Re: pancreas removal....???? Chuck

September 1, 2002

Hi Chuck,

It sound like you have some good doc down there in texas. How fortunate you

are. Hope your having a pain free weekend.

Take care,

Louie in WV Re: pancreas removal....????

Theresa,

My surgeon also heads up the Islet Reseach Center at Baylor College of

Medicine in Houston. He thinks that within the next 3 years we will see

incredible breakthroughs in the fields of pancreatic surgery and diabetes

management. If you can possibly hold out it would be in your best

interest. New Islet Cell Autotransplant procedures, Whole organ pancreatic

transplants, stem cell research, genetic research and antirejection

research are all on the verge of exciting discoveries or of human

trials. He has me holding off on my pancreatectomy just for these reasons.

We all have to do our own research and make our own decisions. I think Dr.

Cotton is of the Same thought as Dr. Brunicardi. Keeping the organ in

place gives you more options once the discoveries are made available to you.

Chuck

At 08:59 PM 8/31/2002 +0000, you wrote:

>Does anyone know why a lot of doctors are so against removing the

>pancreas? I have asked several doctors and they just say Jackie is

>young and we are hoping for a better cure. Or they say that is too

>extreme for her right now. I will be asking the docs at MUSC because

>Dr Cotton is one that said this to me too. So next time I go I will

>be asking for more details. But do any of ya'll know why they are so

>against it? Besides they would probably lose a ton of money...that

>one is obvious. Thanks,

Chuck Sullivan

chuck@...

" When in command, Take charge. When faced with a decision, do what is

right. Nothing else matters. " - Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf

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