To Rose re: Pancreatitis files

September 29, 2001

Dear Rose,

I have been reading your posts concerning your problems with your

brother and son and coworkers understanding of pancreatitis. If you

click on " Files " on the left column of this screen, and when that

opens click on Gastro Chap. 12 document (second entry down), it will

give you a very detailed research file of acute and chronic

pancreatitis. I copied it some time ago, it's 11 pages, and carry it

with me in case someone I'm with wants a little " light " reading to

learn about this disease. There are also many sites to get less

detailed, more generic explanations.

You need to try to educate your family, though, girl, cause you're

not going to be able to always be the one doing everything for them,

they need to learn to help you out. I know my son, when it all

started, just thought I was a serial complainer/whiner and then after

my first acute attack and the severity of my condition at that time,

he wised up, and lucky for me, has a girl friend that made him read

up about it. He couldn't be more supportive now.

Also, to help with your fatigue, if you aren't already, you need to

start taking extra vitamins... I'd suggest C (500 mg), B-1 (Energy

100 mg), E (200 mg), folic acid (400 mg) and children's chewable

multivitamins- (1 a day and easy on the tummy!), for starters. I've

found them to be helful and have a lot more energy and less fatigue

than I used to.

So sit down with your tall glass of water, hehe....and print out that

file. I mix my water rations up with Crystal Light Raspberry Tea and

drink it by the gallons...don't know if that's acceptable, but it

guarantees that I drink a lot of " water " each day.

Good luck, and keep your chin up!

Heidi in SC

> thanks...you wouldn't happen to have those files on

> your computer that you could e-mail?...

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