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@bceg1969

Thank you
I didn't know about the surgeons in NY
They are much closer to where we live
The surgeon,Dr Clancy at Brigham & Women's said he would not operate because of the vascular involvement
I wonder how to get in touch with the 2 surgeons in NY.Maybe I'll try their website and thank you so much for this information

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jewelziet | @jewelziet | Jan 15 11:18am

I had stage 3 pancreatic cancer with a 4mm tumor originally wrapped around my portal vein. My oncologist, Dr. Margaret Tempero of UCSF started the pancreatic cancer treatment program at UCSF. She recommended my surgical oncologist to me. Four months ago, Dr. Carlos Corvera performed the Whipple on me. He usually does two Whipples a day, but mine required the entire day and he pulled in a transplant specialist to assist. Dr. Corvera imdoes surgery at UCSF Parnassus campus. The nurses who cared for me afterwards were phenomenal. I had a complicated recovery and was in hospital for 17 days. Not the typical recovery window I’m told.

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