Guest guest Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 Hello Lin, Yes! I certainly " forget " the pain and other symptoms when I'm going through a good patch. I tend to think I must have got my diet/enzyme mix right at last or that I'm going into burnout.....and then back come the symptoms! You're right about it being like a cruel joke. When I feel well, I really do feel well and full of energy but I always know deep down that things can change in a moment. When I was a child, when nobody knew what was wrong, I was pretty desperate for two (separate) weeks each year but completely normal in between. I assume the pancreas becomes inflamed and then hurts. When the inflammation goes down, it stops hurting. At least, that's how I imagine it is. Now that my pancreas is atrophied and calcified throughout, the picture is different, of course, and over the last few years, I've had much more frequent attacks, sometimes two or three bad days every week. Over the last few weeks I had a very good spell for several weeks but last week was bad again with that nauseous and weak feeling as well as pain etc. In the 1980's my attacks, then accompanied by appalling steatorrhoea, happened every few months, then every few weeks, then every week, then nearly every day by the end of the decade and I lost a lot of weight. Things were much more settled in the 90's because I changed my diet, not because I knew I had pancreatitis but because an incorrect diagnosis of coeliac disease was made. Certain dietary changes helped just coincidentally, I think. Or maybe that particular spell was just over! Yes....a very odd and horrible disease and it goes through different stages! I think Heidi's advice about keeping a diary is an excellent idea as you may be able to trace an attack back to something specific. I don't seem to be able to do that at the moment but if you try it, you may find out some of the triggers for you personally. I can't help about the morphine as I take codeine for the pain. I DO wish you a very settled time ahead and as many pain-free days as possible! Enjoy that snow.....very seasonal! We hardly ever have snow in England at Christmas. The bookies are quite happy to take bets every year on a white Christmas, knowing that, by and large, they'll make wads of cash! Best wishes, Fliss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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