Re: - gallbladder surgery

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Dear ,

The fact that your gallbladder isn't functioning explains a lot of

your problems. While I still don't understand what, other than

obstruction, would have caused the pancreatitis in the first place,

this is more than likely something that you can ask your doctor's

to explain. I'd be curious to hear what they have to say!

I know you're unhappy about having to wait all through the

weekend for something positive to happen to solve your

problems, I'm sure that scheduling a procedure just wasn't

possible on such short notice. Usually these things take a few

days to arrange, unless they are of an emergency nature.

Hopefully this meeting with the surgeon on Monday will bring the

results you're looking for and you'll get your surgery set up early

in the week.

I truly hope that this will be the answer to all of your problems

and that we never have to see you again. Tee hee.....don't take

offense.....I'm sure you know what I mean! If it is the gallbladder

that is causing all the trouble, once it's removed, you should

recover well and then have no reason to worry about pancreatitis

again. And no need to seek our help. Wouldn't that be

wonderful? So much better than having to deal with chronic

pancreas problems for the rest of your life!

Please let us know when you are going to be operated on, and

then afterward, too. We'd all like to know how it goes and how

you are doing afterward. Take it easy and slow over the

weekend. Drink ginger ale, or tuck a sliver of raw ginger root

between your teeth and gums and suck on it, that will help

greatly with your nausea. It's a trick I learned from my OB-GYN

doc when I was pregnant with my first child 33 years ago, and it

really worked well then. I never dreamed that I'd have need to do

it again, but it works well with the CP nausea.

So rest up and take it easy this weekend....it will be next week

before you know it.

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

http://panassociation.org/anthology.htm#heidi

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI, Intl.

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and

should not be substituted for professional medical consultation.

> > was up all night last night in pain/nausea.....came home

and

> > slept from 1000 until 200. I had the unmitigated gall (tee

hee) to

> > eat 5 mini wheats today and am sick as a dog. Yesterday I

had

> > nothing but yogurt, a banana, and a sandwich (2 pcs of

toast/NO

> > FAT chicken and NO fat cheese THAT WAS IT!!).....made me

> > sooooo sick. Guess I can't tolerate protein AT ALL

anymore....