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Pancreatic Surgery/ Frey's Procedure

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discoboy73fitz

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Hi,
About 6 years ago I had Pancreatic Surgery to treat chronic pancreatitis. The surgery took over nine hours which left me with a huge scar and a swollen tummy which sort of looks like a small beer belly or a pregnant woman. I also became type 2 diabetic. The type of surgery I had is called a Frey's Procedure named after an American/German surgeon who devised the procedure in the 1950s. Basically the pancreas is cored and part of the head removed. You can Google "Frey's Procedure" for more details. "Frey's" is pronounced "Fry's" as in Stephen Fry.

My question is, I am very keen to hear from and /or communicate with anyone who has had this type of surgery and /or anyone one who has similar surgery called Whipple. I would like to exchange information, ideas about health and lifestyle changes that could be of benefit to all that have and will have these type of procedures.

Hoping to hear some positive response in the near future.

Kind regards,
Hugh.
 
Really Amazing! No one has replied to this thread! Am I the only one who has had this type of surgery? I know it is not common but I don't think it is all that rare. My GP did tell me that I was the only one of his patients who had this surgery when I asked him bearing in mind not to breach patient/doctor confidentiality.
Come on, there has to be somebody out there ?

Still hoping!
 
Pretty old thread but my mum has had this and we need some advice because she now has type two diabetes. However medication doesn’t work and medical professionals treat her with advice in relation to a standard type two diabetic which she is not. Nobody seems to be able to advise on what she should or shouldn’t be eating and her blood sugars are all over the place. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
 
Laura85 said:
Pretty old thread but my mum has had this and we need some advice because she now has type two diabetes. However medication doesn’t work and medical professionals treat her with advice in relation to a standard type two diabetic which she is not. Nobody seems to be able to advise on what she should or shouldn’t be eating and her blood sugars are all over the place. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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If she's had surgery to remove part of her pancreas and it caused her to have diabetes, it sounds like she has type 3C diabetes, not at all the same as type 2.
Does she see an endo for her diabetes or is she treated by her GP?

What medication is she on? Does she get low blood glucose as well as high?
 
Agreed it sounds like type 3c which has a lot more in common with type 1 than type 2. Sometimes I think anything other than type 1 is all lumped in as type 2 even if that’s not accurate, even by drs
 
This thread was started before my time here. I've had the Whipple back in 2007 and told I would be diabetic, but I wasn't showing symptoms and consequently diagnosed until 2018, first incorrectly as type 2 and the meds did nothing for my blood sugar, then by an endo who said I was type 1 and prescribed insulin which has kept my bloods in range (usually) since. I told my doctor and the endo about the Whipple but it made no difference to their diagnoses. I also have the belly described, although I am otherwise thin. I still have digestive issues. Creon does not agree with me. But it seems like a small price for being alive.:)
 
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