Re: appt. w/ Dr. Sutherland update...

May 4, 2003

,

What a summer you have ahead of you!

I have also met Dr. Sutherland and think he is a personable man, and an

excellent

Doctor.

He sure like to cover the bases, I know the time I was him, I had numerous

appointment at the U of MN and then went back to have him go over everything

with

me. I do say I did seem to know what was going on when I left.

I had a pancreatectomy in 1998 with The islet cell transplant, I no longer have

the horrible pancreatitis pain and do not have to use any insulin.

I also, had a Whipple procedure, in 1997, to remove the head of my pancreas

before

the pancreatectomy. So, I had 2 major surgeries in 2 years.

I hope all goes will for you. If, I can ask Why do you had to have part of your

stomach removed?

If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask?

The best to you and your family.

Take care,

gail

May 7, 2003

Dear Gail,

The reason I have to have part of my stomach removed is due to cancer

in my bowel. Hmmmm, cancer in the bowel, so why remove part of the

stomach? Preventive medicene, I guess. The way I understand it is

that the cancerous part of my bowel is touching my stomach, so its

like if you have a moldy block of cheese. When you cut off the mold,

you cut an inch or two away from the mold and then the rest of the

cheese is still good. Does this make any sense?

in MN

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