seekthealth

Hello seekthealth, I myself am a 17+ year pancreatic cancer survivor...stage IV. I was diagnosed in October 2000, and had surgery November 3, 2000. I choose that as my day of survival... the day they took this horrible disease from my body. They removed 40% of my pancreas, my entire spleen, since it traveled to my spleen; they also took a slice of my left kidney, and 5 lymph nodes. Luckily for me the cancer spread only to my first lymph node. I was on 24/7 5fu chemo drug for 5 weeks non-stop, I also had 5 days of radiation at the same time. It was devastating, but I am here alive and well...as can be expected.

Seekthealth, there is financial help for cancer patients, so if that's a concern, start another question with "financial help" the subject, and people can send you links. Your Social Worker at the hospital can help a lot with that. You probably qualify for Social Security Disability, even temporarily. Some people qualify for Food Stamps and Medicaid, so ask the Social Worker for help.

You can make a list of questions for the Social Worker and medical questions to ask the doctor(s) while you are in the hospital. Remember he's the cancer expert and expects you to ask questions. Best wishes.

Hello and welcome, we are sorry for your diagnosis, but we are happy to have you with us. Please feel free to join in the conversations. Here is a link to our cancer dx page for your type of cancer. Take a look at it to get you started on some information. You will notice at the bottom of that page 4 of our active users who have had that journey already, you may wish to contact them for their experience and wisdom. Also, I encourage you to go to the questions page now by clicking on the questions tab at the top of the page and post what is the most pressing issue you have right now. This will introduce you to the community and get you started on the help you need right now.


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There are also subtypes listed on this page to narrow down the type of cancer to match your dx. Also, if you can take a few minutes and fill in some details of your journey so far, it will help others as they try to answer questions for you, it also helps others as they search through the database to find someone like themselves. Confirming your email will allow you to receive updates and notices from the site when someone answers your questions or writes on your wall. Thanks for being with us and let me know if I can help you find any information on the site. After you have an opportunity to look the site over and see what great things there are here, we encourage you to invite your friends, family or anyone you know that may be helped by the connections on WhatNext to join the site also.

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Welcome to the WhatNext family! The WhatNext family is made up of people like you who are looking for help or looking to help others. To help you along your journey the WhatNext family has put together a Beginner's Guide to Cancer that I highly recommend you check-out here: http://bit.ly/10BQKCi. Also, please do not hesitate to reach out to others or ask for help.

Wishing you the best.

David
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