HELP!!

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Hello everyone!

Still fairly new to the group so I will brief you on my story before

my questions. I have not been officially diagnosed with CP. Had a

cyst and part of my panc removed in 2000 and just found out last

week that I have a small (3 cm)pseudocyst on panc now. My GI

doesn't think that small cyst can cause this much pain. He believes

it to be IBS. I called another GI that I have seen in the past to

ask her opinion. She agrees with him that she doesn't believe the

pain is from the cyst. I had a horrible night of pain, so forgive

me for typos, I am working on about 2 hours sleep. I know that a &

l's don't always elevate. Actually mine have never really elevated

that high. I think the highest was 175 and i believe the lab said

normal was 130ish. She says that is only after years because the

panc is burned out. I have been having this abdominal pain since

1999. She doesn't seem to think that is long enough for me not to

get raised a & l's. So I guess my first question would be is it

long enough? If I haven't had this disease for lets say more than 6

months is it possible the a & l's wouldn't be elevated? Even after

such a short period of time? Can a pseudocyst as small as mine

cause all this pain? Could anything else other that a panc problem

cause this pseudocyst? I would think that there is obvioulsy

something wrong with my panc if this is the 2 cyst in 2 years. And

I am wondering if I need to go outside my HMO and find my own doc

even though I would have to pay out of my own pocket. Does anyone

know of any good specialist that would see me with out a refferal?

I live in San Diego, CA but would be willing to go almost anywhere

in CA to find a good specialist. I am so miserable and just ready

to give into the IBS theory!! As long as the pain goes away I don't

care!! Any info you guys could give me would be GREAT!! Thank you

for listening and I hope everyone is feeling painless today.

Thanks,

Marisa

San Diego, CA