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Thanks appreciate good wishes. Unfortunately surgery did not go as anticipated. My husband did not have a Whipple because surgeon found live tumor encasing an artery and he was not able to remove it. Instead IORT was done and a new connection between stomach and small intestine. We have had to scramble to understand what this means. And we will be seeking second opinions.. there is something about this disease which does not allow for any predictability. I guess the silver lining is that this is a less challenging procedure to. Recover from.
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Anne I've heard a lot of people mention that Dr. Mark Truty at Mayo in Rochester handles a lot of these more difficult cases. You might consider getting a second opinion from him. He wasn't my surgeon but I've read about him.
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Oh Annie, that must’ve been disappointing news for both of you to hear. Thank goodness they were able to do an Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT). Let me know if you would like to contact information for a second opinion at a Mayo Clinic and I’ll send you the link.
How is your husband’s recovery going? How are YOU doing?