I just found this web site, had been using the wrong one! My husband had the Whipple August of 2005. The first attempt was aborted after 4 hours of surgery as the Pancreas was destroyed by leakage of the dye from the Endoscopy. 3 weeks in to the healing process he developed a double e coli infection. A week later the "real" surgery was done and very successfully. His cancer was in the bile duct valve. We had all of this done while on vacation out of town. Coming home to Phoenix on the plane his 3 drainage tubes blew out. I don't think Midwest will ever let us on again. Then a tiny hole developed at the resscection and he went in to re-hab for 1 month on nothing but an IV. No water at all nothing. It did heal and we are thankful that another surgery was not needed. He will be 75 in October and until the last 2 months had been doing quite well. He keeps getting colds, virusus, infections. Has anyone had this problem. We just learned that the immune system is not what it was.One thing leaves another comes out. Otherwise he is working and golfing. He just gets very tired at times.
To all of you who have survived this monster you are Miracle and to all the care givers you are angels.
Stay strong and well....Lainy