Anyse

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I sometimes wonder if my son, Sam, has always had some pain. There was

one time when he was really small that I had to hold him all

night...he and I slept on the floor propt up on pillows...he on top of

me...It seemed that he was only comfortable that way. I think that he

was having an attack then. I wish I had known....I feel so guilty

knowing that I am the one that has passed this MONSTER on to him.

Well, enough pouting...Have a super evening. THanks for listening

Mindi

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Aren't the doctors trained in medical school to watch

for this disease? especially since there's such a high

increase of it?

I feel like my doctor told me from the first visit

that's what I had and he didn't even do the ct scan

yet.

I'm going for it this afternoon.

the last time I went for a CT scan and i had oral

contrast, it messsed up my stomach. I happened to be

at a super market at the time becasue it was

Thanksgiving time and I HAD to do the shopping.

I couldn't wait to get out of that store.

I learned from that last time to go home immediately

after the test.

no wandering around for me.

I pray it doesn't mess up my already upset digestive

system.

I went to the rheumotologist yesterday referred by my

family dr. because of a c3 level being too low.

the doctor said I do not have lupus because my ana

test was negative and feels that the complement panel

is low because I'm not absorbing any protein.

my family dr wanted to make sure there wasn't an

autoimmune problem causing the pancreatitis.

A coworker of mine's mother had a problem with her

pancreas about one yr.ago. one of our clients who

happened to be a well known doctor referred her mom to

a dr. in the city.

this dr. is studying pancreatitis and he has therory

that some pt.s families who have alcholism in it, say

a parent, that it effects the genes of the children

that are borne from them.

it's not necessarliy caused by binge drinking by the

patient themselves, but genetically they are destined

to have this disease in the course of their lives.

how interesting.

I need to get the name of this doctor in NYC.

maybe it would help someone else.

I've been reading so many patients testimonies that

they don't even drink alcohol yet the dr. is blaming

it on the consumption of alcohol.

how demoralizing.

so it goes to say, that the medical teams are still

studying it. they don't know of the symtoms in the

early stages unless it's staring them right in the

face. which means alot of misdiagnoses and untreatment

which could be for on going years, such as myself,

before the real damage is done and only a small % of

the pancreas is working.

how unfortunate.

S.

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