anadabijou

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• Anadabijou has replied to a post on the message board

  I started having the cramps about 4 years post whipple. The pain is excruciating. I got some relief from activated charcoal, but they still dont know where the cramping is coming from. Im on Creon & Protonix which I suppose helps with digestion, but then all of my lpumbing has been re-routed from the whipple !

  April 13 at 6:06 PM view post

• Anadabijou has replied to a post on the message board

  I found that CBD oil and tincture and puffing on some good cannabis helps with pain cessation. Stay away from opiates, they're designed to get you hooked

  September 17 at 11:39 AM view post

• Anadabijou has replied to a post on the message board

  Don't feel alone, I had 12 rounds of what the Oncologist called "kitchen sink chemo" in other words, they through every chemo drug at me they could find. I had stage 4 pc, with 4 months to live. I still get those chills you mention ater 4 years...no reason as to why, but one expert said that Chemo can affect your body's core temperature, as well as your brain. I have found through trial and error, that fish oil and s...

  September 17 at 11:36 AM view post

• Anadabijou has replied to a post on the message board

  When I died from & during my Whipple, I remember praying to Michael & Jesus to protect me, my Soul...no matter the outcome of my 10 hour surgery, I placed complete trust in my perception of an Almighty, loving creator, AllFather who watches over his little ones with complete Love and compassion. "Along the Road, your steps may stumble, a Pilgrim's faith may fail, but through it all a heart held humble, level...

  September 17 at 11:27 AM view post

• Anadabijou has replied to a post on the message board

  Protein, protein and depending on you, all greasy foods will "run right through you." The protein drinks are good, lots of fish, sardines, salmon, trout and Kefir drinks helped and I found much relief internally from Sea. Buckthorn oil. With me, I was starting to lose a lot of weight, but then it seemed something inside stopped. .and I started to gain...I was 265 lbs. Pre-Whipple, now I am 180, and have been 180 for ...

  September 17 at 9:16 AM view post

• Anadabijou has replied to a post on the message board

  Every response to Whipple is different. I had two Whipples. Your diet is crucial post-op. I drank lot of Kefir probiotics and lots of Sea Buckthorn oil. Ate light for months, soups, sandwiches. They took my gall-bladder, 1/3 of Pancreas (head)1/3 of stomach, 1/3 of upper & lower intestine rebuilt my colon and all of the attendant plumbing as well.. removed all of the lymph nodes around the abdomen. I was using a ...

  September 14 at 1:10 PM view post

• Anadabijou has replied to a post on the message board

  I am pleased to report that I am 4 years and 3 months surviving after 2 Whipples in 2014. I was diagnosed with a malignant tomor of the head of the Pancreas. At the time, they gave me 4 months max, and told my lady friend to take me home and "make me confortable" I went to Dana Farber and met a very nice surgeon Dr. Wang and he and his team worked on me for 10 hours cutting and re-fitting the plumbing. I was up and w...

  September 08 at 5:50 PM view post