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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 2648341" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>In my view, pancreatic transplant is not a cure. It is a treatment. </p><p></p><p>Yes, the T1 goes away, but along with the transplant comes a raft of very strong and vile medications to inhibit rejection.</p><p></p><p>I know someone who has had a kidney and pancreas transplant (actually 2 kidneys because the first transplanted kidney was destroyed by the underlying condition which had been misdiagnosed as diabetes related, therefore untreated). Asked if she had had the option for a straight pancreas transplant, would she have gone ahead. Her answer was, knowing what she does now about the post transplant drug regime, she would not have, because her T1 was less troublesome than the brutal meds, including steroids she now has to take for the remainer of her life.</p><p></p><p>I can wholly and completely understand why a new or less knowledgeable T1 would covet a replacement pancreas, but really the baggage that comes with it is immense.</p><p></p><p>Transplants are transformational, and her life with her new kidney is very different to the dialysis days. She has not regrets on that front, because her old kidney was not going to give her any quality of life.</p><p></p><p>She now has 2 pancreases and 4 kidneys. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 2648341, member: 88961"] In my view, pancreatic transplant is not a cure. It is a treatment. Yes, the T1 goes away, but along with the transplant comes a raft of very strong and vile medications to inhibit rejection. I know someone who has had a kidney and pancreas transplant (actually 2 kidneys because the first transplanted kidney was destroyed by the underlying condition which had been misdiagnosed as diabetes related, therefore untreated). Asked if she had had the option for a straight pancreas transplant, would she have gone ahead. Her answer was, knowing what she does now about the post transplant drug regime, she would not have, because her T1 was less troublesome than the brutal meds, including steroids she now has to take for the remainer of her life. I can wholly and completely understand why a new or less knowledgeable T1 would covet a replacement pancreas, but really the baggage that comes with it is immense. Transplants are transformational, and her life with her new kidney is very different to the dialysis days. She has not regrets on that front, because her old kidney was not going to give her any quality of life. She now has 2 pancreases and 4 kidneys. :) [/QUOTE]
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