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@silver182

I had a Whipple in 2013, needed no chemo been doing great since, my suggestion is find a doctor that will do the Whipple on you and get it done. The Whipple procedure seems to be very good and stopping pancreatic cancer if you catch it early enough! I’ve had friends that were trying to get the Whipple but the doctors wanted to play around with there liver and other things give them all kinds of chemo which made them weak. They ended up dying and not being able to have the Whipple get a doctor that will do the Whipple And get it done !!

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wjk | @wjk | Mar 27 9:43am

@silver182 I face more big decisions in 4 weeks. I'm scheduled for a Whipple next month (two previous surgery dates in January and February postponed due due elevated CA 19.9 levels). If you don't mind sharing, I have a couple of questions for you.
1. At the time of your Whipple, what was the type, location and Stage of your cancer?
2. If you can recall, what was your CA 19.9 value just prior to surgery?
3. Where did you get your Whipple?
Thanks in advance. It's refreshing to hear a bit of your history and your excellent outcome.
Good on ya.

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mayoconnectuser1 | @mayoconnectuser1 | Mar 27 8:51pm

silver182,

Please consider that everyone is different - and, many surgeons believe chemo before and after Whipple is appropriate.

Your binary statement may not be the correct course of action.

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