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October 13, 2009

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The fog is slowly lifting - Update

I shared a bit of an update on my other blog so i thought i'd update here as well. Since I my check up in Paris last October, I have been existing in a fog. Not living, but simply existing making it from one day to the next. For the past 9 months I have been suffering from headaches and dizzy spells and extreme exhaustion (wake up exhausted, drag myself through my day, nap and drop into a coma like sleep at night). I tried every thing, I changed my diet, cut out Gluten completely, i took my vitamin supplements religiously, i tried exercise. Nothing helped. My Physician sent me to do every test imaginable, we were able to quickly rule out Brain tumor or aneurysm, but none of the treatments he tried helped. I had so much blood drawn ( my Iron was back to acceptable levels), i did an MRI and a CT Scan, then finally I was sent to the cardiologist to check my heart (everything is A-OK there) and monitor my Blood Pressure for 24 hours and after an awkward 24 hours especially at w

Paris - Mission: save my pancreas

What do I do when i'm between a rock and a hard place ??? Well I push with all my might until something gives! I went to my GP and requested he set up a second opinion for me in the mainland (France) a month later here I am, sitting at a friend's apartment in Paris about to go under the knife in a few days. The doctor's here agree with my GP and I, that I should keep the partially functioning Pancreas (It's not secreting enzymes but it is secreting insulin). The problem doesn't lie with the pancreas anyway, it's the connection between the pancreas and stomach that's 'partially collapsed' and 'ill'. The easy way out for the surgeon would be to remove the pancreas (that's what the surgeon here said) but it's not easy on the patient. I'm only 34 what would my quality of life be with full blown severe diabetes? So on 09/15 i go under the knife once more....

4 years Post-Op today!

Today is the 4th Anniversary of my Whipple! Four years ago i couldn't fathom still being here. Yet here I am! I can't say yet that I'm totally healthy or that every stomach flu doesn't immediately make me think of the worst. Such things take time i know. But as of my last CT scans and blood work in December 2008, I'm proud to say that I'm healthy! I've even gained weight! To look at me you'd never guess i was ill a day in my life. I still have stomach issues, now and then. I'm prone to stomach viruses apparently and some stuff are just a no-no, like to much greasy foods, they might taste great but are hell on the other end. One big physical hurdle I have overcome is the weigh issue. After loosing weigh uncontrollably for so long and then being stable fro a least a year now I'm actually gaining weigh like a normal person. Every silver lining comes with it's own grey cloud, now i actualy have to exercise to maintain my weigh. lol! One big ment

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