Patient Education Cancer of the Pancreas: A Care Guide

Table of Contents Diagnosis .........................................3 Changing the Dressing around a Drain...................................17 Bulb Drain..........................................19 Drain Record.......................................19 Drainage and Biliary Tube Care........20 Caring for Your Incision....................22 Mount Carmel Cancer Care Team.......3 The Pancreas........................................4 Pancreatic Cancer.................................5 Symptoms.............................................6 Diagnosis..............................................6 Staging...................................................7 Genetics................................................8 Nourishment ................................23 Feeding Tubes....................................23 Daily Care of the Feeding Tube after Day 3................................24 Tube Feeding......................................24 Syringe or Bolus Tube Feeding.........25 Gravity Drip Feeding..........................26 Pump Feeding....................................27 Giving Extra Water through the Tube....................................................28 Solving Problems................................28 Nutrition by Mouth.............................31 Blenderized Diet.................................31 First Foods List....................................35 Solving Problems................................38 Progressing to a Regular Diet............39 Treatment .......................................9 Radiation Therapy................................9 Chemotherapy......................................9 Clinical Research Trials......................10 Resources............................................10 Surgery Care ...............................11 Types of Surgery................................11 Preparing for Your Surgery................13 What to Expect after Surgery.............13 Managing Your Pain...........................13 Other Procedures...............................15 At Home .........................................16 Discharge from the Hospital..............16 What to Expect after Going Home....16 Pancreatic Enzymes............................16 Caring for Your Drains.......................17 Notes ................................................40 2

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