Recent Content by The_Petal

Still suffering with incredible bloating, the only thing stopping my stomach getting any larger is that my ribs are in the way, also feet and legs look like they should be on an elephant! it's all painful. So looking for a cause, I have been on daily tinzaparin injections for the last year...

I had the full Whipple last year with everything out (gall bladder/spleen and Pancreas) last year and have just finished a six month course of Folfirinox which wasn't as bad as I was expecting. My scans were Ok last week and go back in 3 months. The problem is that I now have a grossly...

Just had me 10th, of 12, session of Folfirinox postponed because my neutrophiles are too low. Annoying as I feel really good. As my iron levels had been low I having been having a small Guinness at night ~ could that be dragging the neutophiles down? It's always confusing because the...

Just seen a post on UK WHIPPLE WARRIORS that Mylan are going to cease the production of the 40k tablets !!!

The worst part of being post whipple is the constant struggle to put on weight ~ after years of avoiding fatty foods i am now urged to eat as much as possible. Whilst the rich food tastes lovely it means I have to take more and more Creon. A meal is 5*40k tablets and a small snack is 3*40k, any...

I seem to hear contradictory messages about alcohol. From the point of view of the diabetes it would seem that having a drink is not a problem as regards to my blood sugar, however I have heard that people without a pancreas should avoid alcohol because of digestive issues. Which is true.

I have just had my spleen and pancreas removed which means I have full Type 1 diabetes. I have been told that if I have a low bed time reading I should have a snack, but not something like biscuits which have a lot of fat. So I am looking for recommendations for bed time snacks.