RE: TP-ICT to

[Guest guest]

Hi , I know how you feel about the TP/ICT. I felt the same way

before I had mine. I couldn't make up my mind. It is a big decision. I

had mine done on Sept. 24th, 2004 with Dr. Sutherland. For me it was the

best thing I could have done. The surgery wasn't easy but I would do it

all over again if I had to. I am now diabetic but would rather be

diabetic than to go through all that pain I used to have. I don't know

how I made it for 2 1/2 years suffering. I wish I would have went in

sooner then I might have had more islet cells to transplant. I started

back to work 1/2 days 6 weeks after my surgery and at 8 weeks I was back

full-time again. I feel great now and have no pain! If you have any

questions please feel free to contact me anytime. Take care!!

Darren

[Guest guest]

, my procedure went well. The surgery was 10 hours long. When I came

to I was in terrible pain but then they got it under control. I was in

ICU for 2 days and then in a regular room for 14 more days. Dr.

Sutherland is awesome. He is the best doctor I have ever had and I have

had a lot of them! He is so understanding and talks to you in regular

terms. You will like him a lot. If you have any problems with the staff

or anything else just tell him and he will take care of it immediately.

I had a problem with a nurse telling me I was using too much dillaudid

and was to cut way down. I tried to but I couldn't handle the pain. I

told Dr. Sutherland and he told me to use whatever amount I needed to be

comfortable and I never saw that nurse again. I would think you would be

able to go back to school at the end of August but remember everyone is

different. You won't be able to do any lifting for 8 weeks or so. It

took me about 10-12 weeks to be mostly pain free. Each week seemed to

get better. Now I only take pancrease enzymes with meals and unsulin for

diabetes. It is great to be pain free again! Hope you are hanging in

there!!

Darren