What is Acute & Chronic Pancreatitis – Overview Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis usually begin with pain in the upper abdomen and can last anywhere from a few minutes of intense pain to several days of pain that is anywhere from mild to severe. The pain from Pancreatitis can radiate into the back or other areas […]
View PostDay-1 – Post-Op Hayley’s Total Pancreactomy & Auto Islet Transplant (TP/AIT) Surgery Here are some Videos from Hayley’s Pancreactomy & Auto Islet Transplant May 31, 2013. Performed by Dr. James Shapiro at Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton Alberta. It was a 13 hour surgery (see photo gallery). Hayley handled it like she does everything else in her life…with CLASS & […]
View PostDay-1 – Post-Op – TP/AIT Hayley’s Total Pancreactomy & Auto Islet Transplant (TP/AIT) 13 Hours in Surgery 47 Days in Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton Alberta http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/facilities.asp?pid=facility&rid=1024457 Hayley Sitting Up Already Gentle Nod! For Mom Hayley was up most of the night in shock and pain. She is a little more coherent today but not much. I slept […]
View PostSurgery Day 🙁 Hayley’s Total Pancreactomy & Auto Islet Transplant (TP/AIT) Surgery This was the hardest decision we ever had to make. Watching your child suffer in ANY manner is just not normal. This is one of the biggest surgeries out there and Hayley handled it like she had done it 100 times before. I could […]
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