Pat on treatment plan for pancreatitis

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Hi All,

I thought that I would share you all the treatment plan I received

recently from a Pancreatitis Specialist. I have confirmed

Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis. The treatment plan is a symptoms-

based, step by step approach.

The first step is medical therapy: low fat-no fat, enzymes,

hyperalimentation, pain management, antioxidants and a trial of

Octreotide.Is anyone using Octreotide? Would like to hear of your

experience with it. Did it help?

The second step is neurolysis. This would be a celiac plexus block.

The next step would be v-plasty or thorscopic sphlaninectomy.

The last step if all else fails with the symptoms is total

pancreatectomy.

By the way, the specialist also said that we should be on the

lookout next enzymes to hit the market in the next 6 months or so.

Thanks,

Pat