Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 Marisa, check out http://hopkins-gi.org/ It has a lot of info on chronic pancreatitis. Especially mentions that you can have normal levels of amylase and lipase while having an acute attack of pancreatitis. Print this out for the ER. Drum it over their heads. Also, welcome to the group. Hope we are of help in getting you the information you need and giving you a place where at least some people understand what you are going through. Kimber -- Kimber Vallejo, CA hominid2@... Southwest Representative Pancreatitis Association, International Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 msalinas74@a... wrote: Heidi, Thanks for your input on the antioxidant therapy. you had said before that you use Royal Infirmary. Is that all you use or do you also take other vitamins with that? As far as your pseudocysts, have you every had them removed? Did they do it through ERCP or by another way? I am so full of questions Marisa, In addition to the Antioxidant Regimen of Vit. E, Vit. C, Beta Carotine derived from Vitamin A, the mineral Selenium and amino acid Methionine, I also take additional folic acid, magnesium and Vitamins B1, B6 and B12. I haven't had my pseudocysts removed. The largest one was partially drained by CT-scan guided fine needle aspiration a year and a half ago, and then all were left to resolve on their own. They are half the size they were a year ago. I have not had an ERCP, or any invasive surgery for my CP. If you want to read my story, click on the following link: http://www.pancassociation.org/ourstories/Heidi Don't ever hesitate to ask any questions that you think any of us may have experience with! The combined knowledge of the people in this group is vast, and everyone tries really hard to answer questions that they have had some personal experience with. With hope and prayers, Heidi Heidi H. Griffeth South Carolina Southeastern Representative Pancreatitis Association, Intl. http://www.pancassociation.org/ourstories/Heidi > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 msalinas74@a... wrote: Heidi, Thanks for your input on the antioxidant therapy. you had said before that you use Royal Infirmary. Is that all you use or do you also take other vitamins with that? As far as your pseudocysts, have you every had them removed? Did they do it through ERCP or by another way? I am so full of questions Marisa, In addition to the Antioxidant Regimen of Vit. E, Vit. C, Beta Carotine derived from Vitamin A, the mineral Selenium and amino acid Methionine, I also take additional folic acid, magnesium and Vitamins B1, B6 and B12. I haven't had my pseudocysts removed. The largest one was partially drained by CT-scan guided fine needle aspiration a year and a half ago, and then all were left to resolve on their own. They are half the size they were a year ago. I have not had an ERCP, or any invasive surgery for my CP. If you want to read my story, click on the following link: http://www.pancassociation.org/ourstories/Heidi Don't ever hesitate to ask any questions that you think any of us may have experience with! The combined knowledge of the people in this group is vast, and everyone tries really hard to answer questions that they have had some personal experience with. With hope and prayers, Heidi Heidi H. Griffeth South Carolina Southeastern Representative Pancreatitis Association, Intl. http://www.pancassociation.org/ourstories/Heidi > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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