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Well, I'm back from my dental ordeal with a lower gum line and jaw

still frozen, making me feel like my lips are two pillows and making

my speech sound slurred and ridiculous. Austin thought my sloppy

speech was just the neatest, and kept laughing at me in the car on the

way home! He just had his teeth cleaned, so he didn't have to undergo

the needles, pliers and other stuff. I've got a temporary bridge put

in until the mouth heals, and will have my permanent teeth and bridge

in about a month.

About your CT-scan and the reaction of extensive drenching night

sweats the night after - it's a yes/no answer. For the past 2-1/2

years I have had drenching night sweats, to the point that I have to

change clothes two to three times, and the sheets and pillow are wet.

It has been this way EVERY night, with the exception of perhaps six

or seven dry nights, for two and a half years, but I couldn't say that

it was a reaction to the contrast from the CT-scans. The doctors have

tested me for several things, and all tests have come up normal, so we

believe these night sweats are caused by my insulin. They started as

soon as I started insulin, and since I HAVE to have that each day,

there's not anything else I can do. My endocrinologist tried a

medication to see if it would help, but it didn't make any difference.

Next time you have to have a CT-scan, it would be advisable to tell

them beforehand about this reaction that you had. The most reaction

I've had before was the horrible 24 hours of diarrhea, and then the

one time where I had an acute attack afterward. Of course, there's no

way to prove that the contrast caused the attack, it could have just

be coincidental, since I've had 17 others without panc. trouble. But,

they should know that all these things are a reaction for you. Many

people are allergic to the dye, and it's possible to do the scan

without the contrast, it's just not as revealing.

Yeah, digging around in the files, database and photos can be fun.

There's a lot to learn and see in there. I love seeing the photos of

everyone, too, it makes the person seem more real somehow. Thanks so

much for the complement, blush, blush, but it's really my daughter

that's so lovely, and I love my family picture in there taken at the

wedding, except for the fact that there are still three of our

children missing from the picture!

I hope that you're feeling better today and that all effects of the

scan have worn off. You need to tell your doctor about this reaction,

too. Now the interesting part comes - finding out what the CT-scan

showed. Please let us know what the results were when you find out.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

www.pancassociation.org/anthology#Heidi.html

Bluffton, SC

SC State & SE Regional Representative

Pancreatitis Association, International

www.health.groups.yahoo.com/group/pancreatitis/

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and should

not be substituted for professional medical consultation.