Re: Great news & venting to Marisa

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> Hello All

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> Well, I have some really great news and some really frustrating

news. The

> good news is that I am going to have a baby! I am so excited

as we have been

> trying now for about 9 months. This is my first pregnancy and I

am a little

> nervous about my meds but the high risk ob says we will

manage. The only thing I

> had to stop immediately was the Elavil. My pain meds I only

take as needed

> anyway. I haven't had a great need for them lately. Lets hope it

stays that

> way.

>

> OK for the really frustrating news. So I call my GI to tell him

about the

> pregnancy and that the CT we had scheduled (to look at a

pseudocyst) for March

> would obviously have to be canceled. I also had some

questions about pregnancy

> and pancreatitis. I asked him since I have had part of the tail of

my

> pancreas removed if I was more likely to become diabetic

during the pregnancy. Then

> I think he said (I know I should have clarified but I am so

emotional and I

> just couldn't deal with it at the moment) " IF there was an

underlying problem

> of chronic pancreatitis I would be worried. " I was shocked this

is coming from

> the man who on October 28, 2002 told me that it was CP. I am

so frustrated.

> But the weirdest thing is that he does not question my pain.

He thought it

> was a really good idea that I see the high risk ob and that if I

had increased

> pain during the pregnancy that he would be willing to work with

the ob to get

> me comfortable. So why does he have me on Pancrease

Enzymes? I am so

> confused. Maybe I misunderstood him but I don't think so. I

think he thinks the pain

> is likely from my pancreas but maybe he doesn't think it is cp.

Then what

> other pancreas pain could I be having? I want to call him back

but every time I

> think about I cry uncontrollably. I thought I had found out what

was wrong

> with me and now I am back to square one? Actually I do know

what is wrong with

> me and I thought I had found someone who knew also. The

only good thing is he

> is willing to help with the pain, but what pain is he treating? I

am totally

> in shock and confused. I am going to tell me high risk ob what

happened and

> maybe have him call me GI. I just am to emotional to do it. I

also thought

> about writing a letter and faxing it to him. Any ideas?

>

> As always thanks for letting me vent!

>

> Sending lots of happy thoughts your way.....

>

> Marisa~San Diego, CA

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