Experiences with

Norwood procedure

[i]Double, double toil and trouble;[/i] [i]Fire burn and caldron bubble.[/i] [i]Fillet of a fenny snake,[/i] [i]In the caldron boil and bake;[/i] [i]Eye of newt and toe of frog,[/i] [i]Wool of bat and tongue of dog,[/i] [i]Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,[/i] [i]Lizard's leg and howlet's wing

“Thanks for the chat” were the goodbye words from the first patient we saw yesterday morning. I was accompanied by a new volunteering recruit, a girl with a Japanese looking name, that I condensed to “Sushi”. I later learnt that the name was Russian and from the Tolstoy novel “War and Peace.” But “Thanks

I had been resisting my GPs' calls to take statins for some years having pointed out to them that although they were saying a total cholesterol level around 6 was too high the ratio of HDL to LDL was good. About eighteen months ago I acquiesceded and started taking Atorvastatin. However, l was hospitalised

HI I had the Whipple operation 4 years ago which was successful, however I still suffer from digestive issues such as loose motions which seem to lead to a rash . Also stomach cramps especially at night.Lots of Uti’s. Does anyone else suffer the same problems and how are they dealing with them.

Is there anyone who has had a Whipple operation over 11 or more years ago? I would love to chat. As I say I had my operation over 11 ago - is there anyone else who had it long ago still having problems?

I had a pancreatic operation about 12 years ago and ihad a whipple operation. It has left me with a couple of life long problems. Constant bloating, bile duct problems and the worst problem is either constipated or diarrhoea. I do take a power every night called Laxido to help and it works but it mainly

Hi went though the trauma of the Whipple operation in November and the diagnosis of ampulary adenocarcinoma feeling pretty strong, but nerves getting to me this morning. I have a phone consultation with the oncologist this morning Will they stop the chemotherapy? If they don't then I will have to break

Previously informed you I was to have the Whipple procedure Recently out of hospital Stopped rivaroxiban 48 hours before admission on 18th November 6 hour operation on 18th then another couple of hours opened up again due to complications some 4 days later Developed a superbug so was isolated in HDU

Hi all Had meeting with consultant today I have finished all pre op tests and have been judged fit for the op. So Monday I am booked in for the Whipple operation Will be a quiet Christmas this year, but hopefully lead to a better year than this has been X

Hi, my partner had stage 3 pancreatic cancer in Feb 2017. He had a Whipple operation but recovery was very very slow, perhaps as he was 76 at the time. He was too frail and missed the window: opportunity for chemo. What is his likely prognosis now?

Has anyone here had a Whipple for anything other than PC? Mine was in November 2018... one lymph involved.. so taking PO chemo.

I had a Whipple procedure Dec 2017 with complete removal of duodenum. And take Creon 24000. Now have occasional reflux of bile (yellow). How do I manage it

Hi, I had a Whipple procedure done just over two weeks ago, as I have MEN 1, which predisposes me to neuro endocrine tumours on certain organs, Andreas being one of them. Anyway, Op went smoothly and surgeon happy. Post op I hit a rough patch with sickness and nausea and balancing pain relief in hospital

I have been diagnosed with B12 deficiency two and a half years after my Whipples procedure. Still to have my first injection. I have tingling up my face and lips and a sore tongue. My tummy feels so tight. Don’t know if that’s to do with all the internal work they did when they removed my duodenum and

My husband Paul was in ICU for around 9 days he had respiratory distress and was septic. Previously he was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer which was borderline resectable. The plan was to give him a aggressive dose of chemotherapy to shrink the tumor and then perform the Whipple operation. The chemotherapy

I had a whipple procedure done after the discovery of a non-malignant tumor on my pancreas. After the procedure, I was told that I would need to take omeprazole morning and night, for the rest of my life. I have had gastroenterological issues and want to eliminate omeprazole from my routine, if possible

Hi, I had a small tumour in my bile duct removed by a whipples procedure nearly a year ago and so far everything seems fine, anyone else on here had this?

I've had 3 cysts on my pancreas for 7 years, 1 has double in size I had eus and the fluid they tested had double the amount of something which me a 60 to 70% chance it's cancer, I've to have another eau to check one of the other cysts and depending on the results of that they will decide whether to do

My dad of 58 years old Found out he had pancreatic cancer in June 2015 had whipples procedure done in sept 2015 and could get rid of some in the lymph nodes and thought might get blasted with some chemotherapy which he started in October 2015 he had Gemcitabine 6 cycles of that ended in may 2016 had

I had a Whipple procedure on June 23, 2017 because of a tumor at the head of my pancreas and I'm wondering how long it takes to when you feel your energy coming back. It's really only been three weeks but I feel tired all the time.