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To: carriage_hill
When I was told it was Pancreatic Cancer, and that I only had a very short time to live, I prepared myself for the worst. It was such a great relief to find out it was “only” Pancreatitis, and it could be survived with proper care.

OMG, you got an incorrect diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer?? (I hope and pray it's incorrect)

Sorry, I've been off more than on the Rush threads lately (busy)... I haven't been able to follow your information.

Regardless, sounds like you've been through a lot. My prayers are with you, FRiend. :-)

57 posted on 06/20/2018 10:27:59 AM PDT by nutmeg
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To: nutmeg

The prescribing dr forgot to prescribe the liquid media to drink before, so it was a dry CT-Scan, and the pseudo-cyst was read as a tumor. The medical center called-in their oncology surgeon, and he ordered another CT w/ media.

It was 2-3 weeks since Pancreatic Cancer (certain death diagnosis) and treatable Pancreatitis. I can’t believe what I went thru preparing myself to die.

He ordered me into York Hospital to the oncology wing, and after they did another CT, I was moved to another floor. I was on IV food/water for 23 days, with antibiotics flowing into a 3-port device the put in my neck.

It bypassed the inflamed pancreas, and let the antibiotics do their job. I lost ~130lbs during that 23 day stay.

Then in July, I went into the Cath Lab and had 5 stents put into my heart, since I was too weak for bypass/open heart surgery.

Now, I’m going in to Penn State Univ/Hershey Med Ctr on 6/28 to get the pseudocyst drained (they can’t remove it), and in 4-6 weeks, will go back into York Hospital to have my gallbladder out.

Many, many thanks for your prayers.


60 posted on 06/20/2018 11:33:38 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.)
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