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@silver182

Don’t let them delay the Whipple. I have no clue what my CA 19.9 value was neither did my endo or Whipple surgen they never mentioned anything about CA 19.9 all Eric asked was when do you want the Whipple.”
I said “Monday” that was a Friday..he smiled and said ok but the next Monday a week later, I told him “Eric Kortz” I’d be there!!
He is retired now but worked with Surg-One based in Swedish Hospital Englewood Co. The only thing Eric was concerned about was my internal A Orta as to clearance from my spine??
The Whipple is a 7 hour operation and when done manually like Eric did a very tiring physical procedure. . Not for me “hey” I was sleeping like a baby.
My pancreatic cancer was discovered in my impala da Vader valve.. They defined it as stage one that was a Johns Hopkins biopsy.
My surgeon, Eric, and my Endo surgeon. Frederick Lewis said I was very lucky caught very early because of the symptoms that I had, which were extremely rare. The only symptoms I ever told anybody about was I feel like I’m being eaten by red ants everywhere do something about it or I’m gonna have to blow my head off!! In the pre-Whipple days which would be 1930 and earlier the only choice of person would have had would be to take a shotgun or a pistol to his head, and get rid of the symptoms.
I have no clue where you live, but I do know that there is a surgeon at Surg - One who trained under Eric Kortz would know how to do the Whipple properly. I would suggest him be your surgeon and get it done ASAP. Godspeed!!

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wjk | @wjk | Mar 28 5:53am

@silver182 Thanks for taking the time to reply and answer some of my questions. Much appreciated.
Glad you've had a good ride since your diagnosis and Whipple. My rodeo is ongoing for now.
Onward.

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