Re: hello....?/thank you

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Thank you for answering. I am just feeling a little despaired. I

phoned the lab today to find out what their normal values for an

amalayse test are and they told me anything less than 100 is normal.

My last level was 168. The last time before that it was 132 and the

time before that it was 111. It seems to be going up each time I get

it tested, but I don't know if that means anything. The GI said not

to give it another thought, but I don't know how to do that because I

am getting different information all over the place. I had an

ultrasound done and the head of my pancreas looked a little bulky,

but there was no sign of fluid abnormalties. Doc said the " bulky "

didn't necessarily mean anything either. I don't know what to

trust. Maybe I should just leave it alone because I don't have the

huge pain, and I have never had an attack where my amalayse would

indicate an emergency. (the lab tester told me it would have to be

300 before they alarmed the doc and it would have to be 1000 before

they would send me to the emergency). I don't trust the doctors

anymore. But if I leave it alone and go on with life as normal and

they are wrong and I have a mild case that I could make worse by not

attending to it.....? Has anybody heard of a more accurate method of

testing? I live in Canada so not everything will be available to me

that is available in the states, but maybe I could pass on

information to my doc, or a new GI. I read something about Edoscopic

Ultrasonaography, but don't want to push it unless I have information

from people with experience that say it is worth pushing for. I wish

I could trust the doctors. I will check your site that you

recommended. Thank you again.

Joia