Abnormal Trypsinogen Level- Has anyone had one?

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Hello everyone. I haven't posted for some time, but I have been reading the

many posts. We have so many things in common. Have any of you ever had your

trypsinogen level tested? It is supposed to be more accurate then amylase and

lipase since an elevated amylase level can also be part salivary too. I had

my trypsinogen level tested and it came back indicating chronic pancreatitis

according to the doctors.

I am not doing that well. The last two weeks have been rough. I have been

vomiting. I'm having alot of abdominal/back pain and I'm very nauseous. Today

I tried to eat a full meal because the last couple of days I was basically

eating very small portions of food due to the pain and nausea. I didn't have

any success. I only got sicker. I take Pancrease tablets, but I'm still sick.

It was mentioned in the posts about hypoglycemia. I have been shaking the

last few days. Insulin dependent diabetes runs on both sides of my family. I

don't know if that is what's causing my shaking. My husband, children, and I

were in a car accident last month. My husband, son, and I received whiplash

injuries from the car accident. We were rearended. The pain that I'm having

in the back feels like it's coming from my left kidney. It's hard to tell if

it's the pancreas or kidney. I can't seem to get rid of this nausea. The

doctors won't give me pain medicine either because my labs have been slightly

elevated only and that isn't " textbook " pancreatitis according to them. My GI

doctor told me recently that I have chronic pancreatitis and that my enzyme

levels will not become extremely elevated because my pancreas is " burned out "

according to him. The ER doctors don't seem to understand. They still keep

looking for very elevated enzymes " textbook pancreatitis " . They believe that

if your enzymes aren't extremely elevated then you can't be in pain. I know

that alot of you have gone through what I have gone through concerning ER

docs etc. It is so frustrating.

This year I have had medical residents, whom had something against me, blame

my pain, nausea, retching, vomiting bile, white floating stool etc. on

psychological reasons. They have told me it's in my head and that nothing is

wrong with me. I was having diarrhea for a long time. The same medical

residents said that I developed diarrhea after reading about others having it

on the website. Isn't that bizarre? This is even after all of the extensive

documentation that I have on file documenting over 15 attacks of acute and

chronic pancreatitis with the enzymes in the thousands. I had medical

residents tell me that my symptoms were in my head before running any further

test such as the trysinogen which is a pancreas specific test, tryglyceride

test etc. Finally my trypsinogen levels and tryglyceride levels were tested

and came back abnormal. My tryglyceride level was very elevated and my

trysinogen level was abnormal indicating chronic pancreatitis. If the medical

residents would have taken the time to run these other tests instead of being

so judgemental from the beginning, then they would have found out that my

symptoms were due to my pancreas problems and not in my head.

Have any of you gotten copies of your medical residents? I finally got copies

of my medical residents. I could not believe some of the negative things said

by the medical residents, etc. If I wouldn't have gotten copies of my medical

records then I would not have known the negative things said about me. If you

haven't done so already, please get a copy of your medical records.

I went to the store today to get some groceries. I got out of my car and the

pain hit me so bad deep in my left part of my back that I had to return to my

car immediately. The pain was so bad that it hurt to move. I was too scared

to proceed to the store due to the pain. I didn't want the store manager to

have to call 911. I have also been getting very deep abdominal pain in the

mid-epigastric part of my abdomen. It hurts so bad at times. All I have to

take right now is Tylenol. I don't have anything stronger to take. The

doctors here also are afraid to prescribe stronger medication for pain due to

the " oxycontin " scare. Well I have to go for now. You all take care of

yourselves. I'll keep you in my prayers. Pray for me. I really need it.