Fretting to Crystal

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I think that with all that we have been through its perfectly normal

to be a little hypervigilent. But I know what yo mean, you try not

to think that every little thing is a huge problem. This is all

still so new to me. I hope you get over the pneumonia quickly. Did

they put you on anitbiotics? BTW did you ever have to adjust your

enzymes since your total? Do you have any residual pain?

Well I do hope your well soon. Guess you will probably be thinking

twice before you listen to your husband again and I bet he will think

t twice too... My husband sometimes gets very angry that I am not

feeling better. I am not sure who he is angry with, me, life, or

what. It certainly doesn't help to settle my nerves any thats for

sure.

I am just going to focus on moving forward, thinking positively that

things will get better in time and I shouldn't waste any more time

fretting about what might be, or what might not be. I need to accept

the me I am now and that I may never have the strength I once had.

Besides I 'm not getting any younger, will be 44 in a few weeks.

There are still so many things I want to do. So I need to quit the

worrying and whining and get on with my life.

Are you still in college or are you working now? Sorry I cant

recall, blame it on all those drugs...LOL. Thanks for the input, I

really appreciate it.

Warmly,

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I am going to college and working. I am doing very well since the TP/ICT. I

don't have any residual pain. I have had a few times where I have had my

liver functions significantly elevated and not felt very well during those

times. They did an ultrasound and found no stones in the bile duct. I was

also did bloodwork that day, but I was feeling well. The next time I get

pain and nausea I'm supposed to go have LFTs and another ultrasound. The

doctor thinks that I have SOD again. I only get the pain about once every

three or four months.

Crystal Galloway

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The doctor thinks that I have SOD

again.

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Please forgive me for having taken so long to get back to you. I

have been in one of those periods of self exploration and needed to

re-evaluate where my life has been and what I hope to gain from it.

I am curious about your doc telling you that you may have SOD once

again. It seems to me, and I could be way off base here, that after

having the total pancreatectomy that your sphinter of Oddi would have

been removed. If that is the case, then how can you have sphincter

of Oddi dysfunction without the sphincter of oddi. I know that I no

longer even have so much as a remnent of my pancreas left.

I also have days or periods of time where I am more nauseas. I

thought that maybe I had a little gastropareis but my doc does not

think so. Either way I take a dose of reglan and if I still feel

naseated I pop a zofran. My pain seems to have decreased as well as

the digestive diffculties, thank goodness. I was really scared that

there was a problem.

What kind of work do you do? Did you once say that your major in

college was PE. Forgive me for haven forgotten but I have taken alot

of drugs over the last few years and they do wreak havoc on my short

term memory. How long before you graduate? I hope that you dont

have any more problems with pain and nausea and that your LFT's will

never have to be checked. Personally after all that you and I have

endured we are allowed to get worried and frightened when some thing

seems to be a bit askew.

Take care and please keep in touch. We tp-auto ict folks need to

stick together. Strength in number right.

Take care

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SOD is not removed when you a tp/ict. Only the whipple removes it. (out

of the mouth of Dr Sutherland)