Puestow Procedure

I would like to give a update, I haven't posted for a very long time. My name is Tina and i am 59 years old and i had a Puestow procedure last July. This is a major surgery, i will try to post a link. Since my procedure i am still sick and i have Pancreatits very regularly just got out of the hospital again 3 days ago. With this prodedure the head of the Pancreas is still there, which since 3 weeks after my surgery i started getting more attacks. Come to find out there is a blockage in the head of the Pancreas, you guessed it now have to have the head of the Pancreas removed-Whipple Procedure. I will become diabetic immediately since no insulin will be produced. So odd i have always been afraid of Diabetes, even more so than cancer- 2012 i had kidney cancer removed and doing great. I am to see my surgeon next month in Chicago and he will set up surgery for next July as it will be a year since the Puestow procedure. I am currently doing better but know there are more attacks coming and each attack just takes more and more out of me !

Thanks for letting me share my story !

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