This is a really tough post for me to write today. I’d been having stomach pains and nausea for months, and finally gave up and went to the ER. I ended up in the hospital for 10 days. Last Wednesday, I was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer.

We’re still trying to schedule treatments. I start with chemo for up to six months. They don’t expect me to last that long. Most people don’t. After chemo, if the tumor has shrunk enough, they will perform major surgery to remove half my pancreas, a third of my small intestine, and more. I didn’t catch what the “more” was. I was kinda shocked about the small intestine part.

I will keep you all updated on what’s going on. Feel free to ask me any questions. I have no problem explaining what’s going on.

Comment on other posts, too. It makes my day to see people interacting with my blog. I figure that staying as positive as I can will be the best thing that I can do to get through this.

Sorry to dump this on you all, but I wanted to explain what’s going on, since it might affect my ability to post on a regular basis.