Hi Roland, I'm 38 and following tests back in July was given odds of 90% that I had pancreatic cancer. I was therefore informed that I had to have a whipple to give me any chance of surviving the disease. Luckily the surgeon at my local hospital was a bit of an expert and had performed 60 previous ops, which put me a little more at ease. I wasn’t really sure what to expect, never having been in hospital before, and had no idea want the recovery would be like. Thankfully the op went like clock work and I was out of hospital within 10 days. The main problems I had following the op was gaining the weight I’d lost – around 2 stone, fairly constant stomach pains and malnutrition / diarrhoea. At the time it was difficult to comprehend life being back to normal but I’m now six months down the line and things have improved dramatically. Thankfully, 2 months after the op I was told it wasn’t cancer but chronic pancreatitis, still surgery was the best think I could have done. I suppose the positive things I can pass on are the pains did subside and are now the exception not the rule. I’m still working on the malnutrition but things have improved since I’ve been taking enzyme supplements (Pancrex) and have but on nearly a stone since the op. The only thing left is regaining my energy levels, which are improving on a daily basis. I was worried about my quality of life post op after reading forums on the whipple procedure but for me it’s turned out well. I sincerely hope everything goes well for your father in law and for your family. For me the main thing that helped was staying positive no matter what the doctors were telling me.