Whipple surgery and Omeprazole

Posted by ch1co2 @ch1co2, 16 hours ago

Had a whipple surgery in November of 2023. Was prescribed 20mg of Omeprazole and told to take two capsules in morning basically forever. Curious if all whipple patients do this or if there was something specific to my situation?

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ashley2235 | @ashley2235 | 10 hours ago

I had a total pancreatectomy and have been on Pantoprazole (same class of medication as Omeprazole) since surgery. Was told I would be on it forever as well.

dalegantous | @dalegantous | 8 hours ago

Same here, pantoprazole forever. It's to avoid ulcers since the stomach now empties straight into the small intestine, no duodenum (if I have that right).

whipple2232 | @whipple2232 | 6 hours ago

In reply to @dalegantous "Same here, pantoprazole forever. It's to avoid ulcers since the stomach now empties straight into the..." + (show)

You are correct, Dalegantous. I had Whipple surgery in October 2023 and was prescribed 40 mg of Pantoprazole to take daily forever. I stopped taking it a few months ago because I thought it was prescribed to avoid acid reflux, which I don’t suffer from. When I met with my oncologist last month, she informed me it is prescribed to prevent stomach ulcers. This was news to me. I’m back on it now.

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