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What Causes Severe Abdominal Pain Post Chemotherapy?
Hello, my father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer (tumor in the head) in the beginning of June. 2 weeks after he underwent Whipple procedure. Histology showed T3N1M0 with tumor infiltrated in the duodendum and a couple of regional nodes. He was doing great, with really fast recovery and no post op pains. Till he started chemo with Gemzar. 3 infusions after and he is now with severe abdomen pain radiating to his back (left side). Is it the cacer progressing or it could be a side effect of the chemo? We got used to the fever and the mild edema but the abd pain? He was feeling so well before it.
Tue, 31 Oct 2017
Gemcitabine is unlikely to cause abdominal pain but pancreatic cancer recurrence is well know. If the pain is not subsiding with medications including gastric protectants , if all labs including serum amylase is normal, get an imaging done to rule out recurrence.
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