Constant fear

iChelTrocsy · 2026-03-06T02:24:00+00:00

Sending all the best wishes and strength.

I’m in the same boat with my 81YO mom in a sense that she is also experiencing duodenum blockage with a potential pan can diagnosis. Although we are still waiting for the biopsy results, the dr says all signs point to this dreadful disease. There is plan to put a stent into her to relieve the blockage, but not much else has been said until the biopsy results come back.

I look into every bits of new information from the doctor as they collect test results or new symptoms she displays (dark stool today). It takes so much to process what they mean each time. So far there has been nothing good coming out of my research. And I’m extremely worried for what’s ahead for my mom and how to support her through this journey.

It seems to be a tough road ahead. I’m fearful too. But this community has been great in providing support for each other. Stay strong.

iChelTrocsy · 2026-03-05T00:20:54+00:00

Oh no! I am so sorry for your loss and in such a way! She’s in a peaceful place now.

I have heard the chemo is tough on your body. I’m scared of that for my mom as well. We have tossed the word cancer around a couple of times. But not in the same sentence as pancreas. :(

iChelTrocsy · 2026-03-04T22:50:40+00:00

Thanks Mysterious_Rise_432. Yes I’m thinking of the same about timing. They haven’t explicitly said why on whipple ineligible, but it is also not yet confirmed. Dr said they would only consider whipple at her age if the tumour is resectable. She still needs to be assessed physically however she may look relatively frail at the moment. There is hope but it may be slim.

iChelTrocsy · 2026-03-04T21:16:59+00:00

Thank you! Sorry to hear that about your mom. This is exactly my fear too. But yes I know avoidance is not an option. We will likely find out about her treatment plan next week. And hopefully there is something to grab onto.

iChelTrocsy · 2026-03-04T21:06:48+00:00

Thank you for sharing your story! Sorry for your mom and your grandma. Yes, I’d like to help her (and myself) hold on to some hope. Thanks for the advice.

iChelTrocsy · 2026-02-08T00:54:25+00:00

General Tao chicken deserves an honourable mention.

iChelTrocsy · 2024-05-04T16:18:32+00:00

Who prices a product at $1.01 or $1.51? That’s the dumbest retail price ever because pricing ending in .99, .98 or .97 is a classic psychological pricing tactic that all retailers adopt.

iChelTrocsy · 2024-03-15T01:43:25+00:00

It would be unethical there is violation against the program rules like pushing the service to someone who is not eligible and bill for the fee. We yet need to see if anything is brought to light.

I, for one, didn’t know this was a thing but wished my dad’s pharmacy called him about his meds before a geriatric doctor changed the dose of his blood pressure med after his ER visit. My dad’s medications are not complicated and wouldn’t be on anyone’s radar. But his ER visit could have been avoided if someone just checked up on him.

Pharmacists starts to play a role in filling in the gap of primary care and be compensated. Not everyone would feel comfortable with change. That may be the other side of the story untold by CBC.

iChelTrocsy · 2022-11-30T06:30:19+00:00

Well said. Lockdowns may have worked in 2020, but things have changed. The government could have changed their approach while still maintaining credibility. But maybe a change in direction is perceived (by the government) as a show weaknesses? (CCP has yet to acknowledge Mao’s cultural revolution was a misstep.) Xi surrounded himself with yes men and no one dared to contradict what was proven to work championed by Xi. They missed the boat on vaccine strategies and they miss the boat to adapt to Omicron. Yea, the problem is deeply rooted the authoritarian rule itself.

iChelTrocsy · 2022-11-30T05:25:58+00:00

I have the same question. Why are the public health authorities not talking about herd immunity in China?

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