her spine and a mass in her colon. The diagnosis was confirmed by two specialists. She was told she had eight weeks to live. Her doctors scheduled surgery to try to remove the colon mass. She asked me to search the web for a few options for her casket, a friend is a gifted carpenter and he was going to build it for her once she chose what she wanted. \nThe church organized a 24-hour prayer chain as we always do when there is a dire need and she checked into the hospital in the large city near our small town. I visited her on the morning of her surgery and we talked about what we've experienced in God over the last thirty years. We cried, we held hands, we laughed, we cried. She was ready and we spent that early morning in the hospital saying our goodbyes. She told us what she wanted to wear. Which dress, which shoes. She told us who she wanted to speak at her funeral. She knew her husband (co-Pastor) wouldn't be able to. She told my wife (her daughter) what songs she wanted her to play and sing. It was horrible.\nThey took her into surgery and my wife and I waited in the visitors lounge. The church at home continued to pray because we've learned over the years that sometimes God's mind can be changed. She had taught us that. \nI have known this woman for thirty years. She is the most remarkable person I have ever encountered.\nFour-and-a-half hours later the oncologist came out and told us it had not gone as anticipated. In the process of trying to locate the colon mass they had torn the colon with the scope. This happened because they couldn't find the mass where they anticipated it to be. They kept looking for it until they accidently tore the colon wall. That led them to open her up to repair that damage. While they repaired the colon they searched for the mass by hand but could not find it.\nThey elected to look at her pancreas while they were there to better gauge the size of the mass. They could not find that one either. Her X-rays were posted for reference nearby and they showed both masses. And yet the doctors physically examined both locations and found nothing. They could not get to the mass on the spine.\nI'll never forget as the doctor began to apologized about the colon mishap. He was noticeably upset. We assured him it was not a problem. We told him the church had been praying around the clock for over a week and he said it was clear to him that she had been miraculously healed. The second doctor came out and could only smile and shake our hands.\nShe was taken to recovery and then to her room where she stayed for a few days. She was visited by every nurse and nearly every doctor in the hospital for those few days. And she was not bashful about what God had done for her. She reminded them that there was proof and they were all aware.\n\nThis is just one example. I have many others I could share but you already believe. And it is so good to see God's work acknowledged in such a public way.\nI don't know what your background is but clearly God does. Please don't forget what you are feeling now. Thank Him often. And consider that He may have something far greater than you realize waiting for you. Here and beyond.\nPlease read Chapter 2 of Acts (New Testament) with your husband and consider what more God may have for you.