Re:Shirley's reply to Mira

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In a message dated 12/13/01 11:18:58 AM Eastern Standard Time,

muspub751@... writes:

> There is a Dr. Sutherland spoken

> about often on this board as well. Please try to find an expert in

> pancreatic

>

Dear Mira, if you would like I can send you some information on Dr.

Sutherland and the pancreatectomy and islet cell transplant. It is the best

surgery for alleviating pain from the pancreas than any other surgery. Other

surgeries leave a pancreas in the body that is sick and has been cut on. Many

times when a surgeon does one of these pancreas surgeries where they leave

part of the pancreas in after it has been cut on the pain comes back with a

vengeance. With the pancreatectomy the whole pancreas is removed and the

islet are taken from the pancreas and implanted into the liver in the portal

vein and that is where they live and do their job of controlling blood sugar.

I had the pancreatectomy and islet cell transplant last Dec. and I am pain

free and I can eat what I want. Dr. Sutherland is the best Doctor in the

world in my opinion when it comes to operating on the pancreas. He does

pancreas transplants all the time. He is so kind and has such good bedside

manner also. So if you are interested I will be happy to e-mail you more

information about him and the surgery and I can connect you with others who

have had the same surgery as I had and they are doing great also. Shirley