Margaret- Gallbladder & Stent and anyone else....

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I am a little lost, but from what I understand you are s

sister and having pancreas problems correct ?

If I am right then good. If not sorry !

I just wanted to comment. I am by no means educated and still have a

long way to go but I can say from my experience you shouldnt wait on

your gallbladder.

My gallbladder is what kicked off pancreatitis for me. It was Sept 02

when I went to the ER with abdominal pain and when they diagnosed me

with gallstones.

At the same time starting from the ultasound tech, to the ER Dr I was

told they were just pebbles, nothing big and that people lived with

gallstones for years.

That diagnois was sent over to a GI Dr who reviewed my Er visit and

ultrasound. From there I was told immediate surgery wasnt necessary

and was given the impression that I was in no hurry or need.

Come Dec 6th 02 I end up in horrible pain, vommiting all day,

nauseated, and constipated. I went into the ER and thats when my

current GI Dr had a CT-scan done. That was a turning point.

I hadnt had any pancreas problems before then. My so called " pebbles "

actually blocked up my common bile duct and caused my pancreatitis.

So GALLSTONES I do not take lightly. I would make sure your

gallbladder is taken out regardless of what they say.

This however is just my personal experience.

My GI Dr also did a ERCP and put a " stent " in. That did not help me...

Good Luck !!!!

lyn

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lyn,

Yes my sister is having panc. problems. She has been hospitalized

twice now since Dec. and has been sick in between to. I am just

hoping the do something for her sooner than later before a lot of

damage is done to her panc. Please pray for her, she is only 20 and

in college, I don't want her to have to put her nursing plans on

hold like I did.

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> I am a little lost, but from what I understand you are s

> sister and having pancreas problems correct ?

> If I am right then good. If not sorry ! I just wanted to comment.

I am by no means educated and still have a

> long way to go but I can say from my experience you shouldnt wait

on your gallbladder.