Kimber's back from Hospitala

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Hi All,

I'm sorry that I was gone for so long, but I was in the hospital with

another pancreatic flare up. I went in around 6pm on March 4 (a

Saturday), about 2 hours after I took 2 of my cats to the vet. I think

the running around to actually catch those cats made my pancreas hurt

more, but it had been building up over the week, so I was just hoping I

could get to the vet before I had to go in the ER. Luckily, I made it.

(All my cats had ear mites and I 've been taking them to the vet 2 at a

time to get them medicine for it and then I had to bring them all back

in 3 weeks, so I've basically been at the vets every weekend for the

past two months as I have 5 cats). It was actually one of the better

stays, despite the fact that I was in for 12 days (I got released on

Tuesday, March 15). The doctors actually listened to me and used my

letter from my GI that states what general orders should be for a

hospital visit for me when I have a pancreatic flare up. In fact, the

admitting doctor was actually in the same medical group as my primary

care, so he was somewhat familiar with my medical history. So, I am

home now, though I'm having a little more pain than usual, it's nothing

like before I went to the hospital. I'm sticking to full liquids for a

while and then I'll go back to solid foods. I just want to give my

pancreas a little more rest. Then hopefully I won't be back in the

hospital for another year, which is what usually happens.

I missed you all. I tried to get my mom to email the group that I was in

the hospital, but she found out that her best friend was in the hospital

again with a drug resistant pneumonia and not expected to live, so she

was splitting her time between me and her friend . Unfortunately,

passed away the day I was released from the hospital. She'd been

having a lot of health problems since her triple bypass about 10 years

ago or so, in and out of the hospital and her heart and lungs, both

previously damaged, gave out. At least she's now at peace and not

hurting anymore.

I have a whole lot of email backed up and I'll probably delete a large

part of it, so if you sent me a post and I don't answer it in the next

few days, please resend it and I'll get to it as soon as I can.

Kimber

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Kimber

Vallejo, CA

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Note: All advice given is personal opinion, not equal to that of a licensed

physician or health care professional.