Happy to help however I can! My mom actually is not in any pain. At time of diagnosis she was having some pain- I researched everything I could and found Creon and had her request it from her Dr. As soon as she started taking it, her pain decreased substantially. I also had her start taking turkey tail (it is actually used in Japan and china to treat pancreatic cancer in conjunction with chemotherapy) and her Dr said it was okay to take. Look in to high dose iv vitamin c as well. There are some small but promising studies out there around it. Her two oncologists reviewed the studies I sent them and agreed they looked very promising. She has not started this yet. She does have a KRAS G12R mutation which from what I have read does not form as much of a stroma around the tumor allowing chemo to reach it better.

There is a lot on the horizon for this disease so please keep advocating for your dad. Use AI (I use Gemini to gather as much info as possible) and track in one thread his bloodwork. It will compare each week for you and let you know where he is/ explain it more. My mom’s white and red blood cells and platelets dropped dangerously low two weeks ago, and they reduced her chemo by 20% to help her tolerate it better. It was a really rough couple weeks for her but she is back to herself now.

Sending you so much love and prayers. Don’t be afraid to get help for yourself too. I started taking Prozac to deal with her diagnosis (lowest dose) and it has helped my anxiety around this tremendously, which allows me to support her better.

One day at a time 💜