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I’ve had a suspicion that the Whipple procedure is what Kate Middleton had done to her in January. It is a long recovery. I also think she has a history of Crohn’s disease.

Speedy recovery to you !

Thanks. I have a high school classmate who has been fighting pancreatic cancer. He has endured a year of chemo and radiation to reach a point where a Whipple would be attempted. He had the Whipple 4 months ago. After the Whipple, it was determined to not be a 100% fix for my classmate, BUT...the antigen tracking of CA 19-9 and CEA show a huge improvement for him. Perhaps a 2 year horizon for him now. As of April 11th, I'm on the path to a Whipple myself. I linked up my local "myChart" to the one at University of Utah/Huntsman Cancer Center this morning. First consult will be May 16th with the surgeon. The 3 week wait means the cancer has time to grow and spread. The last time I had a cancer diagnosis in 1985, I had the surgery to remove it the next morning. This one is orders of magnitude more complex to perform.