Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Hi Sandy, Thanks to your concern about the chief resident. I had learn things the had way and not if that happens again, I would make sure they gave me pain medicine before they did it. Well, thank heavens that in the past and I do have all lot of better days. I'm having a little family stress right now and things a bit stirred up. My sister-in-law isn't doing well at all. She had to go for a Ct scan today. It seem she won't eat or drink anything and she is so weak that she can even stand or walk by herself. Today, my sister had her third round of Chemo and I'm going to call her in a little bit to see how she is doing. But, I trying not get too upset over both my sister and my sister-in-law, I don't want to end up with a major flare-up. As for you question, when they put me back together when I had my whipple done . They took out a small part of my stomach, the head part of my pancreas(about half of the whole pancreas), and a little bit of my small intestines, the reattached everything back together. They didn't save my sphincter muscle, as far as I can tell from the OR report and front what the doctor told me. I guess different doctors do it different way. I hope your recovery goes well and you get relief from your pain. It does take time to recover and it best to remember not to rush things or expect too much too soon. Take Care, Louie in WV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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