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I guess I will leave this shirt at home when I go to the UMC in Tucson:-) |
Anyways, as far as Dr. Kahn and Dr. Rilo, both from the UMC, they were wonderful! I met them both and they stayed and answered all of our questions. Dr. Rilo knew my medical records like they were his own! He had done his homework. My medical records are the size of many many leather bound books (ha, humor is good)! He knew everything about them. He felt something was not adding up. He asked me how much I had to drink the night before the first attack. I told him 3 drinks. This was the honest to God truth. He said there was no way three drinks caused this. He said there was some part of the puzzle missing here and he was right. At that time we did not know it was hereditary. Now we do, and once I called him he said it made so much more sense. I emailed Dr. Rilo and within 10 minutes he called me. I missed his call so he left his personal cell phone number on my voicemail. I talked to him on speaker with Dr. Kahn too. He assured me the surgery can still be done on me even with this finding. He also assured me that the risk of the cells developing into cancer in my liver would be much smaller than them developing into cancer in my pancreas. I was relieved a little.
I go back to the UofA on Dec. 21st. I will be there for three days having an extensive amount of testing done. I pray it goes well so that I will be allowed to have the surgery. As long as everything else is healthy and all the options have been eliminated, I will get approved. I must have this surgery now. Before, I was on the fence as they say. I thought I would do it, but maybe later. Now, I know I have to do it and I have to do it as soon as possible. I need this organ out of me before anything else happens with it (and you know what I mean without saying it, yikes!). So again, friends and family, I need prayers. I know there are so many worse things that can happen. I feel like this is the worst sometimes, but I remember those who are not here anymore to fight their battle and I am reminded to keep fighting!
If you or anyone you know are suffering from pancreatic cancer, chronic pancreatitis, or any other pancreatic issue please please please call the UMC, Tucson. Ask for Dr. Rilo or his receptionist Renee. I am telling you he could be the man that saves your life too! He is a brilliant man with a lifetime of dedication to this organ and he knows it better than any doctor in the three states I have gone to for help! He was truly brought into my life by God and I know he can try to help you too.
http://www.pancreatitiscenter.com/
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