Good morning !

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> But there is no more steatorrhea (which in a way I would rather

keep that; and loose the pain). Steatorrhea is a great weight

loss program...

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chuckle, chuckle.....AGREED, but it becomes a horrible cycle and

then real evidence of malabsorption follows. The steatorrhea

means that your enzyme supplements need to be increased. Or

are you the one that can't take them? If so, have you ever

considered trying other brands?

I do know that different brands work differently on people. Over

the years I've tried each different brand to find the one that works

best for me, and did discover vast differences. Creon, for

example, gave me abdominal cramping and more steatorrhea.

Viokase didn't seem to work well at all. I took Lipram for many

months with good results, and the very best for me turned out to

be Ultrase MT20's. My stools aren't that sickly yellow color, and

the only time I have that oily, floating, loose stool or diarrhea is

just prior to an attack. As soon as I see that I know an attack will

follow within the hours. The Ultrase MT20's are horribly

expensive, (you could just as easily be making a monthly car

payment for a Beemer for what they cost)......but fortunately my

insurance will pay for brands as long as the doctor's prescription

specifies that generics cannot be substituted.

But if your steatorrhea has stopped, you're okay. Maybe my

comments will serve as a " head up " for someone else who

suffers from it.

After a bad night I woke to Coconut's internal feline alarm which

prompts her to lick my face at 6:50 a.m. and meow at me for her

personal petting session. She always did this when Austin was

here, knowing that the alarm would go off at 7:00 for me to get up

and get his breakfast before school. This gave her ten minutes

of petting time before I have to jump out of bed. Uncannily, she

stopped doing this when Austin left, but this morning she had a

relapse. She's the one in my Yahoo picture ID.

Before I forget, I meant to comment on your incisional pain, and

a funny memory it brought. I had two C-sections, both the old

fashioned kind, where they cut you down from navel to pubic

bone, not those neat little " bikini cuts " like they do nowadays.

Although the length and location might be slightly different than

yours, it's essentially quite the same. I remember how painful

the area around the incision was while it was healing, especially

when bending or doing anything that stressed the abdomen, yet I

also remember that by the fourth week , or maybe even sooner, I

was hardly aware that it was there, and people would have to

remind me and caution me not to be so active.

That will come soon for you, too. The worst part was when the

incision had healed enough to start ITCHING, and it would itch

like crazy. I'd sit or stand there, itching at my belly like a baboon!

I'd do it so much that it almost became an unconscious action,

and my husband would have to poke me to remind me to stop

when we were out in public. When that starts, you'll know you're

really on the way to complete healing.

Physically, I'm feeling tremendously better! I do so love a good

start to the day, since it usually forecasts a good day all the way

through, and that's one thing I'm really ready for! I hope you are

feeling the same.

Warmest thoughts and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI, Intl.

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and

should not be substituted for professional medical consultation.