Life is so very fragile...
06-07-2019, 12:00 PM
#1
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Life is so very fragile...
On Wednesday, our daughter's father-in-law went to the ER for what was thought to be blood clots in his legs.
After ultrasounds and CAT scans, it was determined that he had masses in the liver, pancreas, and spine.
A biopsy was done yesterday and it confirmed Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
He is also going to have an MRI on his brain because of the masses in the spine, I think.
He will start chemotherapy a week from Monday. Without treatment the prognosis is that he would live about 4 months. With treatment about 12 months.
Life is so very fragile...
After ultrasounds and CAT scans, it was determined that he had masses in the liver, pancreas, and spine.
A biopsy was done yesterday and it confirmed Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
He is also going to have an MRI on his brain because of the masses in the spine, I think.
He will start chemotherapy a week from Monday. Without treatment the prognosis is that he would live about 4 months. With treatment about 12 months.
Life is so very fragile...
06-07-2019, 12:17 PM
#3
Very sorry to hear this, Sue. My thoughts are with him and the family. So similar to my cousin and your friend we posted about in the Mohs thread. 
Last edited by MsPerky; 06-07-2019 at 12:21 PM.
06-07-2019, 06:34 PM
#5
Sorry to hear this, Sue. That's a tough one. Our best to the family.
06-07-2019, 07:30 PM
#6
Sorry to hear this. Our prayers are with him.
06-08-2019, 02:32 AM
#7
I’m sorry for the whole family. It must be horrifying to get a diagnosis like that with no prior symptoms or warning. How old is the man? I get a sense that he isn’t elderly. Was there anything he might have done to catch it sooner, Sue?
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06-08-2019, 03:22 AM
#8
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Thank you all for your kind messages, thoughts, and prayers.
Chuck is 68 years old.
As I understand it, pancreatic cancer is often not caught until it is quite advanced.
My own mother passed away on Jan 1, 1999, when she was 81, from pancreatic cancer.
When hers was diagnosed, it had also already spread, to the liver and spleen as I recall. Apparently, for her, there were no treatment options, and she passed away about 6 weeks after it was diagnosed.
Chuck is 68 years old.
As I understand it, pancreatic cancer is often not caught until it is quite advanced.
My own mother passed away on Jan 1, 1999, when she was 81, from pancreatic cancer.
When hers was diagnosed, it had also already spread, to the liver and spleen as I recall. Apparently, for her, there were no treatment options, and she passed away about 6 weeks after it was diagnosed.
