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Jan 29, 2025 double track fat bike ride, exploring in K Country AB.

Jan 29, 2025 double track fat bike ride, exploring in K country AB. Beautiful spring like temps. 1 st time on these trails, can't wait to go back and ride more. The days leading up to this adventure had been very emotional. It was a year ago, Jan 28, 2024 that I was readmitted to the hospital after complications from the Whipple Surgery. I had no idea when I went to ER that it would be the start of a 90 day Hospital stay. What a difference a year can make, this ride helped get me out of the funk I was in. I love riding my bike.

Things were seeming to be improving, the leaks and enterocutaneous fistula I had seemed to healing, and I was starting to eat more to get my strength back. On Jan18, 2024 I was prescribed Creon, a pancreatic enzyme, to help with digestion. After taking the Creon for a few days, things started to go poorly. I had strange feeling in my stomach, and the fistula went from a small pencil size hole, to a golf ball size, with a large piece of “slough”, tissue hanging out of me. I have asked this question before: Can Creon caused damage to internal tissue if it gets into a enterocutaneous fistula? The reason I bring this up again is because I am wondering if Creon needs a stronger warning on it, and are there others that had a similar experience after taking it. It took a lot of time, hospital resources, and hard work to recover from the extra damage, and complications I experienced. I have no idea what the long term side effects maybe.

Don't get me wrong, I very thankful, and feel fortunate to have the quality of life I have now, I wasn't sure I would ever be able to enjoy my "new normal" life. I don't think it hurts to share info, and ask questions to see if there are things that can be done to help others, and improve their life. Cheers

Jan 29, 2025.



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