Just found out dad has pancreatic cancer

Hi everyone, 

 

we just found out the news yesterday, took the back out of my for sure, hit me like a tonne of bricks. My dad has been in hospital just over a week as he had stomach pains, we just thought it was gallstones or maybe a gallbladder infection so it's come come as a massive shock for us. 

 

He got the all clear from bladder cancer only 8 months ago, this is just so unfair. 

His doctor told him it couldn't be treated and has given him 6 months. Maybe we are all just in a massive state of denial but I can accept this. We have a meeting with his doctor later on today to discuss everything as we have so many questions. 

I know pancreatic cancer is a baddie, I've always known this so when my dad told me yesterday I felt like I could just run away and never come back knowing what the outcome most probably will be, but having thought about it, I'm in the mind set right now of "it's not over until it's over" 

Just wondering if you guys had any story's to share, any amazing recovery story's? Even if it's just more time..... 6 months is nothing. Or just any advice on how to cope with this, how to be around him? After the initial shock, when we went back for our evening visit we stayed positive and acted like it was any other day not mentioning the cancer. 

  • Hiya, im sorry to hear about your dad.  I thought I would share briefly our story soo far.

    My husband has stage 4 pancreatic cancer which has gone to his liver.   He was diagnosed in March.   He lost his mum to the same cancer 15 years ago so we are well aware of the outcome for this cancer.

    Mark was offered chemo by his oncologist in our local velindre Cancer hospital just to prolong his life.  He had just turned 50 & we have a 11 year old son. It's been really tough but his tumour on the pancreas has shrunk nearly 1cm, we were told the best to expect was it not to spread further.  This news makes the horrible chemo worth gruelling.

    Mark didn't think he would see our boy go to comp in September he's still here.

    Take care x

     

  • My husband was diagnosed in July of this year. Same thing pancreatic that has spread to his liver stage 4. They gave him 6 months and it has now been 5 months. He decided not to take any kind of treatment. He has had no pain and seems to be doing pretty good. We take one day at a time. No one knows when it will be his time to go so don't think just because your dad was given 6 months that he will be gone by then. I will pray for you and your family.