Guest guest Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 Hi , Sorry that you are also in this group! There are so many people affected with this disease! I hope your doctor's find what is exactly going on with you. In 5 years I finally found a gastroenterologist that is very knowledgeable (he's the 3rd one I've been to). My 1st and 2nd acute attack were only 3 months apart. For the 1st one I didn't have any insurance so I suffered at home with the horrible pain. It lasted about 1 week. After that my mom put me on her insurance right away. My PCP was very concerned and did a lot of tests but all came back normal. 1 or 2 days before my 2nd attack my PCP did CT scans, blood, etc and everything was normal....he was shocked. For the 2nd attack I was hospitalized and an ERCP was done and the GI made an incision on the pancreatic duct because it was being clogged with bile and stones. After that I kept getting tests done and everything was normal. My 3rd attack was last year and I was in the hospital for 2 weeks. My enzymes were off the charts! An ERCP was done and the GI saw there were stones passing through the pancreatic duct. I thought that after my gallbladder was taken out all my pancreatic problems would disappear. I was wrong. I started getting treated with pain meds since last year. I only take them when I need them. There are some days (even weeks) that I'm with no pain, but other days I'm in a lot of pain. Last year I was also diagnosed with another stomach condition called Gastroparesis....which means that my stomach is lazy and it takes a long time for my food to empty from the stomach. This causes me to have nausea, pain, wt loss, and I get full after a couple of bites. So far, my doctor is focusing on the pancreatitis. I haven't been diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis because my pancreas is healthy. This is my 3rd pregnancy and with my 1st two I didn't suffer from too much pain but with this one I've experienced a lot of pain and nausea! I'm not considered high risk pregnancy because of my pancreatitis, she is taking a good look at me and the baby since my 2nd baby passed away 11 hours after his birth. He had a birth defect where he didn't develop his kidneys. ....a condition called Potter's Syndrome. So, this pregnancy has been very stressful for me. But at least everything is looking good with this baby. I'm sure you will find a lot of useful information in this group. I hope all goes well on Wed. when you have your test. Where are you from? Well this is all for now. Take care and God Bless! Sincerely, Liana Liana D. Top Line Creations Independent Consultant #408323 " Turn your passion into profit! " www.topline-creations.com/LMARScrappin Join my TLC team by June 30th and receive 2 quikSand Accent Kits as a free gift from me!! Visit my Biz Buddy: Country Bunny Bath and Body High quality bath & body products-- Superlative customer service! http://www.cbunnyrep.com/7227 In Loving Memory of my son Rafy http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/o/ourangelrafy/ http://chrisangels.bravehost.com/rafael.html Angel Teddy Bears Foundation www.angelteddybears.org Liana@... P.O. Box 1082 Latrobe, PA 15650 Tel: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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