Right now, doctors don't even know what causes Pancreatitis except alcoholism and few fall into that category. And doctors still rely on the Whipple as a cure all, yet from what I've read it cures nothing and only contributes to further surgery and pain. Any input from fellow sufferers regarding advances in medical research would be appreciated. Perhaps a treatment initiated on you might work on us. Unfortunately, in this era, patients have to sometimes take charge of their treatments.
Doctors tend to be locked in on old, familiar procedures.
And Heaven only knows, none of them have to live with what they do to us. Feel free to send me E- Mail anytime by clicking the mail link below. When I posted my 'original' story, I promised to study anything and everything about Pancreatitis and I did. There's a lot of info out there folks and at last, a few doctors are becoming educated about the disease and even finding a few breakthroughs like Islet Ccell transplants. As for me, I cancelled the Whipple in January 1999.