RE: New member - need information/experience FOR SINGH

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my goodness, this is like the story of my life..this january was my

husband's and i 8 yrs of wed.we have 2 sons (4 & 6).and i am 30 yrs old..was

diagnosed w/ hereditary chronic pancreatitis 3 yrs ago..had several

procedures done. and every day getting worse. living off of pain medications

and switching them every year because my body gets adjusted to them and they

dont work after awhile..then not only for me going through this disease my

family is also. if u like to chat email me...so u can tell me from a

spouse's side and i'll let u know from a wife's side of her story of this

disease....email: bkstars@... or bkstars2000@...

ur friend, brenda

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>Reply-To: pancreatitis

>To: pancreatitis

>Subject: New member - need information/experience

>Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 19:07:14 -0000

>

>Hello All, My wife of 8 years was rushed to the ER 3 days back with

>severe abdominal pain. After a few tests the same day she was

>diagnosed with Pancreatitis due to high triglycerides. She is 30 yo

>and we have a 2.5 yo child. They have put her on the usual treatment

>plan which includes Pain mgmt, IV hydration and will be adding some

>nutritions to the IV after moving to the ICU today. She is about 5'5 "

>in height, weighs about 128 lbs and does not drink alcohol. Her

>Cholestrol tests came over 500 and her triglycerides at 1000. I have

>a few questions from the members here. Even if you dont have the

>complete answer, it would help to share related experience.

>

>1. The doctor's seem to say that there is not much possibility of

>complications as the " case " is straight-forward. But, I disagree as I

>have been reading a bit on this myself and a number of things could

>go wrong. Is the posibility of complication as low as the doctors

>make it sound?

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>2. Doctor's dont seem to be able to answer questions like... " How do

>we know if the pancreas are recovering or not? " Any ideas? Her belly

>looks more swollen than it was a couple of days back.

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>3. Her pulse is higher than normal (about 140)...is that an

>indication of something? Docs seem to suggest its due to the pain and

>de-hydration.

>

>I am sure I will have more questions on how things progress now, but

>I thank in advance all who can contribute to this thread.

>

>~ Singh

>

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