Guest guest Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 hi!!my name is cindy,im36 years old,married with 4 children.i have been having problems with pancreatitis since 1998.i was hesitant to join this group because unlike many of you mine was brought on by drinking.but beleive me,i never expected anything like this to happen! i didnt even know there was such a thing as pancreatitis.i do have a few questions if any one could answer them for me.as i said,my first attack was in jan.98.i went to the ER with pain so bad i was rolling in the floor.i developed pseudocyst and was under the care of a gastro for a year.i was on pain meds and enzymes,but STUPID me,i stiil drank occasionally.luckily the cyst went away on its own,ive never had surgery or even been hospitalized.the years went on,doing great,still occasionally drinkin but only beer thinking that it would be o.k.then in mar.04 had another attack.went to my PCP who ordered an ultasound and i was told by the tecnician that my pancreas was enlarged.but when the dr.office called with the results i was told everything was normal.i stll had pain off and on mostly when i ate nothing real bad until feb.05 so iwent back to the dr after 3 days with no food and he had a ct scan done which showed an enlarged pancreas and some calcification.i was given tramadol and had another ct done on 7.1.05 and the drcalled me within 2 hrs and said my pancreas was significantly larger than last time and wants me to see a gastr ASAP.he metioned a ercp? my questions are what is this procedure?does it hurt?im really nervous about all this.also,a guy named mark e-mailed me back last night with some advice to take antioxidants.excuse me for being dumb,but what are these and where do i get them at?any information and advice any one can can give me on what to expect with testing,nutrition ,things to ask the gastro and what to expect down the road with CP.the only problem im having at the moment is occasional pain,whichis being controlled by the tramadol no narcotics.actually,i have been feeling pretty good,thats why i was surprised by my ct results yesterday.thank you all very much for any advice.ihope everyone is doing well tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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