kate

Hello, I’m Kate, and my husband Jerald had a Whipple May 7. We have opted for chemoradiation treatment, with continuous 5fu infusion and radiation 5x/week. We haven’t yet met the radiologist–that’s next Thursday. We are wondering how to expect Jerald to feel during his treatment, and whether he needs to avoid crowds while his immune system is compromised. Everything we’ve read says that chemo alone is not helpful, but that radiation is effective in the region of the surgery. We just wanted to take every opportunity to knock out all the seeds if we can. He feels very well right now, and we sure hope he can continue to feel well. ‘Sounds a bit optimistic, doesn’t it?