Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 Greetings everybody > What I am curious about is the number of you guys on Morphine...my > doctor told me we shouldn't use Morphine when you have panc because > it causes the Sphincter of Oddi to go into spasm which increases our > pain > Looking foreward to chatting with yu guys.... > Jeannine I'm on Morphine, but I had a sphincterotomy in 1999, so my doc feels it will have no effect. Lots of us have had that " snip, snip " of the sphincterotomy... Welcome to the group! Jerry/NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 Greetings everybody > What I am curious about is the number of you guys on Morphine...my > doctor told me we shouldn't use Morphine when you have panc because > it causes the Sphincter of Oddi to go into spasm which increases our > pain > Looking foreward to chatting with yu guys.... > Jeannine I'm on Morphine, but I had a sphincterotomy in 1999, so my doc feels it will have no effect. Lots of us have had that " snip, snip " of the sphincterotomy... Welcome to the group! Jerry/NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 Greetings everybody > What I am curious about is the number of you guys on Morphine...my > doctor told me we shouldn't use Morphine when you have panc because > it causes the Sphincter of Oddi to go into spasm which increases our > pain > Looking foreward to chatting with yu guys.... > Jeannine I'm on Morphine, but I had a sphincterotomy in 1999, so my doc feels it will have no effect. Lots of us have had that " snip, snip " of the sphincterotomy... Welcome to the group! Jerry/NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 Jeanine, I wanted to welcome you to our group. Not sure I can answer your questions as they didn't put me on morphine (mainly because I'm allergic to it). I think not all doctors are aware of this, plus, for some people, it works fine with no aggravation of the panc. I think it may dependi upon the person's metabolism and maybe if they have Spincter of Oddi dysfunction. I would definitely think they would avoid morphine then, but I couldn't guarantee that. Sorry you have been dealing with this so long. Kimber -- Kimber Vallejo, CA hominid2@... Southwest and California Representative Pancreatitis Association, International Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 Jeanine, I wanted to welcome you to our group. Not sure I can answer your questions as they didn't put me on morphine (mainly because I'm allergic to it). I think not all doctors are aware of this, plus, for some people, it works fine with no aggravation of the panc. I think it may dependi upon the person's metabolism and maybe if they have Spincter of Oddi dysfunction. I would definitely think they would avoid morphine then, but I couldn't guarantee that. Sorry you have been dealing with this so long. Kimber -- Kimber Vallejo, CA hominid2@... Southwest and California Representative Pancreatitis Association, International Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 Jeanine, I wanted to welcome you to our group. Not sure I can answer your questions as they didn't put me on morphine (mainly because I'm allergic to it). I think not all doctors are aware of this, plus, for some people, it works fine with no aggravation of the panc. I think it may dependi upon the person's metabolism and maybe if they have Spincter of Oddi dysfunction. I would definitely think they would avoid morphine then, but I couldn't guarantee that. Sorry you have been dealing with this so long. Kimber -- Kimber Vallejo, CA hominid2@... Southwest and California Representative Pancreatitis Association, International Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 I have been lurking for a couple of weeks to get the feel of the group. You guys sound like you really care for each other and that's what I like in a group. I was diagnosed with my first pancreatitis attack in 1994, but knowing what we know now, I firmly believe I had my first attack in 1986. I am still able to work fulltime inspite of panc and full blown fibromyalgia...some days are tough, but I mostly hang in there fairly well.... Looking foreward to chatting with yu guys.... Jeannine Welcome Jeannine, You had quite a story to tell, and it's interesting to note that some of your earlier symptoms indicate that you may have had pancreatitis much longer than diagnosed. I, too, had similar medical problems many years ago, in addition to elevated amylase levels, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting and food intolerances.....which military doctors then attributed to stress! Yet years passed, and then it took an acute attack and multiple pseudocysts before my dx of chronic pancreatitis was made in April 2001. Having fibromyalgia on top of your cp must place quite a burden on your pain threshold, it's a tribute to your strength and spirit that you have all this and are still able to work full time, that's truly amazing. You and I are the same age, so I imagine we may have some similar military life experiences, as well. We are all here to rally together to help each other......however we can, in our struggles with this disease, and we welcome you to the group. Please share and join in whenever you have a need. With hope and prayers, Heidi Heidi H. Griffeth South Carolina Southeastern Representative Pancreatitis Association, Intl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 I have been lurking for a couple of weeks to get the feel of the group. You guys sound like you really care for each other and that's what I like in a group. I was diagnosed with my first pancreatitis attack in 1994, but knowing what we know now, I firmly believe I had my first attack in 1986. I am still able to work fulltime inspite of panc and full blown fibromyalgia...some days are tough, but I mostly hang in there fairly well.... Looking foreward to chatting with yu guys.... Jeannine Welcome Jeannine, You had quite a story to tell, and it's interesting to note that some of your earlier symptoms indicate that you may have had pancreatitis much longer than diagnosed. I, too, had similar medical problems many years ago, in addition to elevated amylase levels, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting and food intolerances.....which military doctors then attributed to stress! Yet years passed, and then it took an acute attack and multiple pseudocysts before my dx of chronic pancreatitis was made in April 2001. Having fibromyalgia on top of your cp must place quite a burden on your pain threshold, it's a tribute to your strength and spirit that you have all this and are still able to work full time, that's truly amazing. You and I are the same age, so I imagine we may have some similar military life experiences, as well. We are all here to rally together to help each other......however we can, in our struggles with this disease, and we welcome you to the group. Please share and join in whenever you have a need. With hope and prayers, Heidi Heidi H. Griffeth South Carolina Southeastern Representative Pancreatitis Association, Intl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 I have been lurking for a couple of weeks to get the feel of the group. You guys sound like you really care for each other and that's what I like in a group. I was diagnosed with my first pancreatitis attack in 1994, but knowing what we know now, I firmly believe I had my first attack in 1986. I am still able to work fulltime inspite of panc and full blown fibromyalgia...some days are tough, but I mostly hang in there fairly well.... Looking foreward to chatting with yu guys.... Jeannine Welcome Jeannine, You had quite a story to tell, and it's interesting to note that some of your earlier symptoms indicate that you may have had pancreatitis much longer than diagnosed. I, too, had similar medical problems many years ago, in addition to elevated amylase levels, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting and food intolerances.....which military doctors then attributed to stress! Yet years passed, and then it took an acute attack and multiple pseudocysts before my dx of chronic pancreatitis was made in April 2001. Having fibromyalgia on top of your cp must place quite a burden on your pain threshold, it's a tribute to your strength and spirit that you have all this and are still able to work full time, that's truly amazing. You and I are the same age, so I imagine we may have some similar military life experiences, as well. We are all here to rally together to help each other......however we can, in our struggles with this disease, and we welcome you to the group. Please share and join in whenever you have a need. With hope and prayers, Heidi Heidi H. Griffeth South Carolina Southeastern Representative Pancreatitis Association, Intl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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