My first entry
March 16, 2008 11:25am
Just starting this-I am a terminal cancer patient and on hospice. I have pancreatic cancer. My oncologist thought I would be dead last …
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abqfriend 
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About Me
abqfriend
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About Me
Registered Nurse-Retired due to having terminal pancreatic cancer. I have had tinnitus for about 3 years. I am happily married and love life!
Registered Nurse-Retired due to having terminal pancreatic cancer. I have had tinnitus for about 3 years. I am happily married and love life!
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Interests
My wonderful wife of 33 years. My beautiful daughter and granddaughter. My Faith! -sometimes weak and sometimes strong. Computers, Most kinds of music, Reading about history and philosophy.
My wonderful wife of 33 years. My beautiful daughter and granddaughter. My Faith! -sometimes weak and
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Hi Art, haven't been here for awhile and thought I"d send you a hug!! Take Care and God Bless, Heidi
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Hi Art, just wanted to give you a hug. Love ya man. Stay strong! Pat
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Oh, Art, I'm so sorry the cancer spread. Huge, supportive hugs for you this evening...Please stay positive and strong.
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Hi friend! I can relate to the struggle with Tinnitus. It breaks my heart that you feel it is more bothersome than cancer. Hope that you are feeling well. Becca
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thanks for the comments. we're doing the best we can. he just saw his doctor, gave him more dialudid. today was a better day for him, no shakes yet, he did last night. i hope, that's all one can do...
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Support Groups
Close Tinnitus
I have had Tinnitus for about 3 years from a noise injury. I also am a Registered Nurse, retired due to having terminal cancer.
Treatments
- Neurontin Working / Worked
- Has been of little help-I take 300 mg three times a day.
- White Noise Working / Worked
- 24-7 Helpful
- Xanax Working / Worked
- I find it somewhat helpful. It helps me sleep at night.
Close Pancreatic Cancer
I am an RN with Pancreatic Cancer. I have a rare type-Neuroendocrine carcinoid Pancreatic Cancer. I was diagnosed in May 2007. I have had 4 rounds of chemo. I now have myelodysplasia-reduced white and platelets-permanently-so I cannot have further chemotherapy. I am on hospice but doing well considering everything.
Treatments
- Chemotherapy Working / Worked
- Difficult time-but knocked back my cancer by 50%. It gave me myelodysplasia-so my white count and platelets are permanently low. I am off of Hospice Care.-but may return if my condition worsens
- Cisplatin Working / Worked
- Helped some. I was on Carboplatinol-a derivative of Cisplatin.
Open Dry Eyes
I am an RN with terminal pancreatic cancer and am on hospice. As the result of chemotherapy in May 2007, I developed severe dry eyes. I also suffer from tinnitus-ringing in the ears which is also difficult to deal with.
Treatments
- Restasis Working / Worked
- I am on Restasis 3 weeks-and it is just beginning to kick in. I find it expensive-but no other good options.
Open Family & Friends of Cancer Patients
I am a Registered Nurse with terminal pancreatic cancer. I was diagnosed in May 2007. I am on hospice. Both my wife and I find this difficult. I thought this group would be of help to us both-especially to my wife of 33 years.
Open Chemotherapy
I am a Registered Nurse with terminal Pancreatic Cancer. I was diagnoised in May 2007. I had four rounds of chemotherapy from May -August 2007. I have been through much. I thought by joining this group-I may be of support to others. Chemotherapy helped me extend my life by several months.
Treatments
- Chemotherapy Working / Worked
- Cut back my multiple tumors by more than 50%
- Marinol Working / Worked
- Did not take-but have if needed to boost my appetite.
- Neulasta Working / Worked
- Worked well-but shots hurt-drug is very expensive-but does the job of increasing white blood count.
- Zofran Working / Worked
- Helped greatly to reduce nausea. Very expensive!-but worked well and continues to work with nausea symptoms.
Open Chronic Pain
I am a Registered Nurse with terminal pancreatic cancer. I was diagnosed in May 2007. I have chronic pain caused by my cancer. I wear a Fentanyl Patch and also take oxycodone on a regular basis.
Treatments
- Morphine Working / Worked
- I take Fentanyl rather than Morphine-but they are both strong opoids. Fentanyl Patch works well for me.
- Neurontin Working / Worked
- Works for some of my neuropathic pain caused by extensive chemotherapy.
- Oxycodone Working / Worked
- This works wel-and considering my terminal condition-I have no upper limit on this medication
