Misunderstanding

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Debbie

Slow down a little, if alcohol is a problem then stop.

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I guess my post was misinterpreted. I DO NOT HAVE A HISTORY OF ALCOHOL

PROBLEMS NOR DO I NOW. I do not drink a drop of alcohol nor do I have an urge

to drink! In fact I have a medical history of migraines - so most of my life

I couldn't drink anything without getting a migraine. I would drink

occasionally or socially (wine or a glass of beer). I think the point I was

trying to make in a nutshell was that once you have an episode of

pancreatitis we all know that ALCOHOL IS LETHAL (or am I wrong - is it only

lethal to people with a previous drinking problem?) . IF YOU KNOW YOU HAVE

PANCREATITIS ATTACKS then don't drink. I DID NOT KNOW I WAS HAVING

PANREATITIS ATTACKS from Dec 01 to April 02!! So, I did not know to stay away

from alcohol EVEN ONE GLASS. I had a total of 4 drinks from Dec to April of

02. My point is that I would have never even thought of drinking one ounce

of alcohol had I known that I was having problems w/my pancreas - that was my

point! And I have been beating myself up for it since. HERE IS ANOTHER POINT

I WAS TRYING TO MAKE - look at all the people in the world who are ALCOHOLICS

& HEAVY DRINKERS - why do only a few of this percentage of the population

end up with pancreatitis? I would think because they had a predisposition to

having pancreatitis and that any intake of alcohol just exacerbated the

progression of the disease.

I hope some of you understand what I was/or 'am trying to say.

P.S. I am sorry you are having such a difficult time, ! You don't deserve

it !

Debbie Mich