Why the Whipple?

Hi Godwilllead and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.

I'm not a member of this forum but noticed that your post hadn't had any replies yet. Responding to you will 'bump' it back to the top of the discussion list again.

While you're waiting for replies, it would be great if you could put something about your diagnosis and proposed treatment into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.

Wishing you all the best with your surgery.

To be clearer, i ave been diagnosed with a free-standing malignant tumor outside the duodenum. However, another doctor said it has to be fed from somewhere and they assume it's the duodenum. She will try to scrape the tumor off but if she has to dig too far into the duodenum wall, she will have to do a Whipple. So everyone's condition is different. For mine, I thought that was a big jump to a Whipple simply for a hole in the duodenum wall. I've been trying to research if a piece of the gall bladder, which they plan to remove, could be like a patch. Or, I've heard of bypasses but I don't know much about them. 

Thank you!

Hi I had whipple in Oct 2020 just before my 60 birthday

It does seem a drastic operation but they have to make 4 new joins

Glad I had it done

Best Wishes

Hello!

I was diagnosed with duodenal adenocarcinoma on 2/4/25 and had the Whipple on 2/20/25. I'm 7 weeks out from it and doing great. So far, no further treatment is required. 

Did you end up having the surgery? How are you doing?

Emeny