Quote Originally Posted by pll View Post
+1 with Emily.

Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive beast. Use this weekend to learn everything possible about it -- if you cannot access a published paper, some of us might be able to. I'd work the phones this weekend trying to get the names of the best surgical oncologist for a Whipple procedure, the best place for chemo... Is she in the Chicago area? Some of us could ask, too. I would not mess around with it. I'm very aware the news is shocking, but you need to put that aside and get ready for a battle.
Yes, we are just on the outskirts of Chicago...about 12 miles west of the city. A friend of mine has an uncle that is a doctor at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and she asked her uncle for the name of the best cancer doctor on their staff. He came back with Dr. Steven Rosen - he is head of the cancer center. So far, that is the only name I've gotten...and I am encouraging my sister to see him as a 2nd opinion. The oncologist that my sister has an appointment with on Monday, is out of Elmhurst Memorial (which is where her GI doc is from)...her name is Dr. Amaryllis Gil. If there is anyone from the Chicagoland area that has any other doctor suggestions, please let me know. Thanks!

Linda