About the 7 year life span

[Guest guest]

To whomever wrote that many Chronic Pancreatis people only live for 7

years:

Hello, my name is Anyse. According to your information, I have been

dead now for 4 years. So, from my slowly crumbling ashes (I would

have been cremated), I just thought that the only real side effect of

pancreatitis for me these past four years have been chronic pain,

intense and long-term nausea (the nausea is better in the past week

and the pain in the past 4 weeks due to medication changes), I am

bedridden (as are a few others here), I have to be careful about what

I eat, and (THIS IS THE WORST PART) I have to keep brushing my ashes

off of my keyboard every time I use it and am slowly losing some of

my overall ashen mass!!!

So, in a simple word about a 7 year life span, fuhgetaboutit!!! LOL

Anyse, CP for 11 years now.

[Guest guest]

Whoever told you about the life span for cp could not be further than

the truth. I've been suffering from this condition for twenty-five

years now and the doctor doe's not seemed worried that I am going to

die any day soon

Sincerely,

Janet

[Guest guest]

I have to keep brushing my ashes off of my keyboard every time I use

it and am slowly losing some of my overall ashen mass!! So, in a simple

word about a 7 year life span, fuhgetaboutit!!! LOL Anyse, CP for 11

years now.``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````

My goodness Anyse, I thought I just had the worse case of dandruff ever

recorded...LOL

[Guest guest]

I've had symptoms since 1972. Its cool being able to post from beyond

the grave!Sometimes death seemed like a good idea (when I was not

properly medicated)but only in theory....

Margaret

> Whoever told you about the life span for cp could not be further

than

> the truth.

[Guest guest]

--- In pancreatitis , " Margaret " <jgardner11@g...>

One study I read said that 50% of people with CP who drank alcohol

regulary died within 5 years. I think we all know alcohol is like

poison to us.

[Guest guest]

> One study I read said that 50% of people with CP who drank alcohol

regulary died within 5 years.<

If they're going by those statistics, then I could understand the 7

year life span. Anyone with CP who continues to drink is at maximum

risk of death within a short time frame. I believe we all know that!

It seems that the statistic takers are only looking at those people,

not the ones with heriditary CP, or others who have CP by " other

causes " . I've heard of too many people who have had it since

childhood, or for 35 years, or 20 or 16!

And as I approach my 5th year since diagnosis, knowing that I probably

had CP several months or a year before it was diagnosed, there's no

way I could believe that there's only a year left for me.....I plan

to be around long enough to see all my grandkids in college, at least,

and some of them aren't even born yet!

Let's not let some statistic get in the way of your own progress and

goals for your life. I think that statistic is skewed and doesn't

represent the whole, and shouldn't be of concern for any of us.

Unless a person is taking their life in their hands by continuing

to drink when they have CP, the 7 year life span is meaningless to

the rest.

My 2 cents.

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 based on personal experience or

opinion only, and should not be substituted for professional medical

consultation.