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Posted: 2/10/2016 2:21:17 PM EDT
[#1]
Stay strong man, for you and your family both.
Hug your son every damn day. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 8:13:28 PM EDT
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Big_Papa, what stage? What were your symptoms? What lead to the diagnosis? Is it stage IA, IB, IIA, IIB, III, IV? When are they going to do the Whipple surgery? And yes you're in my thoughts. The tumor is stage 2A at this point. it is surrounding the pancreatic bile duct and the artery feeding the lower abdomen. While it is operable at this point any growth will make it harder to operate. They are waiting for 6 chemo treatments before the Whipple to kill any other cells in my body to try to prevent it from metastasizing anywhere else. Also the hope is that the chemo will shrink the tumor making the operation safer. I am going to put the following in bold in the hopes of helping someone else: MY SYMPTOMS WERE SUDDEN ABDOMINAL PAIN AND DIGESTION ISSUES. It was like a light switch. Thursday, all good. Friday severe pain and digestion issues. I ignored the symptoms for about 2 weeks. I was STUPID. My body told me something was wrong and it took 2 weeks for me to go get checked out. I only pray that 2 week delay is not the difference between victory and defeat. Bottom line, LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. Go get checked when you know something is wrong. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 8:19:00 PM EDT
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Hoping for the best buddy.
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Posted: 2/10/2016 8:45:07 PM EDT
[#4]
Prayers headed your way, OP. Hang in there.
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Posted: 2/10/2016 8:48:23 PM EDT
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To not ask for the impossible is to insult God. I pray A LOT these days.
My wife is stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer (inoperable) ----doing clinical research stuff with chemo and winning. Fight,Fight, Fight. Remember the good days.....you will get through the bad ones----I promise. Jesus Heals people. That is what He does. Your family and close friends are going to become priceless. You will learn things about yourself and others that are also going to be priceless. You will get through this to His Glory. Be at peace and know that He's got this. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 8:51:16 PM EDT
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So sorry brother. No way to sugar coat that. PC is not good. Good luck. I will pray for you.
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Posted: 2/10/2016 8:55:24 PM EDT
[#7]
fight cancer, beat cancer
wishing you all the best |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 8:56:30 PM EDT
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Prayers inbound, hang tough brother!
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Posted: 2/10/2016 8:57:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The tumor is stage 2A at this point. it is surrounding the pancreatic bile duct and the artery feeding the lower abdomen. While it is operable at this point any growth will make it harder to operate. They are waiting for 6 chemo treatments before the Whipple to kill any other cells in my body to try to prevent it from metastasizing anywhere else. Also the hope is that the chemo will shrink the tumor making the operation safer. I am going to put the following in bold in the hopes of helping someone else: MY SYMPTOMS WERE SUDDEN ABDOMINAL PAIN AND DIGESTION ISSUES. It was like a light switch. Thursday, all good. Friday severe pain and digestion issues. I ignored the symptoms for about 2 weeks. I was STUPID. My body told me something was wrong and it took 2 weeks for me to go get checked out. I only pray that 2 week delay is not the difference between victory and defeat. Bottom line, LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. Go get checked when you know something is wrong. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Big_Papa, what stage? What were your symptoms? What lead to the diagnosis? Is it stage IA, IB, IIA, IIB, III, IV? When are they going to do the Whipple surgery? And yes you're in my thoughts. The tumor is stage 2A at this point. it is surrounding the pancreatic bile duct and the artery feeding the lower abdomen. While it is operable at this point any growth will make it harder to operate. They are waiting for 6 chemo treatments before the Whipple to kill any other cells in my body to try to prevent it from metastasizing anywhere else. Also the hope is that the chemo will shrink the tumor making the operation safer. I am going to put the following in bold in the hopes of helping someone else: MY SYMPTOMS WERE SUDDEN ABDOMINAL PAIN AND DIGESTION ISSUES. It was like a light switch. Thursday, all good. Friday severe pain and digestion issues. I ignored the symptoms for about 2 weeks. I was STUPID. My body told me something was wrong and it took 2 weeks for me to go get checked out. I only pray that 2 week delay is not the difference between victory and defeat. Bottom line, LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. Go get checked when you know something is wrong. I get what you're saying and you're right but we've all probably done the same thing before. I hope you don't beat yourself up too much for it. I've waited weeks and weeks because I thought I could tough out whatever it was. Glad you finally went in! |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 9:00:50 PM EDT
[#10]
Prayers sent.
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Posted: 2/10/2016 9:10:42 PM EDT
[#11]
Keep fighting the good fight.
Kick some ass, you sound like you are doing as well as can be expected. I'll say a prayer for you. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 10:19:52 PM EDT
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To not ask for the impossible is to insult God. I pray A LOT these days. My wife is stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer (inoperable) ----doing clinical research stuff with chemo and winning. Fight,Fight, Fight. Remember the good days.....you will get through the bad ones----I promise. Jesus Heals people. That is what He does. Your family and close friends are going to become priceless. You will learn things about yourself and others that are also going to be priceless. You will get through this to His Glory. Be at peace and know that He's got this. May God bless and heal your wife. I believe in His power for myself and your wife. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 11:31:53 PM EDT
[#13]
Prayers sent.
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Posted: 2/10/2016 11:36:14 PM EDT
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Praying for you all.
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Posted: 2/11/2016 12:22:50 AM EDT
[#15]
rock steady my brother!
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Posted: 2/11/2016 10:49:40 PM EDT
[#16]
Continued prayers bro. Stay strong.
ETA:the chemo will likely make you feel like total and complete crap, but it has to do its thing. I'm sure the doc(s) told you this. It's true. |
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Posted: 2/11/2016 11:12:36 PM EDT
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May God bless and heal your wife. I believe in His power for myself and your wife. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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To not ask for the impossible is to insult God. I pray A LOT these days. My wife is stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer (inoperable) ----doing clinical research stuff with chemo and winning. Fight,Fight, Fight. Remember the good days.....you will get through the bad ones----I promise. Jesus Heals people. That is what He does. Your family and close friends are going to become priceless. You will learn things about yourself and others that are also going to be priceless. You will get through this to His Glory. Be at peace and know that He's got this. May God bless and heal your wife. I believe in His power for myself and your wife. Praying for all of you. |
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Posted: 2/11/2016 11:17:13 PM EDT
[#18]
I wish you the best, go kick it's ass OP.
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Posted: 2/11/2016 11:38:53 PM EDT
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Prays for you and your family.
May you kick the hell out of it. |
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Posted: 2/11/2016 11:41:59 PM EDT
[#20]
Kick it's ass, Big_Papa.
We're all pulling for you. |
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Posted: 2/11/2016 11:43:49 PM EDT
[#21]
Good luck Papa! Our household will keep you in our thoughts.
Stay strong for your boy. |
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Posted: 2/11/2016 11:52:06 PM EDT
[#22]
Prayers sent!
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Posted: 2/12/2016 9:41:50 PM EDT
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Prayers are inbound, my dad recently finished his year long chemo and made it through (73yo) and I know an ARFCOMmer can too.
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Posted: 2/12/2016 9:44:47 PM EDT
[#24]
Praying for you and your family. Stay strong and positive.
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Posted: 2/12/2016 9:55:13 PM EDT
[#25]
Thoughts and prayers.
Hang tough. F ck cancer.
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Posted: 2/12/2016 10:01:21 PM EDT
[#26]
Good luck. Stay strong. Fuck cancer.
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Posted: 2/12/2016 10:02:35 PM EDT
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Prayers out to you
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Posted: 2/12/2016 10:03:18 PM EDT
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From someone who has been though it with a spouse, hang on for the ride! It will be a roller coaster whether you win or lose. One day, they will say looking good, then slap you with a CT scan that says otherwise.
I hope the chemo and surgery works for you. It did not for us. 2 months after surgery, metastasis.....6 months later, we lost. Just two weeks ago, I lost a friend and neighbor to metastatic breast cancer. She had fought it for 5 years. Good luck. Cancer is a nasty enemy! |
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Posted: 2/12/2016 10:11:01 PM EDT
[#29]
Keep up the fight.
Prayers and best of luck sir. |
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Posted: 2/12/2016 10:11:42 PM EDT
[#30]
More thoughts and prayers inbound.
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Posted: 2/12/2016 10:21:46 PM EDT
[#31]
Prayers to you and your family.
Keep strong in your faith. |
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Posted: 3/10/2016 6:00:52 PM EDT
[#32]
UPDATE:
Glory be to God. Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes. This week's CT scan shows that after 3 chemo treatments, the pancreatic tumor has shrunk and there are no additional cancer growths detected in my body. I still have a long road to go with chemo and surgery but this is the best news at this point of the treatment that could be asked for. |
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Posted: 3/10/2016 6:03:05 PM EDT
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UPDATE: Glory be to God. Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes. This week's CT scan shows that after 3 chemo treatments, the pancreatic tumor has shrunk and there are no additional cancer growths detected in my body. I still have a long road to go with chemo and surgery but this is the best news at this point of the treatment that could be asked for. Outstanding. Never give up, never give in. You are in all of our prayers. |
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Posted: 3/10/2016 6:04:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/10/2016 6:05:40 PM EDT
[#35]
great update!
keep fighting. |
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Posted: 3/10/2016 6:09:14 PM EDT
[#36]
Great news. Keep fighting and doing what you're doing.
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Posted: 3/10/2016 6:13:37 PM EDT
[#37]
Rest easy Papa, you are secure in the knowledge that this is all in His hands. The test results are a confirmation of His will at this time and this moment.
Never, ever give up. God can beat this, let Him and the docs swing the hammer, just get outta the way. Prayers up for you and every body else fighting cancer. |
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Posted: 3/10/2016 6:16:54 PM EDT
[#38]
That is an awesome update to read. Keep fighting!
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Posted: 3/10/2016 6:29:05 PM EDT
[#39]
Glad to hear the good news OP. Stay strong
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Posted: 3/10/2016 6:29:10 PM EDT
[#40]
Glad to see your treatment is working for you. Stay strong, keep fighting.
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Posted: 3/10/2016 6:41:15 PM EDT
[#41]
Great update,keeping you in my prayers
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Posted: 3/10/2016 6:42:21 PM EDT
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Prayers inbound.
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Posted: 3/10/2016 6:43:49 PM EDT
[#43]
Great news keep at!!
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Posted: 3/10/2016 6:44:51 PM EDT
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God bless, OP. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
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Posted: 3/10/2016 6:47:43 PM EDT
[#45]
Good news!
I hope you continue to get good news. One of my customers at my former job, Great guy, had pancreatic cancer. He beat it. He looked absolutely terrible for a while, but beat it nonetheless. |
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Posted: 3/10/2016 7:05:28 PM EDT
[#46]
Awesome news
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Posted: 3/10/2016 7:09:16 PM EDT
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Excellent news!
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Posted: 3/10/2016 7:09:43 PM EDT
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Awesome 3/10 update!
You'll be around to see president bernie sworn in next year! 
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Posted: 3/10/2016 7:12:18 PM EDT
[#49]
Continued prayers
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Posted: 3/10/2016 7:21:54 PM EDT
[#50]
Good deal OP!
My dad was diagnosed with stage-4 Multiple Myeloma over 5yrs ago. The prognosis was crap. Dad's still going strong and (Fingers crossed) showing Cancer "free" these days  |
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