Looking for some info and good news....

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Hi. My name is and I've been sick for about 10 months now. I

have pain located under my left rib cage and have had attacks on and

off for this entire year. I'm on my third doctor and he's hesitant

to make a definite disgnosis but is leaning towards chronic

pancreatitis. I'm only 28 years old and as I read about this disease

to try and educated myself, I become more and more depressed about

the possibility of having it. I'm in pain a lot of the time and the

thought of being that way for the rest of my life is very hard to

think about. Also, I'm just at the stage where I was trying to start

a career and thinking of getting married and having children, and now

my life is on hold and I'm not sure how this will alter it. Will I

even be able to have children, will I be in pain and in and out of

the hospital for the rest of my life and how long will I live now?

It seems I get to look forward to a life that will be painful,

difficult, and shorter than I thought...and possibly without children

or with a much tougher time having them. Basically, I don't know

anyone with this and have no one to answer questions for me. When I

read about it online it all seems bleak and depresses me very much.

Can anyone out there clue me in on what it's really like and what I

should prepare myself for...and whether i'm worrying too much. Thank

you so much.