Patty

[Guest guest]

I think it is great that your Mom is available to go with you to the

doctors. I wish my parents were still around; I would definetly

give them a big hug and kiss too. Besides I would have loved to see

my Daddy jack up the doctors when they were giving me a hard time

and in his best army officer demeanor instruct them to " remedy the

situation now " ...LOL.

I have seen alot of patients take notes and even bring in tape

recorders to the doctors office. Its a great idea so many people

forget half of what they are told. Even I did and I know all the

OR jargan. I think asking the doc to get you into see the surgeon

ASAP is a very good idea. With every acttack there is an increased

chance of causing more damage.

I was told I needed a whipple too, but felt very uncomfortable with

it. Just for me, thats all. After a few weeks the surgeon told me

about the Beger procedure. It still removes the head of the pance

but leaves the duodenum and antrum of the stomach alone. So I had

that on April 26, 2004. I was in the hospital for about 8 days.

Most people, in my experience, dont go into the ICU after a whipple

unless there are other serious contribuiting factors, heart disease

or severe infection and the like. the incision is from the

breastbone to the belly button.

The first day or 2 post op you are going to feel horrible, but

slowly but surely you will start to feel better. I know within 2

weeks of my surgery I was dancing around my living room with Bob

Marley cranked up on the stereo. So I think you could still attend

your sons graduation (way to go Mom) in early June. You might not

be able to wear that tight leather mini skirt or dance in the street

but you will be there to cheer him on and hug his neck. It was a

much easier surgery to recover from then the total. It was about a

month or more before I could dance like a lunatic in my living

room. Anythoughts on the tp-ict?

Good luck with the doc, and let me know how it goes. I've got you

in my thoughts and prayers. If you have any questions, please feel

free to ask away, I'm not shy...LOL.

Warmly,

[Guest guest]

I will ask the doc about the TP/ict. How bad do you have to be to get the tp.

The doc said that all my damage is in the head of the panc where the big ducts

are. As far as my son's graduation goes I told him after him and his friends

celebrate I wanted them to come over to my house and I was going to fix them

breakfast. If they wanted to crash for a while they could. When my son brings

over his friends and my daughter also, I always cook for them.