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Occasional sharp back pain after whipple

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Nov 19 7:00pm | Replies (12)
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My partner still has “pain attacks” like you described, 1.5 years post-whipple. Wish I had solutions to share but I’m just writing to say you’re not alone. And hoping for the wisdom of others.

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lesliepansky | @lesliepansky | Nov 19 1:27pm

I am in the medical profession & worked with patients who had whipple procedures. On Dec 11, 2023 I had Whipple surgery for a huge duodenal mass that encompassed a great deal of my abdomen requiring the removal & resections .
I too had no symptoms at all except back pain!
Almost a year post op ; still recovering & continue to have back pain!
I have had months of PT sessions, 2 sets of trigger point injections & 1 ablation .. helped some but still have the back pain .
I use heat, ice, & tens unit daily to help with pain! I walk daily , try to do Core PT exercises 2-3 times a week & do struggle thru it !
I chose not to go with narcotics but use 600mg Tylenol…helps some but this unfortunately is one of the many things that come with Whipple surgery ; they don’t know if it eventually will go away but it saved my life !
Hope my solutions help..

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