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Anyone transplant of the pancreas.

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I Know its silly question, anyone has information about the transplant of the pancreas. easy to get rid of this disease. Anyone did this? what is your opinion on this

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sandybrown

Hi,

Have a look at the document in the link below.

ouh.nhs.uk/patient-guide/le...

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Hi karan79 ,

First, all questions aren’t silly. You can always ask any questions you have for us anytime.😀👍🌈

Second, has your doctor brought up the subject of getting a transplant for the pancreas? Did they say anything about taking anti rejection medication afterwards? How long is the recovery time? Side effects after surgery?

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gangadharan_nair

The surgery for a pancreas transplant takes about 3 hours. This operation is usually done at the same time as a kidney transplant in diabetic people with kidney disease. The combined operation takes about 6 hours.

If the transplant is successful, you will no longer need to take insulin shots, test your blood-sugar daily, or follow a diabetes diet.

There is evidence that the complications of diabetes, such as diabetic retinopathy, may not get worse and may even improve after a pancreas-kidney transplant.

More than 95% of people survive the first year after a pancreas transplant. Organ rejection occurs in about 1% of people each year.

You must take medicines that prevent rejection of the transplanted pancreas and kidney for the rest of your life

Links:-

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancr...

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