chronic pancreatitis

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Hi,

Thanks for the info from the Hopkins site. I had an attack

starting on July 25th and was hospitalized for a week. Am still on

toradol pain needles and am getting the run around. I had an attack

like this last May that lasted for a couple of months. They said it

is not pancreatitis as my lipase levels or whatever are not

elevated. They said it sounds like gallbladder but they won't remove

it unless there is evidence that it is. I am allergic to all the

dyes so they are limited as to the tests that they can do, as I have

an anaphylactic reaction. To me it sounds like chronic pancreatitis

as I had a bout of it a few years ago also. The pain is severe in

the region above the navel and goes straight up and across to both

sides most of the time as well as through to the back. I can hardly

stand anyone poking around as it just seems to get things stirred up

again. I went to a specialist and he told me that fibromylagia plays

funny tricks on the abdomen and that was as far as I got there. My

blood pressure shoots up to 200/110 where it normally is 100/66, when

I have one of these attacks and it usually occurs after I eat. I

have never drank in my life but I also have a fatty liver and that is

immediately what the doctors think when you have that also. I have an

endoscopy for next Tuesday, Sept. 10th so I hope they can find

something out.

If anyone has any other help I would surely appreciate it.

Thanks