Hi,
I'm so, so sorry to hear about your brother. My mother just had the Whipple operation last wednesday and is now recovering in the hospital. When she went in, we wern't sure if we were dealing with Pancreatic cancer or Bile duct cancer, so believe it or not, we were acutally relieved to hear (today) it was Bile Duct cancer.... I guess I'm telling you this because after her operation the surgeon told us that there's a much higher chance of survival if the cancer was in her Bile Duct. We still don't really know what to expect since we're learning as we go & we have a lot of questions still unanswered. The recovery from her operation is still pretty intense but she's kicking butt and healing really well....and she's 57. She had her age and health going in and I think that helped with her fast healing. Your brother is only 38...so he has youth on his side.
I'll post more about my mom as we get more info.
Meanwhile, I'll be sending positive thoughts your way...since you're not that far...I live in Toronto too.
-Bobita