Biopsy Results - Metastatic Adenocarcinoma

lizzydavis
lizzydavis Member Posts: 893
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Biopsy Results - Metastatic Adenocarcinoma

Well, we expected to hear this with the pain I have had but we are still in shock. I am at peace with this and feel I have had many blessing in my life. The doctor has recommended chemo once a week for 3 wks and 1 wk off. He said it may extend my life by 3-4 months. I am walking around in a fog. I guess this is the circle of life.

Thank you to everyone for your support here.

Lizzy
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  • Brenda Bricco
    Brenda Bricco Member Posts: 579 Member
    #2
    Lizzy,
    I am so sorry to hear
    Lizzy,
    I am so sorry to hear this, I so wish you got better news.
    GOD bless you.
    Brenda
  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    #3
    so sorry lizzy
    dear lizy,

    this is the hardest news to hear.

    we should be thanking you for all the support you have given us.

    maybe some meditation might help clear the fog.

    we all have the circle of life, i guess its just how big the circles are for each of us!

    I hope your circle is filled with love and peace each and every day!

    hugs,

    pete

    PS I notice your lovelly little white dog, the other day i was meditating on the beach and patting my dogs at the same time. i got a real lift out of it!
  • Lifeisajourney
    Lifeisajourney Member Posts: 216
    #4
    Whatever choices you have,
    may they be workable for you. I was just browsing as I do and just wanted to say I know just how you are feeling. I was diagnosed in March 2011 with mets to liver. They thought it was resectable-didn't finish or do resection/or rfa because of condition of liver. Bottom line I have refused chemo so far and taking my chances. I have lost so much time being sick with chemo and surgery, I have decided to do it my way. I am scared of my choice in some ways but I just don't like chemo and they said 6 mos no chemo maybe 2 years with chemo...no one knows, and I have had so much lost time being sick with chemo/surgery, not cancer which is the real problem...sorry to be rattling, but just wanted to say no one knows how long we have and though I feel crappy, I would feel a lot worse on chemo/possible side effects. I may change my mind next month, maybe it will be too late, but for now it feels right. So just wanted to say I understand your thoughts and bless you, I wish the best with whatever choice you make. You are not alone. Pat
  • karen40
    karen40 Member Posts: 211 Member
    #5
    My prayers are for you
    Lizzy,
    I pray that your fog be lifted and that you only feel comfort as you walk through this next phase.
    Karen
  • LivinginNH
    LivinginNH Member Posts: 1,456 Member
    #6
    Oh dear, I'm completely at a

    Oh dear, I'm completely at a loss for words at this news. May peace be with you and your family.

    Love, Cynthia
  • tommycat
    tommycat Member Posts: 790 Member
    #7
    This news breaks my heart
    This news breaks my heart and makes me so sad for you.............! Maybe it will not get any worse?I looked it up after reading your post and it does happen. I am sorry you are living with this new news, and fear.
    Hoping for the best possible outcome
    Your friend in California
  • geotina
    geotina Member Posts: 2,111 Member
    #8
    Dear Lizzy:
    I am so very, very sorry for the news you received.

    Hugs - Tina
  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    #9
    Shock Isn't the Word.....
    Hi Lizzy

    I'm with Cynthia - I'm sitting here stunned:(

    From this prognosis, I can only assume that the met is in the pancreas, which we feared? Am I to understand that we're talking 3-4 months from now approximately?

    I'm sickened with this news but I so appreciate you updating everyone. I'm just trying to wrap my head around the news, but I just won't let myself right now. I need to think.

    I'm just so shocked, because you have in pretty good shape most of the time I've known you here. Now, to hear of this turnaround.....I don't want to think about you not being here. I've always enjoyed our talks.

    I know I've always told you that with you, "Carolina is always in my mind..." so I will say it once more.

    Whenever I wear that sweatshirt with CAROLINA across the front, it's for you that I wear it - it's hard for this ol' Texan to fly another team's colors, but for you I'm proud to wear it and tell people the story of how I got it. It gives me comfort and I feel like I am close to you when I have it on - that make any sense?

    It will always make me think of you. I love you, Lizzy...and I'm just sorry - please give George a big hug:)

    This just can't be happening...

    -Craig:(
  • tko683
    tko683 Member Posts: 264 Member
    #10
    Lizzy, I am so sorry to hear this
    I have been thinking about you and praying that you would get better news. I am so very sorry to hear this news. I really breaks my heart. I always hope that the doctor is wrong in cases like this. Sometimes they are. Nobody really knows how long someone will live, except for God. I will keep praying for you. Hugs, Teri
  • SisterSledge
    SisterSledge Member Posts: 332 Member
    #11
    ~hugs~
    Hi Lizzy,

    I'm not very good with comforting words...I stick mostly with offering link assistance and information (and sometimes my own opinions). But I do want to remind that often doctors are wrong. Please get another opinion and consider all treatment options available to you before making a decision about your next step. Also, let people help you, hug you and humor you <3

    ~hugs~
    Janine
  • Kimo Sabe
    Kimo Sabe Member Posts: 64
    #12
    SisterSledge said:

    ~hugs~
    Hi Lizzy,

    I'm not very good with comforting words...I stick mostly with offering link assistance and information (and sometimes my own opinions). But I do want to remind that often doctors are wrong. Please get another opinion and consider all treatment options available to you before making a decision about your next step. Also, let people help you, hug you and humor you <3

    ~hugs~
    Janine</p>

    2nd Opinion
    Please, get a second opinion. You will be glad you did.
    norm
  • Sonia32
    Sonia32 Member Posts: 1,071 Member
    #13
    Lizzy
    Hugs and prayers your way. I don't know what to say :-( I will pm you in a little while. I hope you know how much you are thought of and loved on this site. As Craig say's this can't be happening.
  • jjaj133
    jjaj133 Member Posts: 867 Member
    #14
    Lizzy, like everyone else I
    Lizzy, like everyone else I am so shocked and saddened by this news. All I can do is pray for you and yours. May you have peace, & strength and feel the love that is coming from this board.
    judy
  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #15
    jjaj133 said:

    Lizzy, like everyone else I
    Lizzy, like everyone else I am so shocked and saddened by this news. All I can do is pray for you and yours. May you have peace, & strength and feel the love that is coming from this board.
    judy

    lizzy
    lizzy what to say ? what to say?

    I guess in some ways it is news like this that we all wait for....somewhere in our little chemofoggy brains we wait and pray we will not

    Lizzy I have never met you but may I say your warmth and your gentle nature have always shone through

    I send you love my dear friend and pray you find strength

    maggie
  • lizzydavis
    lizzydavis Member Posts: 893
    #16
    maglets said:

    lizzy
    lizzy what to say ? what to say?

    I guess in some ways it is news like this that we all wait for....somewhere in our little chemofoggy brains we wait and pray we will not

    Lizzy I have never met you but may I say your warmth and your gentle nature have always shone through

    I send you love my dear friend and pray you find strength

    maggie

    Thank you all for your messages.
    Thank you all for your messages. I feel comforted when I read your posts. I appreciate all of you.

    ----- Let me clarify that this is not Colorectal Cancer. The Onc said this is a new diagnosis and it is Pancreatic Metastatic Adenocarcinoma. His prognosis is 6 months to 1 year. The short-term chemo of Gemzar may extend my life 3-4 months. I am going back and forth on this chemo even though I have made an appt for Monday. I do not want to live the remainder of my life with nauseau and tiredness and in the bed. I have been given pain medication to keep me comfortable.

    Thank you again for all of your comments. They are so important to me.

    Hugs,
    Lizzy
  • lizzydavis
    lizzydavis Member Posts: 893
    #17
    Lifeisajourney said:

    Whatever choices you have,
    may they be workable for you. I was just browsing as I do and just wanted to say I know just how you are feeling. I was diagnosed in March 2011 with mets to liver. They thought it was resectable-didn't finish or do resection/or rfa because of condition of liver. Bottom line I have refused chemo so far and taking my chances. I have lost so much time being sick with chemo and surgery, I have decided to do it my way. I am scared of my choice in some ways but I just don't like chemo and they said 6 mos no chemo maybe 2 years with chemo...no one knows, and I have had so much lost time being sick with chemo/surgery, not cancer which is the real problem...sorry to be rattling, but just wanted to say no one knows how long we have and though I feel crappy, I would feel a lot worse on chemo/possible side effects. I may change my mind next month, maybe it will be too late, but for now it feels right. So just wanted to say I understand your thoughts and bless you, I wish the best with whatever choice you make. You are not alone. Pat

    Pat
    Pat,

    Thank you for your post. I am beginning to feel more like the way you do. I have suffered so much with being sick with chemo that 3-4 months extended life with that sickness is not what I want. I am truly thinking about canceling the chemo. Thank you for sharing with me.

    Hugs,
    Lizzy
  • johnnybegood
    johnnybegood Member Posts: 1,117 Member
    #18
    lizzydavis said:

    Thank you all for your messages.
    Thank you all for your messages. I feel comforted when I read your posts. I appreciate all of you.

    ----- Let me clarify that this is not Colorectal Cancer. The Onc said this is a new diagnosis and it is Pancreatic Metastatic Adenocarcinoma. His prognosis is 6 months to 1 year. The short-term chemo of Gemzar may extend my life 3-4 months. I am going back and forth on this chemo even though I have made an appt for Monday. I do not want to live the remainder of my life with nauseau and tiredness and in the bed. I have been given pain medication to keep me comfortable.

    Thank you again for all of your comments. They are so important to me.

    Hugs,
    Lizzy

    so sorry lizzy
    we never know what this life is going to throw us.one day at a time dear friend my prayers are with you....Godbless...johnnybegood
  • lizzydavis
    lizzydavis Member Posts: 893
    #19
    Lifeisajourney said:

    Whatever choices you have,
    may they be workable for you. I was just browsing as I do and just wanted to say I know just how you are feeling. I was diagnosed in March 2011 with mets to liver. They thought it was resectable-didn't finish or do resection/or rfa because of condition of liver. Bottom line I have refused chemo so far and taking my chances. I have lost so much time being sick with chemo and surgery, I have decided to do it my way. I am scared of my choice in some ways but I just don't like chemo and they said 6 mos no chemo maybe 2 years with chemo...no one knows, and I have had so much lost time being sick with chemo/surgery, not cancer which is the real problem...sorry to be rattling, but just wanted to say no one knows how long we have and though I feel crappy, I would feel a lot worse on chemo/possible side effects. I may change my mind next month, maybe it will be too late, but for now it feels right. So just wanted to say I understand your thoughts and bless you, I wish the best with whatever choice you make. You are not alone. Pat

    Pat
    post
  • smokeyjoe
    smokeyjoe Member Posts: 1,425 Member
    #20
    johnnybegood said:

    so sorry lizzy
    we never know what this life is going to throw us.one day at a time dear friend my prayers are with you....Godbless...johnnybegood

    I'm pretty much like
    I'm pretty much like Sistersledge, just not good with comforting words, I'm at a loss right now. I am so very sorry about this news, it's just so horrible. Take care.
  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties Member Posts: 3,364 Member
    #21
    Dear Lizzy
    So very sorry to hear about this latest diagnosis.

    I pray that regardless of what you determine about treatment options, you will have pain free days of sunshine and strength.

    Throw out the calendar. Don't count the days that are left...count every day that you have with your family and friends.

    Much love to you,

    Marie who loves kitties

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