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Whipple or no Whipple?

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Apr 23 1:34pm | Replies (72)

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@casey1959 try not to let the fear take over . It’s difficult , but a positive attitude goes a long way here . Sometimes some help on the positivity is necessary , be it music , meditating , you tube positive videos , excercise and just having someone to vent to , can all be helpful . Our facility gave us a video to explain just what the surgery was about and we both found that helpful

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@jadees I have watched many. Hubby just 2 . I persuaded him it was needed so he's prepared before meeting surgeons. We did 2 weeks ago. Then needed a second scan. First wasn't clear enough to see how much the tumor was involved with Artery & veins . Call from surgeon yesterday. Said scan looked good. Yet still not 100% sure 😕 Says plan is to see once opened. I'm apprehensive on that plan. Asked if a vascular specialist will be in the operating room. He stated will be (On Hand) Also he specializes in breast cancer & reconstruction. Just found this out on the Internet last night. A second surgeon joined the team 2 weeks ago. We met him . He specializes in Pancreas Cancer surgery. We were hoping for a definite no Artery / Vein involvement. A second opinion at a high volume Like John Hopkins in MD would be best. My husband wasn't even going thru the Whipple . Then he said if scan was hopeful. Now he's second guessing. Cost of traveling, hotel stays, higher Out of Pocket costs. Then Out of network. We can't afford to get that second opinion. So now waiting on if he needs a stress test ( cardiac) he's never had heart issues. Surgeons say it's needed. 1 day at a time. Ty for the encouragement.