Pancreas Transplantation

[adriana123]

Hello flowerpot!

If I could offer you any advice, it would be to reconsider the transplant (depending on your current situation of course). Yes, the surgery involves a big operation, but you are fast asleep and know nothing! I had an incision from my sternum to my pants which looked like a zipper, but is now invisible! The immunosuppressant drugs are great. They are constantly improving them and they have very few or no side effects. The only side effect I got was that I went a bit hairy for a few weeks but that pretty soon went back to normal. No weight gain other than to reach a normal healthy weight. I went from looking I'll all the time to looking well and happy! My hair and skin improved tremendously.

I would hate to think that you totally dismissed the idea because of the operation or drugs. They really are a tiny consideration in the big scheme of things.

I had the islet cell transplants and all I have is a ting insertion where they drip the islet cells into and on my second islet transplant 4 mths later..I wanted to be awake..Such an amazing experience to see..No regrets..just after the transplants fir about 12 weeks I was tired more but that soon rectified itself!!!

 

[Princesnikki]

I've been assured by friends in the medical profession that in the near future more more technology is going to come out to help diabetics or find a cure for diabetes things are moving so fast and a lot of things at the last stages of being approved hang on in there personally I wouldn't cure my diabetes is part of me now I live with it I've lived with it since I was 12 is a part of me and I get along with it it's fine