Re: Gaining weight with panc - debz

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Hi Debs,

I cannot believe what has been going on in your life these past

few weeks! And yet you still are able to " play " in your garden!

But, if you are like me, the garden is more therapy than work.

Although I do hope you take it easy for a while until things get

better. I am continuously amazed and disturbed at your treatment

from the unsympathetic nurses. It all goes back to my pet peeve

with this disease: lack of respect - for whatever reasons. If a

person coming into the ER complaining of chest pain, he

wouldn't be given that kind of attitude.

As far as your question: I think you had it right the first time.

Taking enzymes should increase a persons weight, not

decrease it. Theoretically, weight will increase because the

enzymes are able to digest the food so it can be absorbed. That

way it prevents malnutrution and malabsorption problems. My

understanding is that enzymes are very effective in this aspect of

treating pancreas problems. They are less effective if they are

taken to reduce pain. Some doctors prescribe them with the

hope that by reducing the need for enzymes from the pancreas

that it will not work so hard and therefore not be as painful. The

literature suggests that this doesn't work very well or for all types

of CP pain.

As far as your garden is concerned....I had an idea this weekend

while I was thinking of you (I was working in my garden). I was

wondering if you would be interested in starting a blog for your

garden. I want to do that - kinda like an on-line journal of how my

garden is taking shape. I do not know anything about blogs but I

figure I can look up how to start one and keep it going. I thought

that seeing that we have opposite seasons that reading about

your garden in my winter and you reading about my garden in

your winter would make it seem as if it is year round summer! I

am thinking that it could be a quick synopsis of what we did that

day in the garden...or what we observed (daffodils blooming,

birds returning, planted peas - that type of thing)

If you are interested let me know and I can investigate how we

can do this. I am not sure if it costs money but if so, I would be

willing to foot the bill for both of us for the first year to see if it is

something that we like to do

I am kinda excited about the idea and hope that once you feel

better, you may want to do this.

laurie