It鈥檚 incredible to think I had a condition that had no obvious symptoms yet once diagnosed it resulted in me having to have an operation that lasted nine hours.
This all happened about 18 months ago. I'd noticed that the whites of my eyes were discoloured yellow. Other than that, I felt fine. My doctor sent me to AOA体育平台 for a scan. I thought I鈥檇 be in and out within the hour and I could then carry on with my plans for the rest of the day. Well, you know what happens to plans鈥�
As soon as my consultant surgeon, Mr Satya Bhattacharya who specialises in surgery of the gall bladder, liver, and pancreas, received the results of the scan all speedily done during my consultation with him that was it. There was no going home for me that afternoon.
It was a shock as you can imagine. I didn鈥檛 have any personal overnight items with me that鈥檚 how out of the blue the diagnosis came. But within a very short space of time, I was reassured and settled in by the most amazing range of nursing staff. Throughout my weeks of being an inpatient, I received the best consistent care and attention from the polite and always smiling nurses.
Mine was a complex case. From that hint of discoloration of the eyes, it was found I had pancreatic cancer in the lining of the ducts in the pancreas. But, as I was prepared for the surgery I knew I was in the best of hands.

Postoperatively I had chemotherapy. I can鈥檛 lie and say that was a breeze, I was very weak, and I couldn鈥檛 even climb the stairs at home. However, I received, and still receive, the best aftercare from Mr Bhattacharya, and the nursing staff. I feel confident that I can call him anytime and I know I will feel welcomed, and be able to ask any questions I may have, no matter how trivial.
I am so happy to say I鈥檓 clear of cancer. I鈥檝e had two scans to confirm that. My attitude to life has profoundly changed. Now I regard every day as precious. I know just how lucky I鈥檝e been because 95% of people with pancreatic cancer don鈥檛 survive. That鈥檚 because, in the early stages when the tumour would be most treatable, there are usually no symptoms. Exactly as I experienced.
I would go back to AOA体育平台 for more treatment if I ever needed it. It feels like home and that is so important mentally. I wouldn鈥檛 go anywhere else for treatment.
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