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Historia de un Sobreviviente: Luis Flores
Mi historia empieza a fines de Mayo del 2007 en Antofagasta (zona minera norte de Chile), allí la gastritis crónica que padecía desde el 2002 se agudiza, por esta razón regreso a Santiago de Chile para tomar mi vuelo de retorno a Lima (Perú). En Lima, de inmediato visito al gastroenterólogo que me receta los medicamentos necesarios y me dice que vuelva en un mes, el tratamiento no dio resultado y tenía mareos, nauseas, vómitos y una depresión terrible. Los primeros días de Julio regreso al consultorio, el médico me propone un cambio de...
Historia de un Sobreviviente: Javier Merino
Hola, yo me llamo Javier, hace diez años me dijeron que tenía cáncer pancreático.Mi historia empezó cuando tenía un dolor terrible en el medio del estomago y que iba alrededor hasta mi espalda. Fui al doctor y me dio un diagnostico preliminar de pancreatitis aguda, también me dijo el doctor que fuera a un especialista para ver la raíz del dolor, me hicieron un lote de exámenes y no podían decirme definitivamente que era lo que tenia.El especialista me mando a ver otro doctor que tiene una maquina muy especializada que mete un cable...
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Survivor Story: Ted Griggs
I had the perfect life. I had a huge celebration because I was turning 40. I was blessed with a wonderful wife and two beautiful daughters that made me so proud. However, that perfect life was about to change. The doctor said I had bladder cancer. I believed that if I did everything that the doctors instructed me to do I would beat the cancer. I did as I was instructed and after one surgery and three and a half years of treatment the cancer was gone. But four days from my last treatment for bladder cancer my body was doing things it had never...
Survivor Story: Howard Young
I have been blessed to still be alive. I was first diagnosed with pancreas cancer on December 19, 2002 at the age of 42. I had a recurrence in my left lung on July 14, 2008. I originally benefitted from the Whipple procedure and a combination chemotherapy treatment. After my recurrence, I took advantage of a Phase I clinical trial testing a combination of two chemotherapy drugs to combat my stage IV pancreas cancer. This treatment worked for me as it eliminated all of the remaining cancer nodules in my lung. This trial now represents one of the...
Caregiver Story: Elizabeth Benton
Hello, my name is Elizabeth and I would like to share a story of hope with all of you. The man I love was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer on April 27, 2011. Surgery and radiation were not options due to the cancer being too far advanced. He was only 45 years old.It was the weekend of my birthday and he showed up at my place to spend it with me; we had only been dating four months. Later that evening we ended up in the emergency room because he began experiencing extreme abdominal pain. The results of the...
Survivor Story: Kevin Bishop
I was diagnosed in December 2010 with pancreatic cancer. I later found out the cancer had metastasized to my liver and was stage IV. After radiation and several rounds of chemotherapy, which included a combination of four drugs, my tumor marker went down from 17,000 to 9 and my cancer went into remission for five months. My tumor marker began to rise once more and I started taking chemotherapy again, this time a different combination of two drugs. My tumor marker is now down to 7 again.I have to say that I know that this...
Survivor Story: Fran Coredig
I was having back pain and complained to my doctor about it on a regular visit. Because a year and a half before I had been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer and had both breasts removed, he was taking no chances and ordered a CT scan. It was late in the day when I went for the scan. After doing the scan, the technician started to speak to me about whether I have had cancer before. This should have been my first clue. After the scan I was told to wait in the waiting area - "my second clue."I was the last patient in...
Survivor Story: Jayme Kowalski
First of all I want to give thanks to my family. Without their support, I would not have had the will to fight and live. My name is Jayme Kowalski and in 1992 I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. I had the Whipple procedure, which took 6 hours longer than expected. Surgery didn't scare me, but I was scared for my 4 year old son and 2 year old daughter not having their dad.After the surgery, I received weeks of chemotherapy and radiation. I was young and I had no money, so I had to stay with my brother and sister. Slowly...
Caregiver Story: Leslie Pinkerton
In July of 2012, my world was rocked when my family and I learned that my father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. My dad has always been the fighter in our family, the bread winner, the voice of reason, the comedian, all of the above. To find out he was given such a grim diagnosis was devastating not only to our family, but to him as well. At the ripe age of 54, no one expects to hear you might not make it to your 55th birthday, that this could be your last Christmas, or that this could be the last few months of your life. To add to the stress,...
Survivor Story: Mick Spane
It started with a severe stomach ache in August 2008 that hurt through to the back. I was 58 years old. I went to the emergency room and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Further testing revealed that it was neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer with metastasis to the liver. The tumors were non-functioning, not causing any side effects except severe stomach aches every year or so.I went to a local oncologist who was unfamiliar with this type of cancer. He referred me to a high volume hospital for pancreatic cancer in Seattle...
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