Hello Clare and welcome to the Cancer Chat community.

I'm sorry to hear you've been told you have an intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) and you're worried you're going to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Although some of these tumours can become cancerous, most of them are benign, as mentioned on the types of pancreatic tumours page our website. I know this won't take away the worry this situation is causing but I do hope it can offer you some encouragement and comfort at this very stressful time.

Hopefully you will hear back from some of our members who have been in a similar situation soon but if it would help to talk things through with one of our cancer nurses, you can do so on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m. They're very easy to talk to and with their knowledge and insight they will do all they can to answer your questions and put your mind at ease whilst you wait.

I'm not sure from your post when you will be seeing your consultant, but I hope everything goes ok and you receive good news when the time comes.

Kind regards,

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

Morning Jo, sorry to read you're going through such turmoil, I have no words to help, as I’m still a wreck. 
I recently had my annual surveillance MRI scan and the IPMN has stayed the same. Obviously this is encouraging but it feels like im living with a ticking time bomb inside of me. I am not able to control my mind as suffer with major health anxiety anyway. Having lost my Dad, aunt uncle good friend at very young ages I’m on a continual spiral. I also worked in palliative care after losing them, to help me understand more about end of life. I can’t unsee the suffering that I saw due to cancer. 
I am so sorry I’m not a lot of positive help for you and that’s what we need to be is positive. Manifest good things will ultimately be a better choice for us. The stress and anxiety increases cortisol which in turn can feed disease. 
I go to the gym a lot, eat much healthier than before being told I had this and Ive drastically reduced sugar and alcohol, I’ve never smoked. All these do help me process things, because if I know I’m doing all I can, that’s the best I can do and the rest is up to the gods above. 
I too have cysts on my liver one is quite big, had a polyp removed from colon in October, have cysts on kidneys very small currently, constantly up the breast clinic having lumps checked always cysts thankfully. I was referred for a genetic test due to all the cysts in me and family history of breast and ovarian cancers but it was rejected. I think this maybe a blessing for if I knew I had the gene id no doubt write myself off. That said if I did have it then they’d maybe do more surveillance on all the organs. Who knows…. 
always here to listen and chat, thank you for reaching out xxxx positive energy being sent to you xxxx