Some real life serious business

• Wolves of Babylon

  So about ten days ago, I was having a good time swimming at our family reunion when my wife noticed my eyes were turning yellow. So obviously I go to the emergency room and now my neck and chest were turning yellow. After a 6 hour wait, I finally get seen and they take a Ct scan...... Mass on Pancreas.. Dr says doesn't look like typical pancreatic cancer but they want to admit me because the tumor is blocking my bile duct causing jaundice. Oddly enough I felt fine. Just jaundice and dark urine. So now I was admitted Sunday night but due to the type of scope I needed done I had to sit in hospital until Wednesday. So as you can imagine 4 days in hospital with no answers and a lot of time to Google everything was pointing to pancreatic cancer which if you don't know is pretty much a death sentence as by the time it shows symptoms, it is to late.
  
  So I had scope last Wednesday and biopsy. Get results yesterday and it is not Pancreatic cancer but a Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Pancreas. It is on the head. Dr says this is good news as it is a rare tumor but curable and removable through surgery as it is slow and hasn't spread anywhere.
  
  I meet with surgeon tomorrow to decide which surgery. Either a simple tumor removal or a whipple(part of pancreas, gall bladder, duodenum) which is a pretty extensive surgery. 1 to 2 month recovery. So it seems I got lucky possibly but still will need surgery and precautionary chemo for a couple months possibly. But after that Dr fully expects a return to normal and chance to live a long life. I'm only 35 now.
  
  Oh yea, fuck cancer.
  
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• GOONx19

  

  Hope all goes well. Fuck cancer.
• like_that

  

  Good luck man, glad it i wasn't pancreatic cancer.
• ZWICK 4 PREZ

  

  Glad to hear it's not pancreatic cancer. Best of luck to you man.
• Heretic

  

  Shit, that's just insane. At least (like others have said) it's not pancreatic. But still, fuck that shit.
• sleeper

  

  Good luck.
• Spock

  

  like_that;1745430 wrote:Good luck man, glad it i wasn't pancreatic cancer.

  this.
• majorspark

  

  Wolves of Babylon;1745428 wrote:So as you can imagine 4 days in hospital with no answers and a lot of time to Google everything was pointing to pancreatic cancer which if you don't know is pretty much a death sentence as by the time it shows symptoms, it is to late.

  Google searches of a medical issue can have one resigned to his doom in just a few clicks. A year ago I had heart valve repair surgery. In the months prior to surgery I began to experience shortness of breath. At times with my laptop slung over my shoulder I would have to rest in the mail room on the walk to my office from the parking lot (no stairs or inclines). With doctors using the words "enlarged heart" and "heart failure" my google searches got pretty scary.
  
  I was thankful surgery could fix the problem and I could expect a normal life. Like you I am young (42). The immediate post op will be tough but they got some good drugs for that. This morning I got up at around 5:30 and jogged about 20x my walk to the office with a couple of short hills. I'm sure you will do well. Let us know how things go.
• Belly35

  

  Stay strong, stay positive ...
• Tiernan

  Motivate yourself and inspire others man.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  Fuck cancer. Go drink a beer and cheers to that.
• j_crazy

  

  fuck man that is some shitty news. stay strong and beat this shit.
• SportsAndLady

  

  That is shitty. Good luck dude.
• power i

  

  Take the positive and run with it. Good luck.
• BR1986FB

  Good luck man.
• vdubb96

  

  Good luck man! Fuck Cancer!
• QuakerOats

  Glad you dodged the big bullet and will recover completely in time. Best of luck!
• sherm03

  

  Fuck man. Shitty spot to be in. Get well soon. Good luck!
• Fab4Runner

  

  Good luck! Glad it wasn't more serious.
• Uz2Bon36

  

  Best of luck.
  
  Your dark urine, caused by the tumor on the pancreas or was,your liver also effected? Dehydration?
  
  
  
• Mulva

  

  Uz2Bon36;1745514 wrote:Best of luck.
  
  Your dark urine, caused by the tumor on the pancreas or was,your liver also effected? Dehydration?
  
  
  

  As someone with no medical qualifications whatsoever, I would hazard that the bile duct blockage would be the culprit there.
• Wolves of Babylon

  Yes Bile Duct Blockage caused dark urine. Was a dark orange almost.
  
  So thank you all for encouragement. Surgeon said today that other than being there in the first place that my situation couldn't be better. Surgery next week then slow recovery. Could be back to work in 3-6 weeks but won't feel "normal" for about 6 months.
  
  
  
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• HitsRus

  

  Stay strong. And stay positive.
• lhslep134

  

  Great to hear it wasn't cancer. Best of luck with your surgery and recovery
• sportchampps

  First Fuck Cancer!
  
  Glad ad to hear you should make a full recovery good luck