Guest guest Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Dear Charmaine, This probably isn't what you wanted to hear, and I'm sorry to be the one to bring suspicion of a chronic condition to the forefront. But, it sounds like it to me. I'm sorry to hear that your birthday was spent in the hospital. So was mine, and NPO no less!! There seems to be a lot of this happening, out of the three support groups I belong to, (this group, a low-carb diabetes group and a chronic pain group) I've heard of at least eight of us spending our birthdays in the hospital laid up with our illnesses. No fun at all. I was 52 in October. If acute pancreatitis has been your complaint in the past, and you're now having these episodes on a more regular schedule, I do think you may have joined the ranks of the chronic patients. Don't worry, we will love you all the same! As far as the problems with the veggie chips, goes, I wouldn't give up on them entirely, just yet. Sometimes what irritates us one day, doesn't the next, and vice-versa. Yet it they had been fried, as opposed to baked, they probably would have been too much to handle. When I had CP alone, I found that I could tolerate a baked chip, but not the " normal " ones, which are fried. Now with diabetes, chips are a forbidden food altogether...alas, too many carbs! So don't give up on that just yet, tomorrow may well be a different day altogether and you may be just fine with them! Discuss this with your doctor this week, and see what he has to say about it. It really shouldn't make any drastic adjustments to your treatment, except that you will need to be ever so more conscious of your low fat diet and won't have any champagne to bring in the new year. You'll also need to talk to him about enzyme supplements, if you aren't on them already, and the ever so important discussion of pain medication for a chronic condition. The requirements for pain medication, especially that which may eventually need to be used on a daily, continuous basis are important, very important, so that you can continue to maintain some quality of life with a chronic pain condition. Please let us know how everything goes on Wednesday. With hope and prayers, Heidi Heidi H. Griffeth South Carolina SC & SE Regional Rep. PAI, Intl. Note: All comments and advice are personal opinion only, and should not be should be substituted for a professional medical consultation. wrote: > Nov 6th my GI doc performed an ERCP. He dialated the Sphincter of Oddi, which not surprisingly caused an attack. So spent my birthday, the big 50, in the hospital and then a week at home. I've been careful to pay attention to what I eat, so can avoid foods that might be bothersome, and thought I was doing pretty good...even hopeful that I wouldn't have any more attacks. I ended up having a nasty attack Sunday night, and then had another one Thursday morning. The one Sunday night was egged-on by baked, lo-fat veggie chips (which I had been able to eat the week before). Each day is a different day, and maybe I can eat what I ate yesterday, and maybe not? Bummer. The good news was recovery process seemed to be coming along pretty well, then bam....got up Thursday day morning feeling fine, and by time I was getting dressed for work I had another attack. It just hit without any warning..... So I guess I'm wondering, is it possible to continue to have acute attacks without having to move into the chronic pancreatitis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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