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Total Pancreatectomy: What can I expect?
Pancreatic Disorders | Last Active: Aug 23 2:30pm | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
@lake3031 I
I had surgery last year; it will a year on Aug 28th. They started robotic assisted, went to laparoscopic and ended up opening me up because they did not realize my pancreas was so inflamed prior to surgery, and the number of stones were also unexpected. the stone did not stay in the body and tail as previously thought and they opened me up to save the head and neck by carefully removing the stones they found there. I ended up with a abscessed fistula about 1 month later, and things have been going ok. I did end up with SIBO in June, but motility issues are bound to be an issue every now and again. I feel so much relief from that cranky panky and am so glad I had the surgery.
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@ericawiersfischer
Hey Friend 🧡~
I am so glad to hear that you have been able to attain what sounds like many steps down from the pain, discomfort, eating, mutiple/extended stays in hospitals, etc. that surely became a part of your everyday life. I'm so happy for you!! No one deserves to live within that quality of life. Did they end up having to remove your spleen too because of all the scar tissue built up from a dying pancreas? Also, to confirm, you did have a full pancreatectomy and not a whipple, right? Did they have to remove any of your small intestines and do a wedge section on your stomach? Forgive me if I don't quite recall exactly which surgery you had.
It's certainly not intentional but I do try and spend as much time as I can with many people, so hopefully they don't have to go through, and still have to go through in order to keep on being above ground.
Keep me posted, and if you'd like to link up and chat more, I have a Facebook profile for the sole purpose to use its marketplace. Just not a social media kind of guy. But I would be more than happy to hear from you, especially if you have any lingering questions and/or concerns. My FB is Ryan Bentley in Rockaway NJ. I believe my profile pic is of one of the red Ford Mustang's I have owned.
All Well Wishes from NJ!
Ryan