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What's recovery after distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy like?
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Nov 25 9:09am | Replies (177)Comment receiving replies
Hello I had a distal pancreatectomy/splenectomy about 5 years ago at UCLA and it was about a two month recovery with the first month being hard but second month much better. My daughter really helped me by nagging me to walk and walking with me every day in hospital. She is a physician at UCLA and really helped me get used to diabetes even though i took care of my Mother who had type 2 in her later years. Having it your self is a shock but now with a glucose monitor and pump it is easier. It depends on where your tumor is if you will have diabetes after surgery. I never needed any digestive enzymes though so was thankful for that. Good luck with all, leigh
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Please what type of tumor did you have? Did you check every 6 months?...me i had the surgery since 5 weeks
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Good Afternoon Leighs2011,
I am curious how you were able to determine you did not need PERT (CREON). My wife is pre-surgery right now. Her tumor is in the tail / body area of her pac. She is taking PERT with each meal. Our concern is nutritional uptake. Hate to be gross or provide too much detail BUT...her stools are yellowish, formed but not dense and float. I asked the nutritionist if there is a test for her natural enzyme status or production. They were unclear and / or unsure. I was just curious of your determination in not requiring PERT and how that was resolved for you. Thank you so much for sharing your experience.