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Jim explains this so well.

Hello:

Well yesterday, Friday August 3, Joe underwent surgery for removal of his pancreas (a pancreatectomy) and the results wer pretty good. It turned out that his pancreas head deteriorated to such a poor state that it had attched itself to the surrounding tissue so it was a painstaking process to remove it. Joe was in the operating room of 11 & 1/2 hours before it was all over. Another issue with the poor condition of the pancreas was that there were not many healthy insulin producing cells that could be taken from the pancreas and injected into the liver. So Joe is almost certain to become a diabetic. The the real success of the operation is that he will no longer suffer from the painful effect of chronic pancreaititis. In anticipation of severe post surgery pain, Joe's chronic pain doctor, his surgeon, and anesthesiologist developed a pain management plan that seems to be working. He had a fairly good night last night and seems to be managing his pain today. He is now in the ICU and will be transferred to a regular ward tomorrow or Monday. I expect he will be discharged in another 10 days.

Joe is at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, 500 Harvard St. Minneapolis, MN 55455.

JIM K