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Whipple surgery and Omeprazole

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: 1 hour ago | Replies (4)
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@dalegantous

Same here, pantoprazole forever. It's to avoid ulcers since the stomach now empties straight into the small intestine, no duodenum (if I have that right).

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whipple2232 | @whipple2232 | 9 hours ago

You are correct, Dalegantous. I had Whipple surgery in October 2023 and was prescribed 40 mg of Pantoprazole to take daily forever. I stopped taking it a few months ago because I thought it was prescribed to avoid acid reflux, which I don’t suffer from. When I met with my oncologist last month, she informed me it is prescribed to prevent stomach ulcers. This was news to me. I’m back on it now.

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