Guest guest Posted September 14, 2002 Report Share Posted September 14, 2002 My mom (52) has just been diagnosed with pancreatitis. She is in the hospital now and on antibiotics. I do not know what questions to ask the doctor (he is not very helpful at all). I also am looking for any tips on diet and support for her. I basically need to know what I should do for her to make her comfortable. I am doing research on here and have been to www.top5plus5.com which is helpful, but I am so new to this that I feel I don't know enough. My mom was released from the hospital earlier this week and sent home with no meds. The next day she was hurting worse and I had to call the doc to get her some pain meds, he gave her Vicadin. Later that day I was leaving to go home, when I hugged her I noticed she had a fever. I brought her to the hospital and she was readmitted. Why didn't the hospital put her on antibiotics the first time...they said her white blood cell count was elevated. The only tests that were done in the hospital were a scope to look for ulcers(they found none) and a cat scan(they said everything looked ok)...is that all that should be done? I will be finding her a gastroenterologist on Monday (today is Saturday). One more thing...she was an alcoholic and drank heavily about 6 years ago. She hasn't had a drink since. I have read on here that she possibly had chronic pancreatitis...or maybe I misunderstood. Any answers and tips would be greatly appreciated.Thank you so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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