Hi hope this can help my name is Andy and I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer back in May last year. It all came as a bit of a shock I was 40 years old and a fit man I didn't smoke did not drink a lot and a father to four lovely boy. It started in April when my skin went a bit yellow and the White of my eyes as well. I went and saw a local on call doctor which told me I had a virus and go and rest for a few days. I went home with the wife and I seemed to get worse. So I made appointment with my own gp on the Monday morning best thing I ever did. He had me admitted straight away and I had a stent put in to let my bile throw again which help lots week after I saw a doctor and a McMillan nurse. The weeks wait seemed like a year and like everyone else you start doing your own web browsing and scared myself silly. I was then sent on to an appointment at Leeds where I saw a consultant which explained things more clearly to me and my wife. The best man I have ever meet he operated the next morning and did a whipples opp on me I can't say it was a walk in the park it was not. They took away three quart of my pancreas and repiped me it was a rough old time but I got through it with support from friends and family. Anyway I got the all clear this January. There is hope there for everyone.
