Jayne’s Story

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Labor Day weekend Jason and Jayne were kayaking with friends. While putting the kayaks in the water, Jayne slipped on a rock and fell on her back. 4 days later, she went to get checked out and the doctors performed a CT Scan which revealed what they thought was pancreatitis and a cyst on her pancreas. The doctors believed this was due to the fall on the rock and recommended rest and an additional CT scan in 3 weeks. The second CT scan showed the cyst had increased in size, however they still felt it was due to the fall and a slow healing process. 3 weeks later she went in for an MRI which showed the cyst was still growing. At this point, Jayne felt a second opinion would be a good idea. After consulting with a family friend, she was referred to a pancreatic specialist at Abbott Northwestern. She went in for an endoscopy and during the procedure it was determined the cyst was actually a tumor. A biopsy was taken to determine if there was cancerous cells. The following morning the doctor called with the devastating news that the tumor was cancerous. The PET scan revealed two tumors in the pancreas somewhere between stage 2 and 3. Only 4% of women Jayne's age develop this type of cancer. We are thankful it was discovered early and Jayne will begin aggressive chemotherapy treatments right away.

We will continue to use this site for any and all updates. Thank you for all the love and support so many of you have already expressed. We appreciate all the prayers and positive thoughts.  We will surround her with an army of warriors and support the fighter that she is. We got this girl!! 


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Newest Update

Journal entry by Jayne Bahneman

Hello Prayer Warriors! 

I had my nine month scans and bloodwork on the 17th and oncologist visit on the 24th. My scans looked great. The radiologist noted stable postoperative changes of my pancreatectomy and splenectomy. Stable 5mm lesion on my liver. No evidence of metastatic disease. Hallelujah! My tumor marker remains at a 5 and has stayed the same since last August. My oncologist said we can now move my scans to every 6 months but he still wants to keep my bloodwork at every 3 months so we can catch any changes earlier.  All great news!! We are closing in on a year since my last chemo treatment on June 1st. 

I will be walking in the St Croix County Relay for Life on June 9th with my family and friends. Our team reached our fundraising goal so I am super happy about that! If you would like to donate or join my team click on the link https://secure.acsevents.org/site/STR?fr_id=104537&pg=personal&px=58765111 I would love for anyone to join us! 

I have been working for a few months on my story. Adding in all the details of my diagnosis, treatment, surgery, and finally remission! I will be reading part of it at the walk during the survivor ceremony. I think it really helped in the healing process to get it all out. A dear friend always told me to start journaling and I highly recommend doing it. 

Thank you for your continued prayers. It means the world to me. 

Jayne 

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