I posted several months ago about Moki, my 4.5 year old ferret that was diagnosed with insulinoma. I requested input from people that had had personal experience with deciding whether or not to go through with the surgery. I wanted to let all those that responded know how things turned out, but I did not save their names and addresses. I remember Troy Lynn and Dr. Susan, but there were several others as well. Moki went in for surgery on March 10th and had two tumors removed that proved to be malignant. One of the tumors was on the tip of one of the lobes of the pancreas, so the entire tip was removed. The vet also took a biopsy of her stomach and small intestine and found Inflamatory Bowel Disease. He felt this condition is what caused her initial weight loss which resulted in the symptoms of the insulinoma being expressed. Being on the prednisone for the insulinoma symptoms probably helped with the IBD condition as well. Moki did not bounce back after surgery as fast as I (and the vet) thought she would. It took her an entire week before she was active again and two weeks before she started behaving as if she felt good. She passed her fasting glucose test one week after the surgery, but the readings weren't as high as we would have liked to have seen. Currently, her weight is higher than ever, she is very fiesty and as active as I've ever seen her, still playing after all her playmates have gone back to sleep. A happy outcome! Thanks to all that shared their insulinoma experiences with me! Elayne [Posted in FML issue 1916]