Re: Success stories

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I was wondering if members of this group think there are many

people out there who have had problems with their pancreas -

such as acute pancreatitis, or SOD or pancreas divisium who

have had successful procedures done and we never hear from

them because they are going on with their lives.

Debbie in Mich

Debbie,

These questions have come to me many times, also, and I still

haven't found any factual answers. I think most of the people you

see here on a daily, weekly or monthly basis are those who have

developed chronic pancreatitis and it has become an ongoing

problem. We have a lot of people that join after an acute attack

that stay around for a while and then fade away, and it's my hope

that for those people that one attack was it, and they recovered

and the chronic condition never became a part of their lives. I

think there are a lot of success stories out there in that regard.

And then we've had members who had surgery done to correct

certain problems with their individual condition, Rob and Bobby

are two that come to mind, that recovered well and apparently

aren't having difficulty anymore, so they've stopped posting. Rob

did drop in a few times after his successful surgery, which was

good to hear about, especially since it helped him, and we got to

hear about it. So I definetely feel there are success stories after

surgery, too.

But I've never been able to find any good statistics to support

this.

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

Southeastern Representative

Pancreatitis Association, Intl.

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In a message dated 10/16/02 9:46:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

CJWatts88@... writes:

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Me too Carole, and thanks for your story. I wish you continued success

Best wishes, Poncho - GA

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In a message dated 10/16/02 9:46:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

CJWatts88@... writes:

>

Me too Carole, and thanks for your story. I wish you continued success

Best wishes, Poncho - GA