To ERICA - Re: Affraid and alone - needs some advice

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a,

Wow, we are in the exact same situation aren't we? I know how you feel

in finishing your semester, you work so hard and you don't want it to

go to waste and have to start over. I got 2 A's up to now and that

would not of happened had I decided to stop this semester. I'm a

Senior myself and I just want to get my degree already! My semester is

now over and I need to set up the surgery now. I just hope that it can

be done during this summer (so much for doing an internship as I had

planned!) When do you plan on having yours? It's funny on how we need

the same procedure. I had never heard of that procedure before and

now I find someone else that needs it. It's very comforting, although

I wish you didn't have to go through it. Thank you for your kind

words. I will keep in touch through this site as I didn't get your

full e-mail address.

> Brigitte,

>

> I can't offer you much advice on how long the wait for surgery is

and the

> recovery time because I am in the same place that you are. I am

currently a

> Sophomore at Brandeis University in Massachusetts and just trying to

finish

> the semester. I had pancreatitis from a gallstone and major damage

to my

> pancreas, right now my pancreas is not draining right and I keep having

> pseudocysts form. My only option is surgery to have my pancreas

drain into

> my intestines. Right now I am trying to delay surgery until after the

> semester (my GI is not happy) but it is just so important to me to

finish

> the semester and classes.

> I know how you feel trying to get through the pain in order to

just get

> your work done. It is a very hard situation to be but just imagine

how

> great grad school interviews can go when you say look at how bad I was

> feeling and the grades that I still managed to get.

>

> I am in a pretty close situation to you so if you ever want someone to

> complain to feel free to e-mail me merica4@a...

>

> a