Home from ERCP: GREAT News!!

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

Well I have GREAT NEWS. My pancreas is free and clear.

The specialist ruled that out and believes my discomfort is being

caused by the Fibromyalgia in the rib heads (Costocondritis)

Irritable bowel and stomach.(My mom and dad have the same problem,

so it's inherited) My gallbladder, before it was removed,must have

aggravated it previously causing me to be hospitalized.

SO, now this allows me to better research and pinpoint a healing

regime for the bowel and stomach.

I am so very happy about this outcome. You have no idea. Dr. Aram

Manoukian at Wood's Uni Hospital in New Brunswick was really

funny and warm man, but very, very good at what he does. He is very

thorough about the tests, records, everything. I recommend him

highly.

The cyst had resolved and was gone.

The first anesthesiologist was a bit weird, it turned out he left

out some important info too. But he left and a new man, an older

Chinese man who was so helpful and caring took over my procedure.

Dr. Aram said this guy was the best.

All clear. Cyst gone. Pancreas healthy, my pancreas is calm as a

lake.

I am so relieved! Thank you everyone for the prayers!!!!

I want to add that I consider this a HUGE gift not to have this

disease. I spent a few months with all of you and know the fear, the

frusterations and the struggles when you have this disease or in my

case, thinking i had it. I DO believe however, I did go through

some troubled waters, my pancreas and I, due to the gallbladder. I

am just so blessed it resolved itself.

I will continue to eat my low fat vegetarian diet and take the

pancreas supplements, because it helped and I'm still going to keep

an eye out on this organ for the rest of my life.

I'm not going to leave the group. I want to be here for someone who

may come down the pike with my situation, and be able to offer help.

Just as you did for me.

Eileen in NJ

" Hear and Bless thy beasts and singing birds

and guard with tenderness

small things that have no words. "

[Guest guest]

Hey all...I have been having a tough time. Just got out of the ER and am pretty

tired....hope everyone is well......Mark

On 11/9/2005 6:20:19 AM, whitefalconsgoddesswear

(whitefalconsgoddesswear@...) wrote:

> Dear All,

>

> Well I have GREAT NEWS. My pancreas is free and clear.

>

> The specialist ruled that out and believes my discomfort is being

> caused by the Fibromyalgia in the rib heads (Costocondritis)

> Irritable bowel and stomach.(My mom and dad have the same problem,

> so

> it's inherited) My gallbladder, before it was removed,must have

> aggravated it previously causing me to be hospitalized.

>

> SO, now this allows me to better research and pinpoint a healing

> regime for the bowel and stomach.

>

> I am so very happy about this outcome. You have no idea. Dr. Aram

> Manoukian at Wood's

> Uni Hospital in New Brunswick was really

> funny and warm man, but very, very good at what he does. He is very

> thorough about the tests, records, everything. I recommend him

> highly.

>

> The cyst had resolved and was gone.

[Guest guest]

Dear Eileen,

With tears in my eyes, I am writing to say how happy it is to hear of

this wonderful diagnosis and your good fortune.

What else can I say? Your fortune is ours, too, for having had the

pleasure of meeting you and see your worries fly away like dust.(BIG GRIN)

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

SC State & SC Regional Rep

PAI

Note: All comments or advice are based on personal experience or

opinion, and should not be substituted for consultation with youre

medical professional.

[Guest guest]

Heidi, thank you so much for being happy for me. :-) You have no

idea the relief I feel, I cried too.

I know how much you all suffer.

Eileen

>

> Dear Eileen,

>

> With tears in my eyes, I am writing to say how happy it is to hear

of

> this wonderful diagnosis and your good fortune.

>

> What else can I say? Your fortune is ours, too, for having had the

> pleasure of meeting you and see your worries fly away like dust.

(BIG GRIN)

>

> With love, hope and prayers,

> Heidi

>

> Heidi H. Griffeth

> SC State & SC Regional Rep

> PAI

>

> Note: All comments or advice are based on personal experience or

> opinion, and should not be substituted for consultation with youre

> medical professional.

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Dear All,

>

> Well I have GREAT NEWS. My pancreas is free and clear.

..

Wow, I can't imagine the relief you have. I have been diagnosed with

fibromyalgia and I also was having some radicular pain with it. My

pharmacy wrote wrong directions on my naproxen when this happened and

I took way too much for about five days, ended up in the ER in the

worse pain of my life. Of course at that time, I had no clue I was

overdosing on the naproxen. The combination of that tearing up my

stomach and intestines, plus the fibromyalgia pain was excruciating.

I understand how you felt - I was sure I had pancreatitis at times

also - it just seemed so much like Chris's pain. Now that my stomach

has healed things are much better. I hope you are soon painfree now

that they know the culprit. Please do stay with us. Enjoy your

celebration. I am very happy for you. - from Michigan.

[Guest guest]

Hi Eileen, Great news. I'm so glad the tests showed no pancreatitis. I

wouldn't wish this disease on my worst enemy. Jim in Vt

[Guest guest]

Thanks Jim. :-)

I'll be honest and say I still wonder though.

The specialist this week who did an ERCP and found everything

free and clear seems fairly certain I do not have CP. But I still

wonder.

What if I do have CP but I have no damage because it's so early on??

What if he is just like those other MD's who miss it??

On a lighter note, the plastic thing they put into your mouth to keep

it open cut into my lip and I have a bit of an Anjelina Jolie thing

going on now. I kind of like it.:-p

Eileen

>

> Hi Eileen, Great news. I'm so glad the tests showed no

pancreatitis. I

> wouldn't wish this disease on my worst enemy. Jim in Vt

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Mark,

Hope you are o.k.

K.

" Mark E. Armstrong " wrote:

Hey all...I have been having a tough time. Just got out of the ER and am pretty

tired....hope everyone is well......Mark

On 11/9/2005 6:20:19 AM, whitefalconsgoddesswear

(whitefalconsgoddesswear@...) wrote:

> Dear All,

>

> Well I have GREAT NEWS. My pancreas is free and clear.

>

> The specialist ruled that out and believes my discomfort is being

> caused by the Fibromyalgia in the rib heads (Costocondritis)

> Irritable bowel and stomach.(My mom and dad have the same problem,

> so

> it's inherited) My gallbladder, before it was removed,must have

> aggravated it previously causing me to be hospitalized.

>

> SO, now this allows me to better research and pinpoint a healing

> regime for the bowel and stomach.

>

> I am so very happy about this outcome. You have no idea. Dr. Aram

> Manoukian at Wood's

> Uni Hospital in New Brunswick was really

> funny and warm man, but very, very good at what he does. He is very

> thorough about the tests, records, everything. I recommend him

> highly.

>

> The cyst had resolved and was gone.

[Guest guest]

hey guys, I just learned today that I had the ultrasound done, not the

ERCP.

IS the diagnosis still as accurate??

:-(