Pregnancy after whipple op Posted: 07-30-08 13:36pm
Hi. I'm 40 years old and whilst pregnant
found out i had a tumour in my pancreas
and had to wait until the birth of my son
to have a whipple op. Now 6 months on and
everything seems fine and would really
like to try for another baby! The problem
is that most whipple patients are 60 years
plus of age so, no studies have been done(
as far as i am aware) due to the fact that
a 60 year old + is hardly going to fall
pregnant after!!! LOL. What i really would
like to know is...would it be safe because
of the scaring tissue and muscles after
all, it would be stretched to the limit
for the growing baby? I am not a diabetic
and take creon capsules to help my
pancreas break down the food but i've been
told that would be ok as creon is natural
enzimes. Can anyone shed some light on
this subject? I really would like to know
if it could be possible. Thanks.
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MandMs
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Posted: 07-31-08 05:17am
You should talk with your physician,
because the effects of Creon during
pregnancy aren't adequately studied.
It is not known whether pancrelipase, one
of the Creon's ingredient, can cause fetal
harm when administered to a pregnant woman
or can affect reproduction capacity.
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geewoo
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Pregnancy After A Whipple Procedure.... Posted: 09-26-08 11:25am
I am 33yr old and had the Whipple done a
bout 3 years ago. I was told that i
couldn't get pregnant and have another
baby - but here I am 7 months pregnant and
so far so good. I was told that there are
just certain risks around the area they
did the surgery on and the main problem to
watch out for is bowel obstructions and
pain from the muscles stretching.
Although I was fully healed 3yrs after I
don't know if 6 months after is considered
"fully healed". I am diabetic now from
the procedure so I have to watch out for
the risks that are associated with that.
I checked with my primary care doc, OB,
and surgeon regarding getting pregnant -
so I would advice you to do the same. I
know that you will definitely not find any
information online - so Good Luck!
