Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Hi Sandy, Heres a piece of info for you. I had the Total pancreatectomy auto Islet cell transplant. I have my islets in my liver, the lining of my stomach and my portal vein. So ask Sutherland you might not have to get them in your liver. Another thing I canNOT stress enough is that I cant tell you how many Drs said this surgery wouldn't be right for me not even to waste my time. Let me tell you were they wrong. I don't regret it one bit. Another thing is you need to try and accept another opinion because not every Dr sees pancreatitis patients on a daily basis where is Dr Sutherland does. He will tell you honestly if you are a candidate or not. Don't give up and I would make an appointment with Sutherland whats the worst that can happen he says its not right for you? Cause it doesn't matter since your Drs already seem to think that so its not like your going to lose something. And please not only to you but to everyone I cant stress that second, third, even seventh opinion might be the answer you need. All of my Drs said it would make things worse well I'm working on back to having a normal life. Let me know if you have any questions. Anyone that reads this email. Sincerely, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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