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Rare and Other Cancers
Archives for December 2013
Discussion List
Whipple Recovery
I had a Whipple last November (removed a portion of pancreas, my gall bladder, duodenum and part of my stomach). For the past three months, I’ve been struggling with bile leaking into my stomach. Everything I eat has a very bitter taste and there's a white coating on my tongue. I've been taking Questran which helps a…
Question for anyone diagnosed with gallbladder cancer.
I have been diagnosed with (first called a "polyp"), now called a "tumor" in my gallbladder. I am set for removal of GB Jan. 7th. I am not trying to be pesimistic, rather just being prepared in case the biopsy comes back as cancerous. I know it is rare (which is good). However I do have many of the risk factors such as :…
Malabsorption issues after Whipple surgery
My husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in November of 2006. He underwent the Whipple surgery at the end of November. For the first two years, he had no real problems. He maintained his weight, but was diagnosed as diabetic as they had taken 2/3 of his pancreas during the surgery. At the time of surgery my husband…
For a Friend
Please forgive my ignorance, I'm not from this board{I'm from the uterine board}, but I have a friend who has Pancreatic cancer and she is completely in a fog. I told her I would try to help find out what is happening. She did ask questions and had her husband with her, but the moment they left the dr.s it all went out the…
osteosarcoma, chemo response
Hello, This is my first post. I was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in my right tibia with metastasis to lungs in Sept 2013. I just recently finished my neo-adjuvant chemo consisting of high dose methotrexate as well as cisplatin and doxorubicin. I had an MRI and chest CT scan last week to measure my progess. My chemo…