Guest guest Posted September 30, 2002 Report Share Posted September 30, 2002 Dear Myrna, The low fat diet is what is recommended for chronic pancreatitis, but if I understand your posts correctly, you actually haven't been diagnosed at this point with having the chronic condition, you've had three acute attacks. One can Dear Heidi, Thank you so much for your comments and your knowledge on this subject. I feel I know so little because I felt I didn't have a problem that was going to be on going but am now a little concerned. I do not believe that , at this point, I have a chronic condition, and it seems like I can eat what I want but am trying to do better. I am some what concerned that my pancreas has been damaged. I believe I was given enzyme so that my pancreas could rest or not work so hard. I have not had a weight loss and in fact would like to loose some weight. Some one on this list posted a statement saying her doctor had said enzyme could make the pancreas lazy. I had not heard that but it made me concerned I think I will try to find a good gastroenterologist in my area just in case. Before when I got sick, I feel like I hadn't felt really well for a while, but didn't even consider that it might be my pancreas. Thank you again for all your help Sincerely Myrna Dear Myrna, The low fat diet is what is recommended for chronic pancreatitis, but if I understand your posts correctly, you actually haven't been diagnosed at this point with having the chronic condition, you've had three acute attacks. One can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2002 Report Share Posted September 30, 2002 Dear Myrna, The low fat diet is what is recommended for chronic pancreatitis, but if I understand your posts correctly, you actually haven't been diagnosed at this point with having the chronic condition, you've had three acute attacks. One can Dear Heidi, Thank you so much for your comments and your knowledge on this subject. I feel I know so little because I felt I didn't have a problem that was going to be on going but am now a little concerned. I do not believe that , at this point, I have a chronic condition, and it seems like I can eat what I want but am trying to do better. I am some what concerned that my pancreas has been damaged. I believe I was given enzyme so that my pancreas could rest or not work so hard. I have not had a weight loss and in fact would like to loose some weight. Some one on this list posted a statement saying her doctor had said enzyme could make the pancreas lazy. I had not heard that but it made me concerned I think I will try to find a good gastroenterologist in my area just in case. Before when I got sick, I feel like I hadn't felt really well for a while, but didn't even consider that it might be my pancreas. Thank you again for all your help Sincerely Myrna Dear Myrna, The low fat diet is what is recommended for chronic pancreatitis, but if I understand your posts correctly, you actually haven't been diagnosed at this point with having the chronic condition, you've had three acute attacks. One can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2002 Report Share Posted November 17, 2002 Heidi, sorry to hear you haven't been doing well. I hope you new insurance doesn't make things too rough on you. I know what you mean about more than one good day in a row. I work an alternate work schedule where I work 8 nine hour days and 1 8 hour day in a two week period to make 80 hours. That way I am off every other Monday. I am off tomorrow but was thinking about going in to work. I had my mom take me to Walmart today. We weren't even there an hour and it wiped me out. How can I possibly drive 30 miles to work, work 9 hours plus a half hour for lunch, and then 30 miles back home. I know I could go in for less hours just to get a few hours in. I have done that lots of days. However, just getting ready and then the drive is more than I can handle most days lately. ly, this sucks! Also, my stupid sugar is going wacky again. My pcp thinks its just cause of all the assaults on my body since July. He thinks once we can get my nutrition under control, my sugar will be fine. It had gotten better for a while. Today I was sitting at the computer and all of a sudden felt really hot and short of breath. I checked and it was 216 -higher than ever in my life! I'm pretty sure I had episode of it dropping at walmart. I had checked before we left the house and it was 140. At walmart, I got really clammy and shaky all of a sudden. My mom had a pack of raisins in her purse so she had me eat them. I was better in a few minutes. When we got home my sugar was 135. On top of that, I've dropped 6 lbs since Thursday. I'm not underweight but I am now 5 lbs under the weight loss goal I had set for myself. Oh, well, I'm sure it will all get better if they can just do the surgery and get rid of the adhesions or whatever else is causing my panc problems and the pain/nausea. W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2002 Report Share Posted November 17, 2002 Heidi, sorry to hear you haven't been doing well. I hope you new insurance doesn't make things too rough on you. I know what you mean about more than one good day in a row. I work an alternate work schedule where I work 8 nine hour days and 1 8 hour day in a two week period to make 80 hours. That way I am off every other Monday. I am off tomorrow but was thinking about going in to work. I had my mom take me to Walmart today. We weren't even there an hour and it wiped me out. How can I possibly drive 30 miles to work, work 9 hours plus a half hour for lunch, and then 30 miles back home. I know I could go in for less hours just to get a few hours in. I have done that lots of days. However, just getting ready and then the drive is more than I can handle most days lately. ly, this sucks! Also, my stupid sugar is going wacky again. My pcp thinks its just cause of all the assaults on my body since July. He thinks once we can get my nutrition under control, my sugar will be fine. It had gotten better for a while. Today I was sitting at the computer and all of a sudden felt really hot and short of breath. I checked and it was 216 -higher than ever in my life! I'm pretty sure I had episode of it dropping at walmart. I had checked before we left the house and it was 140. At walmart, I got really clammy and shaky all of a sudden. My mom had a pack of raisins in her purse so she had me eat them. I was better in a few minutes. When we got home my sugar was 135. On top of that, I've dropped 6 lbs since Thursday. I'm not underweight but I am now 5 lbs under the weight loss goal I had set for myself. Oh, well, I'm sure it will all get better if they can just do the surgery and get rid of the adhesions or whatever else is causing my panc problems and the pain/nausea. W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2002 Report Share Posted November 17, 2002 Heidi, sorry to hear you haven't been doing well. I hope you new insurance doesn't make things too rough on you. I know what you mean about more than one good day in a row. I work an alternate work schedule where I work 8 nine hour days and 1 8 hour day in a two week period to make 80 hours. That way I am off every other Monday. I am off tomorrow but was thinking about going in to work. I had my mom take me to Walmart today. We weren't even there an hour and it wiped me out. How can I possibly drive 30 miles to work, work 9 hours plus a half hour for lunch, and then 30 miles back home. I know I could go in for less hours just to get a few hours in. I have done that lots of days. However, just getting ready and then the drive is more than I can handle most days lately. ly, this sucks! Also, my stupid sugar is going wacky again. My pcp thinks its just cause of all the assaults on my body since July. He thinks once we can get my nutrition under control, my sugar will be fine. It had gotten better for a while. Today I was sitting at the computer and all of a sudden felt really hot and short of breath. I checked and it was 216 -higher than ever in my life! I'm pretty sure I had episode of it dropping at walmart. I had checked before we left the house and it was 140. At walmart, I got really clammy and shaky all of a sudden. My mom had a pack of raisins in her purse so she had me eat them. I was better in a few minutes. When we got home my sugar was 135. On top of that, I've dropped 6 lbs since Thursday. I'm not underweight but I am now 5 lbs under the weight loss goal I had set for myself. Oh, well, I'm sure it will all get better if they can just do the surgery and get rid of the adhesions or whatever else is causing my panc problems and the pain/nausea. W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 I have had 3 pseudocyst removed...each the size of a 2 liter bottle. It wasn't pretty. Was in the hospital for a year. I can put you in contact with some people in the UK that deal with antioxidants if you would like. I hope this finds you and yours well Mark E. Armstrong NW Rep, PAI www.top5plus5.com casca@... Heidi > > Heidi, > > Thanks for your input on the antioxidant therapy. I have been doing some > research that. I believe you had said before that you use Royal Infirmary. > Is that all you use or do you also take other vitamins with that? > > As far as your pseudocysts, have you every had them removed? Did they do it > through ERCP or by another way? I am so full of questions > > Thanks again for the input. > > Sending happy thoughts your way...... > > Marisa > San Diego, CA > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 I have had 3 pseudocyst removed...each the size of a 2 liter bottle. It wasn't pretty. Was in the hospital for a year. I can put you in contact with some people in the UK that deal with antioxidants if you would like. I hope this finds you and yours well Mark E. Armstrong NW Rep, PAI www.top5plus5.com casca@... Heidi > > Heidi, > > Thanks for your input on the antioxidant therapy. I have been doing some > research that. I believe you had said before that you use Royal Infirmary. > Is that all you use or do you also take other vitamins with that? > > As far as your pseudocysts, have you every had them removed? Did they do it > through ERCP or by another way? I am so full of questions > > Thanks again for the input. > > Sending happy thoughts your way...... > > Marisa > San Diego, CA > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Dear Heidi, I am praying for you. I wish there were some answers as to your weight loss. Cecilia Cecilia soce@... Mesa, Arizona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Dear Heidi, I am praying for you. I wish there were some answers as to your weight loss. Cecilia Cecilia soce@... Mesa, Arizona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Regarding the samll boned women......my surgeon had mentioned to me after my revision that I had small bones. Strong but small. I did not realize that this could have been a problem and soon forgot about what he had said. Later, as I was trying to figure out why this happened so that I could make a good decision about my next hip, I emailed Dr. DeSmet and he is the one that said that small bones could be a reason for AVN to develop following resurfacing. He also said that I may have faired better with the BHR because it is smaller and requires less bone to be drilled therefore making disruption of the blood supply less likely. My understandign from my doc and DeSmet as well as others on this list is the odds are 1:1000. ph even commented that since he and I developed AVN it cleared the way for the next 2000 resurfacees. I certainly did not want to scare anyone, but I think it is something that everyone needs to investigate before making theri decision. Heidi, I am glad your resurf is a success. Jan/Wannie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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