living / working

Posted on June 15, 2008. Filed under: Issues in recovery | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

How did your surgery and recovery impact your ability to live life as you had prior to the surgery? What challenges have you faced as you try to return to your “normal” activities of life and work?

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strength / stamina / rehabilitation

Posted on June 15, 2008. Filed under: Issues in recovery | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

How debilitated did the surgery leave you? What helped you regain strength & stamina? What rehab strategies were recommended, worked, or didn’t help? How quickly did you find your strength return?

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diet / eating

Posted on June 15, 2008. Filed under: Issues in recovery, Issues in treatment | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

A place to share stories of how you have experienced or are experiencing with the immediate and long-term challenges associated with whipple surgery. How did or have your dietary habits changed? Has your ability to perceive taste changed throughout the treatment and post-surgical process? What helped (or didn’t)?

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pain

Posted on June 15, 2008. Filed under: Issues in recovery | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

A place to share stories of how you have experienced or are experiencing post-operative pain. How did the pain change over time? What helped (or didn’t)?

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“Recovering from the cure”

Posted on May 24, 2008. Filed under: Welcome to whippleLife! | Tags: , , , , , , |

Following my Whipple procedure I was repeatedly told by various medical personnel that it was the “most extensive surgery we do.” Of course I knew that ahead of time, but the repetition of the fact and the lack of resources available for recovery seemed at odds with one another. If this was such [...]

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