Guest guest Posted July 5, 2003 Report Share Posted July 5, 2003 Hello all, I have a question to ask. Perhaps it's more of an opinion I am seeking from anyone. I have no doctor right now. I have been diagnosed with severe chronic pancreatitis. I also have another diagnosis of moderate to severe chronic pancreatitis. I suffer from SOD also. I have no doctor because 1 of them says he will only treat me if I have lots of surgery and I don't want it. The other (last) doctor I have seen says there once was something wrong but I am " cured " now. I know better than that! I have been to 3 specialists and all concur that with my condition. They just don't agree on treatment. Here goes the question. I was completly stressed out before I went on my cruise. Had lots of pain from the old pancreas. I tried to eat low fat on the cruise but must admit I did succomb (sp) to the tasty temptations on the ship. I got home and got on the scale and saw that I had gained 5 pounds. Desprate to lose weight I have gone off my pancrelipase pills for 1 week now. In fact, I didn't even take them on a regular basis on the ship. I have been eating higher fats than normally I would have and have been having relativly little problems. I do feel pressure from my Spincter of Oddi though. I have come home to more stress than I left with and I am not sure what my body is telling me now. I am not having the pains that I normally had before the cruise. Can my CP go into a " remission " of sorts that would allow me to eat as I please without the problems? Is this going to catch up to me? I had a Krispy Kreme donut this morning and I even ate cheese ravioli with lots of mozzalrella cheese tonight. Had a little bread and butter too. If I had eaten that 2 or 3 weeks ago it would have put me in MAJOR pain for the night. Eating is becoming like before I got sick. It seems I can eat almost anything anymore without too much trouble. Is this normal? I have MAJOR cravings for sweets lately. They are almost uncontrolable. Could my pancreas have " burned out " to the point I won't feel the pain anymore? I am not sure whats going on here with my body. Any input would be helpful as I am not sure where to turn. Thanks so much, Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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