Re: Pancreatic cancer and BPD

[Guest guest]

,

I have to agree with you wholeheartedly. My father died of

pancreatic cancer which may or may not leave me with a predisposition

for getting this disease. He was the son of an extremely diabetic

mother, (not obesity related). My doctor says there is a connection

between a familial history of diabetes and pancreatic cancer. So,

anything that might put me at a greater risk for developing this

cancer, ie, diabetes in the family, or surgery that could increase my

risks should be evaluated very carefully!

Oh, and in talking with my DS surgeon, he feels that lactose

intolerance really may now NOT be considered a side affect of WLS.

He is finding that immediately post op, many folks have a sensitivity

to lactose that they are losing within a healing timeframe post op.

So for those of you who feel that you became lactose intolerant post

surgically, or even pre surgically, you might try to reintroduce

lactose every couple of months and see if this has reversed for you!

Theresa...the other one!

>

> In a message dated 10/22/01 2:30:38 PM, duodenalswitch@y... writes:

>

> <<

>

> First of all the Pancreatic Cancer thing is way overblown. >>

>

> Chris: I don't think mentioning that it is a risk of lower

antrectomy

> removal is 'overblowing it'. I have mentioned several times that

the risk

> wasn't huge and that not every person who had this type of surgery

would end

> up with pancreatic cancer. However, what DOES bother me is that

not one

> surgeon seems to be informing his/her patients of this when

presenting info

> about the traditional BPD (by this, I am not referring to the

intestinal

> arrangement but the type of gastrectomy used in the

traditional 'bpd'

> surgery).

>

> Yes, the fact that there is a risk for pancreatic surgery can be

taken with

> extreme fear by some, but if people would actually READ the sources

I posted

> way back when (and these are all in the archives), they could be

better

> informed and able to decide whether this is a a risk they would be

willing to

> take. It is also crucial for those with family history of

pancreatic cancer

> to know this information.

>

> I have repeatedly stated that this risk was associated with lower

antrectomy

> removal (and hence the BPD gastrectomy) but NOT the DS sleeve

gastrectomy or

> RNY.

>

> all the best,

>

[Guest guest]

Our former neighbor had pancreatic cancer, he was 33 yrs. old and

healthy. His symptoms were back pains/spasm which he thought were

caused from playing too many sports.

Jane J.

> The symptoms mimic what a post-op

> DSer may experience so I think it would be quite difficult to

diagnose and

> might be ignored early on>>>

>

> what are the symptoms???

>

> Judie

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/27/01 9:03:28 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

<<

what are the symptoms???

>>

Judie: From what I recall, abdominal tenderness, bloating, gassy feeling...

even diahhrea, I believe. The symptoms are pretty vague and general and I

think that a medical practitioner (especially one not familiar with the

possible risk involved for those who have their lower stomach removed) could

diagnose such symptoms as possible 'side effects' of the surgery... This

would be especially true in the earliest stages of pancreatic cancer (when it

is more difficult to diagnose but easier to 'cure').

All the best,

lap ds with gallbladder removal

January 25, 2001

Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

nine months post-op and still feelin' fabu

preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

now: 207 (yahoo!)