home again

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Well, I'm home from round 7 in the hospital since July! Wednesday evening the

pain and nausea got worse again, so I went to the ER. My amylase was slightly

elevated so they kept me. By the next morning the amylase was back down to

normal but they kept me an extra day to be sure. One of the things that is

puzzling me about these episodes I've been having is that even when the panc

enzymes are elevated they go back to normal very quickly when I have nothing by

mouth. Most times, they are back to normal by the next day or at least by the

day after that. Also, I can have the exact same pain and have the panc enzymes

totally normal. Actually, the times the panc enzymes were elevated have not

been during times of the very worst episodes as far and pain and nausea goes.

It's all very frustrating. I'm scheduled to see the biliary surgeon on Oct

21st. That's only a little over two weeks. Maybe I can stay away from the

hospital til then.

I do have to say that having the PICC line sure did make the hospital visit more

pleasant. I didn't get stuck a single time! Also, I never even felt the

tiniest burn from the IV demerol/phenergan. When they put the PICC line in,

they told me it probably wouldn't burn because it is in a deep vein. It was

really wonderful not to have to worry about the IV infiltrating or being stuck

several times to have them draw blood.

I am doing better now but am still weak. I haven't eaten anything except graham

crackers so I guess I'll just have to see how it goes with food.

Hope everyone is doing well.

W.