My wife is undergoing a partial pancreatectomy. The MD is unsure if they will be doing the Whipple, Mesopancreatectomy, or Distal pancreatectomy. My question is, Have any nurses on this forum seen a good outcome with the Whipple, I really would like to here something positive.
A Little backround. Approximately a month post c-section my wife began having back pain accompanied by severe nausea. I insisted that we go the ER since it could be a complication after the surgery. A PE study was performed and that is when we found a 3 cm mass on her Pancreas. It was calcified, so we were really worried much. We followed up with an MRI which showed us less than the CT, so we followed up with a gastroenterologist who recommended a endoscopic ultrasound with small needle aspiration of the pancreas. The biopsy showed that the mass was benign, however it was obstructing the pancreatic duct. The tumor is a pseudopapillary tumor. The GI doc recommended removal of the tumor d/t the nature of it's location and they are finding that these are turning into cancer in some patients. So here we are, facing a partial pancreatectomy. All of this has happened within the last month. Please give me some feedback, I want some real answers not the surgeons smiley, everything is going to be ok attitude. (I do expect everything will be ok)
