@nvan22 , you're very welcome. I was lucky with the weight. I had actually been dieting and working out like crazy before discovering the cancer. I actually lost 30 pounds before the diagnosis; was happy with the first 20, but the next 10 started looking suspicious and came along with the initial jaundice.

My wife is a wonderful cook and a wonderful person. My docs told me to gain all the weight I could, and in the 6+ months between diagnosis and Whipple, I regained all 30 pounds. 🙁

After the Whipple, I lost about 15 pounds in a month, but have been totally stable weight-wise for 11 months, pretty much at the weight I want to be. I'm buying toilet paper in bulk now, but it's a small price to pay. Career-change options are limited now because of the bathroom frequency, but the ability to work from home really helps with that. Just remember to mute your phone during meetings!