7.5 year survivor

[Support Team]

We have just been contacted by an 86 year old gentleman who had his Whipple's surgery in March 2002 and he is doing well.

He said in his email:

While browsing the internet recently it occurred to me that I might be able to find out more about Whipple's Procedure than was available when I was afflicted and successfully operated on in 2002 at the XX by XX and his team. Back then all that I could find was a brief description of the operation with the technical name pancreatoduodenectomy.

I found your website through Google and I was amazed at the amount of information you have there. At the time of my operation was disappointed at the dearth of any written material for patients. Nevertheless, I could not complain that I was not kept verbally acquainted of what was essential for me to know.

I have attached an account of my experiences which might help prospective candidates for a Whipples. I would like to help as much as I can but as I am now 86 I fear that what I can achieve will be rather limited.

you can read his account at

http://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/BioBernard.htm