They set me up with an appointment with an oncologist who happened to be the same doctor that Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture) had. In the two weeks that I waited to see him I made the mistake of Googling pancreatic cancer. I was pretty sure I would be dead in less than a year.
I had robot assisted laparoscopic surgery and it saved my life. I almost died from the complications of the surgery. I got double pneumonia and went into respiratory arrest and it took a long time to recover but I did survive. They told me prior to the surgery that if it wasnt successful I could expect to live seven years. Pretty much how long Steve Jobs lasted.
blessings and luck on you