Re: To JL--JaLo?? : )

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Hiya - thanks for your support. I'm in Canada - Ontario to be exact.

Boxing Day, here, is the day after Christmas. It's reportedly the

biggest shopping day of the year, as everyone rushes out to buy all

the junk that wasn't sold for Christmas. I know - I don't really

understand it myself. My choice for the day after Christmas is to

sit around digesting!

We have a severe doctor shortage here, and it is very difficult to

get a new family physician. It is even harder to find a new doc if

there is actually something wrong with you!

I had an ultrasound several years ago, but as I recall it didn't

show much. However, it was not done during a flare-up, but several

weeks later, due to waiting times for tests here. I have never had a

CT scan - but they now have a CT machine at our local hospital, so

if I jump up and down and make some noise, I could probably get one

done.

I know how serious it is. I have lost as much as 20 lbs during a

flare-up. The last year and a half have been so good for me, that I

gained 40 lbs, and not regretted a bit of it. It looks like that

might be coming off, though.

And no - JL is not JayLo ! :-)

JL

> I am sorry you had such a rough holiday. We have all felt like

that

> a time or two. Your labs may not change to much with CP as the

> pancrease stops making so much of th enzymes. You said that your

> physician diagnozed you from a history and symptoms alone, no

test.

> Get another doc!!!!!!!!!!! Pancreatitis is far to serious and has

> way too many differentiations to be diagnosed lightly or

casually.

> You did not say whether or not you still had a gall bladder or if

> they had done an ultra sound to check that. Have you had any ct

> scans? I dont know where you are located must be UK because of

> boxing day, we dont have that way down here in South

Carolina...lol.

> There are always more physicians and specialist that can verify

> diagnosis. Good luck and please keep in touch. What is boxing

day

> anyway?

> Warmly,

>