After Whipples Op Drain Removed ...

[Dinger2]

Whipples completed on 20 Aug - went well, I'm grateful,my regular consultant says the remaining drain taking various fluids (pancreatic ?) can be removed when the overnight output becomes less &bless until it ceases it had reduced to @35 -ml. But was still coming. The relief registrar ,previously not involved, who I saw for the first time yesterday decided to remove it .I told him I was concerned it was too early but he told me,by now my body would have created a Fistula and the funds would still flow (into the new bag)Day 3 and the new bag remains totally empty.So,I'm concerned the fluid may leak into my HPB area where the cancer began and poison me? I hope I'm wrong,also,there's talk among other medicos about Chemo and a window of 28 days dependent on the cessation of the flow of fluids which is ticking away.also if the cancer was total
Ly removed. Why the necessity for chemo .I understand there is a long way to go yet.Grateful for advice.

[Sqad]

\\\ I hope I'm wrong,\\\

Yes you are. The bag remaining empty means that the pancreatic fluids have found another way into the bowel and that means that the fistula (internal and surgically made ) is functioning well.

Surgery +chemotherapy gives the longest survival rates and this has been worked out by your surgical team as they know the type and grade of tumour.