Hi, My Mom was diagnosed with Ampullary cancer of the bile duct 2cm tumor in December. We are Heartbroken as she has always been healthy until she developed Afib 4 yrs ago. She is a candidate for the Whipple, but has Afib and is very weak. Her surgeon said 3 yr survival rate with Whipple 18 months with bile duct stent.
Her surgeon said she would have feeding tube and drains after surgery and be in a lot of pain. He has been very straight forward with what to expect.
Is there anyone here that has had the Whipple at this age?
Praying for all who have been diagnosed and fighting this cancer 
I don't have any experience with Whipple but noticed that your post hadn't had any replies yet. Responding to you will 'bump' your post back to the top of the discussion list where it'll be more easily spotted.
The only thing that I can say is that you said the surgeon has been very straight with what your mum can expect and I'm sure he wouldn't recommend this procedure if he didn't think she was a suitable candidate. However, your mum needs to be able to make an informed choice and if she needs to speak to him further before deciding what to do then I'd recommend that she does so.
This must be a very difficult decision for your mum to make and I wish you both all the best with whatever she decides to do.
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"Never regret a day in your life, good days give you happiness, bad days give you experience"
I assume that by "quota meetings" you mean that US doctors have to get a certain number for Whipple each week and that you're worried that your mum is being put forward to meet that quota rather than because she's a good candidate for the treatment.
Thankfully it doesn't work like that here so we can be confident that we're only being offered treatment if it will benefit us.
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"Never regret a day in your life, good days give you happiness, bad days give you experience"
