Pancreatic Cancer
Learning of a recurrence
At the hospital a doctor shocked Lesley with the news that she had liver metastases and that he...
At the hospital a doctor shocked Lesley with the news that she had liver metastases and that he...
I got my letter to go to the specialist hospital. So I went. My brother in law went with me as normal. Because he went to all my appointments because like I said we couldn’t afford to have my partner off at the time. So we, we really needed the money because I wasn’t, I was only on sick pay.
Helens Macmillan nurse asked her to call him. She phoned and was shocked to hear that her CT...
Helens Macmillan nurse asked her to call him. She phoned and was shocked to hear that her CT...
When Ann looked at her CT scans she could see that the cancer had come back in the area where her...
When Ann looked at her CT scans she could see that the cancer had come back in the area where her...
Michael felt shocked by the recurrence. He had hoped to survive at least three years before any...
Michael felt shocked by the recurrence. He had hoped to survive at least three years before any...
The recurrence didnt surprise Hamish. He recognised that he had survived longer than many others...
The recurrence didnt surprise Hamish. He recognised that he had survived longer than many others...
David felt angry because his doctors did not seem to take his symptoms seriously. He was relieved...
David felt angry because his doctors did not seem to take his symptoms seriously. He was relieved...
Peter had the philosophy that he would fight the disease and that he would be alright. His...
Peter had the philosophy that he would fight the disease and that he would be alright. His...
Others said that they just had to accept what had happened, one saying that he had had a good life and wanted to make the most of the time he had left. He decided to spend his remaining time, which was much longer than he expected, doing practical jobs around the house to make life easier for his wife, doing up the house for possible sale, selling his best books and shotguns, visiting relatives, and visiting places he had always wanted to see in Britain.
Last reviewed September 2018.
