Phew... it's been so long since I last updated my blog. I think it's about time now for me to complete it once and for all.
The Professor in the neighbour country was very professional indeed. He spent about an hour looking through my angiography reports and films, and explaining to Hubby, me and nephew (who is a registered nurse there and spent time accompanying us) about the condition and the possible procedures he would be performing on me if I chose to do it.
I really appreciate the Prof's patience and professionalism. He gave me a 2-year open appointment, so that I could arrange to visit him again if I needed to in 2 years time. Even though the trip drained almost all of my energy out, it was worth the visit. At least I now know what to do exactly. And at least I have someone to turn to should I need to go through the distal pancreatectomy.
I had been keeping in touch with the Prof while I tried looking for a specialist in my own country to perform the surgery. Well, it is simply because (1) the cost back home is much lower after considering the exchange rate; and (2) if I were to do it there, I could not expect my hubby to take leave from work for such a long period just to take care of me in a foreign country.
And there I went, searching for specialists from all local hospitals, sending emails to selected ones who were "highly-recommended" as claimed in the hospitals' websites. And guess what? No response at all!! What a shame!!
