Success Stories
The amazing stories of our patients speak for themselves. As we continue to treat chronic pancreatitis sufferers, we also continue to see the wonderful changes a person can experience when he/she is set free from the constant pain and distress of dealing with a chronic illness.
"I am a patient of Dr. Horacio Rilo and an islet cell transplant
recipient. My life used to include a ‘monster in the closet’ that
would come out on a whim. That ‘monster’ was my diabetes..."
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-Terri Becker, Ohio
"Hi, my name is Mercedes Tejeda, from West Palm Beach Florida. After more than
4 years suffering from chronic pancreatitis, I heard of UMC in Tucson, Arizona and of the wonderful procedure that actually saved my life, Auto Islet
Transplantation. I'm forever greatful for the wonderful doctors that made this
possible. My surgery was a total success, I will highly recomend every doctor and
staff in this great hospital."
- Mercedes Tejeda, Florida
"I’m Nancy Pitts and have been sick for 10 years. It all came to a head November 4th,
2001. I was a brand new teacher,
teaching 1st grade, after having just graduated from college. I returned to college when both my children
were in elementary school and we had moved to a smaller town that allowed easy
access to both a community college and university.
I was 9 weeks into teaching, when on a Sunday morning
I began getting sicker and sicker.
Finally, after feeling like I was having a gall bladder attack, my mom
took me to Urgent Care. After 6 hours
of tests and throwing up, I was sent home with the diagnosis of having a “Liver
Stone.” This sure didn’t make sense so
off to the ER. I was admitted that
night and after many hours of testing the following day, they did exploratory
surgery and found an “enlarged and leaking” appendix. The surgeon did not feel this was my only problem."
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-Nancy Pitts, Arizona