A Q&A on pancreatic cancer (type of cancer ex-congressman has is very hard to diagnose early)

http://www.cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) ^ | May 31, 2015 | Brie Zeltner

[Jaxter]

Thanks!

[Tired of Taxes]

Thank you for posting that encouraging story. Glad to hear you’re still doing well. :-)

[Jaxter]

Thank you!

[rwfromkansas]

No, he didn’t.

[Ditter]

All of those packaged foods contain flavor enhancing chemicals (MSG etc.) to make you think that it is really food and to get you to eat it.

I would have died young if that is what I ate.

Read the labels and Google the ingredients.

[Ditter]

I am glad to hear that you have survived. MrDitter is in the hospital right now with what they are thinking is gall bladder inflammation. They can't remove his GB because of recent heart surgery. They haven't mentioned his pancreas and I hope I don't hear that word.

[fireman15]

All of those packaged foods contain flavor enhancing chemicals (MSG etc.) to make you think that it is really food and to get you to eat it.

I would have died young if that is what I ate.

Oh I know. We personally have known many people whose poor dietary choices and sedentary life styles were almost certainly primary contributors to their early demise. Working as a firefighter for 25 years; I have often wondered if our expected life spans in this country are not going to start decreasing dramatically at some point. People under 40 are dramatically fatter than they were just 20 years ago. When they want to shed pounds they almost always choose some type of ill-advised fad diet. This is contributing to much higher diabetes and heart disease rates along with other problems that are weight related.

[Jaxter]

I was extremely lucky in both the kind of tumor and it’s location as well as the early diagnosis. Prayers for your husband.

[Ditter]

Thank you. My husband was released from the hospital today. It was GB inflammation not pancreas. Antibiotics for 10 more days and see the doctor in 3 weeks. I feel like I have been through a wringer I know he feels worse but we are both home to recouperate.