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To: Myrddin
Our friend had the entire pancreas removed. It is a tough surgery.
101 posted on 03/30/2025 4:44:38 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: Texas Fossil

I retained my pyloric valve and most of my pancreas. Open Whipple. 4 hours. My renal artery was nicked. Large bleed out. Months of complications and infections.


103 posted on 03/30/2025 4:59:09 PM PDT by Myrddin
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