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**PharmaDrMan** · 02-18-2011, 07:03 PM

At that point, he had a Whipple procedure, which is a huge surgery, involving resection of multiple organs in addition to the pancreas. At this point, it appears as if the treatment was too late and he is likely suffering from disseminated disease.

It's a horrible death, and I do not wish it on anyone... and it is a pity that he did not do as you stated, and did not use his vast resources intelligently.

Exactly what i watched my wifes mother die from, she had the same procedure and it managed to extend her life a few more months, but it had destroyed 2 thirds of her pancreas, infected the lymph nodes and spread to other organs by then, she was unable to digest her food and basically vomited everything back up, she was also too weak for Chemo, yea, i wouldn't wish it on anyone, not my worst enemy.

So it's also a subject i find impossible to garner any sort of humour from, looking at those pics of Steve Jobs, i remember her mum looking that way when she had about 6 months left, she was only 42 but looked like she was in her late 70s, she was 5ft 7" and weighed less than 5 stone (70 pounds) when she died.

02-18-2011, 07:03 PM	#34
PharmaDrMan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 513 Senior Member	At that point, he had a Whipple procedure, which is a huge surgery, involving resection of multiple organs in addition to the pancreas. At this point, it appears as if the treatment was too late and he is likely suffering from disseminated disease. It's a horrible death, and I do not wish it on anyone... and it is a pity that he did not do as you stated, and did not use his vast resources intelligently. Exactly what i watched my wifes mother die from, she had the same procedure and it managed to extend her life a few more months, but it had destroyed 2 thirds of her pancreas, infected the lymph nodes and spread to other organs by then, she was unable to digest her food and basically vomited everything back up, she was also too weak for Chemo, yea, i wouldn't wish it on anyone, not my worst enemy. So it's also a subject i find impossible to garner any sort of humour from, looking at those pics of Steve Jobs, i remember her mum looking that way when she had about 6 months left, she was only 42 but looked like she was in her late 70s, she was 5ft 7" and weighed less than 5 stone (70 pounds) when she died.
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