How i spent my first day of christmas vaccation

Hmm lets see going to a great Aunt’s funeral. She died on the 20th at 8:45 pm. She died of alheizmers. Flash back ten years. Cousin on my dad’s side died in a alcohol related accident and internal injuries. Fast forward a few hours. and mom’s doctor tells her she has 3 spots on her liver. Another dega vue moment. My dad died of pancreatic cancer. It attacks the liver and pancreas. Arghhhhhhhhh …. THe doctors misdianogsed him which is why he is not here with me today. Flash forward to the present … MOm’s doctors weren’t giving her straight answers to what was wrong with her blaming it on a non functioning gall-bladder my ass. This is why im afraid but go unwillingly to doctor’s offices. These things are living proof of why we should all be afraid to go to a doctor’s office. Thier mistakes. SO EVERYONE MY ADVICE IS ALWAYS get a SECOND oppion when anything involves your serious long term health. ok?

Now that Christmas spirit has been killed for the year. im done writing an entry.

Please pray for my mother. Thank you.

im sorry. i will

yeh ive lost my virginity just im still learning lol

Kilikopela

December 24, 2004

i’m sorry hun. it sucks when family dies around the holidays. :hugs:

Now Im no expert and I certainly dont know all the details of your dads case but since it seems to have made you wary of going to the doctor, I thought Id share a little of whats out there about pancreatic cancer: The signs of pancreatic cancer are like many other illnesses, and there may be no signs in the first stages.

The patient may not even notice the gradual onset of these relatively nonspecific symptoms. The doctor may interpret them as being caused by something else. Cancer of the pancreas is hard to find (diagnose) because the organ is hidden behind other organs.

Due to difficulties in diagnosis, the intrinsic aggressive nature of pancreatic cancers, and the sparse systemic treatment options available, only approximately 4% of patients diagnosed with pancreatic adenocarcinoma will be alive five years after diagnosis. In fact, most of [those diagnosed] will have passed away by the end of the first year.

The median survival period from the time of diagnosis until demise is arguably the worst of any of the cancers. In other words, if your dad was experiencing symptoms enough to see a doctor about them (i.e. he wasnt there for some other reason and the doctors just happened on it by luck) his outlook probably wasnt that good.

And if it was already attacking his liver, well I think that doesnt usually happen until Stage IV and thats the final stage. Hopefully your mother will be fine. The chances of getting pancreatic cancer are fairly small, especially in people under 60.

For those that smoke (or live with a smoker) its some number of times more likely than for nonsmokers but its still not that high. The chances of TWO people in an immediate family getting it well that would just be crazy bad luck. But getting a second opinion is usually a good idea where somebodys health is concerned.