Re:Cecilia update

November 4, 2002

Hi!

Thought I would share how I am doing. It is amazing how a few days of rest

can improve one's condition. I have been out of the hosp. for 10 days now.

I have been on TPN for 15 days. I also have been NPO for 3 weeks. Well,

Saturday, the pain and nausea was all gone, and I was DYING to eat something,

so I made some miso soup and apple juice. I thought I could at least try

clear liquids and if the pain came back, I would go back to NPO. Hooray - NO

PAIN OR NAUSEA!!! I have had a few popsicles, apple juice, grape juice, and

still no pain.

I see my doc tomorrow. I hope he will be as happy as I am, and talk about

taking out the PICC line and discontinuing TPN. Maybe by the end of the

week, I can have some apple sauce and a PLAIN baked potato!

My strength is slowly coming back. My " concerned " employer put me on Family

and Medical Leave Act, which I guess turned out to be a good thing. I am out

of sick days and vacation days, which is a worry, because now every day I

don't work, I don't get paid! Some of my colleagues have volunteered to give

me sick days, which is nice.

I hope to be back to work Next Tuesday the 12th! We'll see what dr. says

tomorrow.

I also have an appt. to consult/ERCP if necessary with Dr. Lehman at the IU

Med Ctr on Nov 14-15. I am hesitant to go, because even though I have panc

divisum, all I every get is I am idiopathic! Dr. Lehman did a stent last

July (my fifth) and in Oct, I had an attack! I'm afraid that the stenting

days are over and the next thing would be major surgery. I don't think I am

ready for that...

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Thanks for all your support.

Cecilia

soce@...

Mesa, Arizona

Arizona Chapter Representative

Pancreatitis Association International

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