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I’m so sorry for the awful experience you have had to endure. I lost my father to pancreatic cancer (complications from his Whipple actually ) and my sister has major begun hospice care and is stage four pancreatic cancer. Has your step son contacted you since this post? All I can say is family are so important arent they as you know from the terrible loss you have experienced . I am thinking of you and I hope you have some positive supports around you here to chat if you ever need

Purpleheart23

My world has been shattered. My beautiful father passed away as they prepped him for emergency surgery to treat an infection last Sunday night (a week and a day ago) . He was going to have his infection treated . This is all we knew. They told us the operation was risky and he was a sick man we started making some calls. As I was on the phone my dad was rushed past me and I saw the darling man was in his final moments after suffering a major haemorrhage. I won’t ever forget that final scene with my dad. How can someone who had to undergo twelve rounds of chemo to prepare for a Whipple die a month later from the operation that was meant to save his life or at least give us more time with him. I am just devastated. He was the best dad to me and my siblings and the best husband to my mum ever . A beautiful wonderful gorgeous kind calm gentle man. Absolutely devastated. Pancreatic cancer is horrific.

Purpleheart23

Thank you I had no idea that this happens. I’m sorry you went through this also with someone. I just didn’t even consider for a moment the operation dad worked so hard to receive would be what eventually took his life. I am receiving professional help also my mental health is important to me and when dad got diagnosed I had to commence getting help as I was scared I was going to lose him. Now it’s for the trauma I saw in the ICU and ensuing grief at the loss of my wonderful wonderful dad. Whilst the Whipple is what caused him to die I still blame ultimately pancreatic cancer. We need more research into this cancer. Surely a Whipple cent be the only answer it’s too risky. My lovely sister is getting a stent inserted to her liver if I am correct and fluid drained from her abdomen. Is this a common stage four practice ? I’m sure it is however I’ve been positive and focused on dads Whipple recovery until now. Now I can start focusing on my sister and what is happening there. if anyone has lost someone to postoperative complications of a Whipple please speak to me I can’t compute how unfair this has been

Purpleheart23

Hi, im currently watching my dad and sister endure pancreatic cancer. Where do I start. I don’t know what to say other than how can I have an outcome of hope with such a cancer I need to be brave and strong for them but all I can do is cry. my dad had a Whipple three weeks ago and he is so unwell it’s scaring me. I can see him changing every day he is no longer himself. I miss my dad so much. He is my anchor. my sister is stage four . She is in USA so I can’t even hold her as we are here in aus . Everything is terrible. I don’t know what to do ****update : sadly a week ago my dad passed away suddenly from complications from his Whipple operation a month ago. It was a traumatic scene I won’t be forgetting anytime soon. The worst end to what was already a terrible situation. I don’t blame the surgeons but I do think post op care should be more thorough and detailed. Maybe people would have listened to us more when we told them he was sick if it was. I didn’t need to see what I saw I won’t go into detail but internal bleeding caused a haemorrhage.

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