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Whipple procedure
I’ll look that up.
Last year I overdosed on Calcium and 2 weeks in ICU almost punched my 70 yr old Ticket.
Your 32 months should be a Blessing .
My Doc has told me the same.
God Bless you FRiend!

Sorry about the calcium OD. I was 67 last year for my Whipple, so we're pretty close age wise. I spent too much time in ICU after my renal artery was nicked while doing the Whipple. My surgical pathology came back for adenocarcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater. PT3a, PN0, R0 margins. Translated, the tumor invaded the muscle on the intestinal side of the Ampulla and 0.5 cm into the head of the pancreas. Histology showed MUC1 positive as well as two DX series (intestinal). Overall favoring a pancreatobiliary origin. No invasion of lymph nodes and clear margins between the tumor location and the healthy tissue. That and other factors places my 5 year prognosis at 32%. The good news is I have 32 months on the green side. Had I not detected the problem, I would be in serious trouble right now.