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Help with getting better after Wipple procedure

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Sep 13, 2022 | Replies (8)

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Omg thank you so so much for taking your time and giving me all this info! Let me ask you, should we be concern about sugar intake ? He wants sweets and we are trying not to give him so much sugar. Yesterday was a good day for him we finally saw him eating more and the enzymes seem to be helping since he is not going to the bathroom as much as he was. The only problem is that he is still draining a lot and it’s been a month from his surgery. I really appreciate all the info! Thank you

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You are welcome. 🙂

Well, as I may have said, I ate a lot of sweets because that is mostly what I could digest. I think it helped prevent me from losing even more weight than I did. I have the lower half of my pancreas, though, which continued/continues to make insulin. Something to consider would be to ask the MD what part, if any, of the pancreas he has left. If he does not have any part of his pancreas and has to be concerned about blood glucose levels, the MD is the one to go to for advice. Having gone through what I went through, I would eat only what I wanted to eat. Sometimes the body speaks to us in ways that may not make sense, at least that is certainly one thing I learned during that time. At some point for me, having others tell me what to eat, etc., etc. added a lot of stress to my life. So, I just listened to myself and that seemed to work for me. Bless you for loving and caring for him.

One more thing, yes the good days and bad days, if one can name them as such existed for me. Over time, more good days than bad arrived. I also realized that I felt better during certain times of the day than others and rested when I needed to. Both of my daughters were young - 7 and 10. Years after that first cancer (I have had two others). my oldest said to me, "That's when we bonded with the TV, Momma." So, the point is, rest when he needs to. Eat what you like. Stay hydrated. Look at beautiful parts of nature and listen to wonderful music. It all helps.