Whipple procedure

greybeard64

I was just wondering if anyone else out there has had a whipple procedure done. if so how long has it been and what do you think of where you are now. I guess just your thoughts on how long it took for you to "recover", do you still have fatigue issues, etc...
any info or thoughts would be appreciated, I dont know of anyone else who has had this, but I am betting there are others.
thanks, and as always, hope this finds ya smilin'
chris

msccolon

whipple
don't know if this applies to more than one procedure, but it was done on me during my recovery from infection last year when repairing my bladder. I was recovering from a bunch of stuff, so i couldn't tell you anything in particular that I can attribute from recovery from it. As far as I know, everything healed up properly. I have a lot of scarring so again, don't know what I can specifically attribute to what!
mary

RayLogu

whipple
I mis=spelled the oral chemo drug... it is Xeloda.
because it is systemic the doc believes it will clear up any microscopic cancer cell that may remain in my system. I do not have any active tumor at this time, but from what I read it is also used in those case.

regards, ray

coloCan

RayLogu said:

whipple
I mis=spelled the oral chemo drug... it is Xeloda.
because it is systemic the doc believes it will clear up any microscopic cancer cell that may remain in my system. I do not have any active tumor at this time, but from what I read it is also used in those case.

regards, ray

A recent news article spoke of a woman who was 89 when she
underwent Whipple procedure; she just turned 100......steve

RickMurtagh

Mother-in-law
My mother-in-law had that done. It took many months to recover and added a host of things to manage as far as diet, but she led a very normal life as for activities. Just took a nap more often and ate a bit more modestly.

Is this in your future Chris or have you already had it done? If so I think I must have missed some posts when catching up on the forums.

I wish you the best if this is upcoming.

Any new road trips planned? I have been thinking jealously about your trip ever since reading your post. Never rode anything other than a little dirt bike decades agp.

RayLogu

whipple recovery
I am now 14 weeks post op and doing well, other than wish my appetite was a bit better. I've lost the 10 lbs gained since surgery, and attribute that to the radiation, which ends today (9/3/10). I will continue on oral chemo (Xeloda). I did have stomach erosion from the Xeloda a few weeks ago and had to interrupt the dose for 2 weeks for the stomach to heal.

I am 77 was in otherwise good health prior to the ampullary blockage/mass. Fortunate it was caught early.
best to you, Ray