Guest guest Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 Bert! Thank you so much for sharing that information. It wil really help me as I make my decision over the pancreatectomy. I may well ask for an appointment with a diabetologist about the " post-surgical " diabetes that would follow a TP without ICT. I'll keep you posted. Karyn! Thank you for your really interesting and informative post. Yes, my diagnosis ruined that part of my social life which involved food. When in pain, even if I CAN still eat, I simply don't want to. But when I am in less pain, I now enjoy eating more, thanks to my specialist's advice about more normal diet and increased enzymes. As always, I think these things are very individual and all CP cases are different. A trial and error approach, with a good doctor, is crucial. (NOT for alcohol, of course, which is always a NO NO.) Heidi! Thank you, thank you, thank you! for all the info you have given me. I feel so much better able to direct my enquiries now. Good health! Everyone! Thank you just for being here. I feel that I have come out of a very bad spell in my life. The diagnosis in May threw me into a depression and a panic. I felt that I would never be happy again. To be told I had familial pancreatitis (my mother died of this disease....a long time ago, of course), that my sons could well be affected in some way or other, that I ran a very high risk of developing pancreatic cancer....well, I know you can all sympathise with how I felt. I have now achieved much greater inner peace. I am taking time to consider my options; either to live with the high cancer risk (40% in my case) and treat the condition as well as I can, or have a pancreatectomy which will remove the cancer risk but leave me diabetic. When I have finally made that decision, based on all the info available, I will go ahead with greater inner peace than I thought possible a little while ago. Prayer has helped me(my own and others') and having other people to share this disease with has made an enormous difference. Nobody else quite understands that pancreatic pain and the pall this illness can someimes throw over life. Very best wishes and lots of gratitude for helping to bring me back to peace and " happiness " . Fliss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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