Pacreatic cancer symptoms ? Posted: 06-03-08 00:29am
Just found this board and looking for some
insight. My father started experiencing
symptoms of jaundice, abdominal pain, and
itching back in September '07. He went
into the hospital and was told he had
ppacreatitis They gave him some
antibiotics and his jaundice cleared up
and he felt healthy and went back to work.
Several weeks later he was back in for
the same problem. This time they did a
probe and found that he was have problems
with the duct coming from his galbladder.
They cut a slit in the duct to allow
stones to pass through. After being fine
for several weeks he was back in with the
same symptoms again. This time the said
the infection was due to the infection
into the slit in the duct. This time they
went with the stint. After about 1 month
with no symptoms....there they were again.
Two days in the hospital with antibiotics
and it was cleared up again. This time
they decided to do a CT scan and keep him
on antibiotics. After two weeks the test
was done. Bad news is what we
received....a tumor found in the pancreas.
The biopsy has been done but no results
yet.
From what I have read on many forums
about symptoms, something does not seem
right. He has had major pancreatic cancer
symptoms for over 6months which is most
peoples average survival time. No
symptoms as long as he is on the
antibiotics.
I am wondering if anyone else has seen
this lengthy time of symptoms with
pancreatic cancer.
We are praying for the best news
possible. Any info would be greatly
appreciated. Please keep my father in
your prayers.
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MandMs
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Posted: 06-06-08 07:08am
It is very difficult to diagnose
pancreatic cancer as the pancreas is so
deep within the body and symptoms vary
depending on the exact location of the
tumor in the pancreas and often are
non-specific symptoms.
Abdominal pain, jaundice and itching are
usually first manifestation of pancreatic
cancer.
Some patients with pancreatic cancer may
also have pancreatitis, inflammation of
the pancreas, due to malignant process in
the pancreas (this could be explanation
why the symptoms very subsiding).
The presence of pancreatitis can
complicate diagnosis as it may mask
pancreatic cancer in diagnostic imagery.
Do you know the exact location of tumor in
pancreas?
