Re: Need Help with this Disease and choices,

[Guest guest]

Gio,Sorry to hear you're having such a hard time.My daughter had a modified

whipple when she was 16,and while they were in there,they filleted her

pancrease and remove hundreds of stones that they would not have been able to

get to

any other way.She was in hospital for about 3 weeks,but felt alot better for

a couple of years after-was even able to work.Now she's 21 and PC has

progressed so she's diabetic(her PC is hereditary kind).Everyone is

different,so I

hope this has longer lasting results for you.She feels the surgery was worth

it-it gave her a couple of " normal " years.My thoughts and prayers are with

you and your family. anne

[Guest guest]

Gio,

I can't help you with the surgery questions, because I myself

haven't had a Whipple, Puestow, Beger or Transplant done. However, I

just wanted to say that it is good news that your doctor finally got

to see first hand and is now a firm believer in you. Hopefully until

your surgery, you won't have any problems with nonbelievers anymore.

As for the surgery and it's risks, every surgery has a risk just by

putting the patient under anaesthetic. If a person is young and in

generally good health otherwise, the risk is less than that of an

old person with many health problems for example.

You will wake up just fine out of it...*s*

Ward