Q- Should Bob start chemo before his surgery?
A-Dr. Williams has not talked to the Oncologist, Dr. Whitehead, yet. So that had not coordinated yet.
Q-What stage is the cancer?
A-They won't know until they look inside.
Q-The stent Dr. Padda put in is plastic and temporary. It will eventually collapse. Will Dr Williams put in a metal stent while Bob is opened up?
A-If they do the Whipple procedure the will be no need. If the cancer is inoperable then Dr. Padda will need to do the surgery to put in another stent.
Q-Will chemo shrink the tumor, if surgery cannot be done?
A-Depends on how advanced the tumor is and what chemo mixture they decide to use.
To learn more about the Whipple procedure click on the link.
http://www.pancan.org/section_facing_pancreatic_cancer/learn_about_pan_cancer/treatment/surgery/Whipple_procedure.php
That really wasn't a helpful conversation.
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Thank You for the updates, didn't learn a hell of a lot more, but the updates are still good.
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