[Diabetes-talk] Pancreas Transplantation

[Nefertiti Matos Olivares]

I am a kidney transplant recipient who is intimately aware of the
highlights and pitfalls of antirejection medication among other
things. Though “Ta-da! Get a pancreas, be rid of diabetes” would be
nice, I never harbored thoughts of it being a cure-all procedure.

Nef

On 9/17/09, cheryl echevarria <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have to correct something here, know this is coming from doctors and a lot
> of studying of anatomy and phisology I know I spelled that wrong for a
> number of months, and the people who ran my school are actually surgeons,
> and from my transplant team, there is no cure yet for diabetic, End stage
> renal disease, even those that get heart transplants.
>
> They are a treatment and not a cure, meaning like myself, I have to take
> anti jection medication that rest of my life and they are getting better,
> but you can develop other problems with these drugs, but it is better then
> the alternatives.
>
> If you want to believe you wont have diabetes anymore go right ahead, but at
> the same time once you get this life saving trasnplant whether being for
> pancreas, cell transplant, kidney, etc.  You cannot go out and eat
> everything you want, still have to see dr every 3 months for the rest of
> your life, to make sure that all levels are good, etc.  I know people who
> have had transplants, and after went back to drinking, or smoking, or not
> eating what you are suppose to follow and they lose that organ even die from
> it.
>
> It is not a cure all and not everyone qualifies for these either.
>
> So please be realistic about this, it would only be a treatment and not a
> cure.
>
> You have to cure the disease first before you say there is a cure, so far
> these is not.
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joy Stigile" <jstigile at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Pancreas Transplantation
>
>
>> Yes, you are correct!
>> Sincerely, Joy
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Nefertiti Matos Olivares" <nefamphetamine at gmail.com>
>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 8:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Pancreas Transplantation
>>
>>
>> > Please excuse my ignorance here.
>> >
>> > Would one no longer be a diabetic if one  were to get a pancreas
>> > transplant?
>> >
>> > Nef
>> >
>> > On 9/15/09, catdancing <catdancing at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> >> where do ya go to get a pancreas transplant in st. louis?
>> >> Debbie
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Ed Bryant" <ebryant at socket.net>
>> >> To: "Diabetes Talk" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1:40 PM
>> >> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Pancreas Transplantation
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> Hi Folks,
>> >>>
>> >>> The results of pancreas transplantation has improved quite a bit over
>> >>> the
>> >>> past few years.
>> >>>
>> >>> I know a lady in the Huston Texas area who had a pancreas transplant
>> >>> on
>> >>> April 4, 1998 which means her pancreas has been working well for the
>> >>> past
>> >> 11
>> >>> years.
>> >>>
>> >>> Regards,
>> >>>
>> >>> Ed Bryant
>> >>>
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