Re: Please get to know me

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In a message dated 12/01/2003 09:42:31 PM Mountain Standard Time,

woodworker32051@... writes:

I am an

open, frank perso and will answer any

questions anyone has of me. Hope

to hear from some of you.

Do you have a doctor? Have you stopped drinking? We all end up in the

hospital at some time, many of us many times. Most of us take enzymes, and pain

meds.

We have psuedocysts, inflamed bile ducts, and endure ultrasounds, CT scans,

and MRI's. We have specialized diets: no fats, no protein, high carbs and NO

ALCOHOL!

My CP was not alcohol related, it was high triglycerides. I also have high

cholesterol. I'm on Pravachol and niacin. Mine was most likely hereditary.

If you haven't stopped drinking, you need to. If you smoke, you need to quit.

You need a diet plan. This is a hard row to hoe, but it's a wake up call and

a lifestyle change. You almost probably will become a diabetic and that's a

real probability.

I'll be 52 on the 10th, so I know how this is scary.

I hope you'll make the lifestyle changes needed to deal with CP. It's

definitely not easy, but it's necessary.

With prayers,

Marcy

Pile high the hickory and the light

Log of chestnut struck by the blight

Welcom in the winter night.........

Edna St. Millay

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Hi Lin! I wanted to tell you that Ilook forward to getting to know

you, although I'm sorry it's under these circumstances. I've had CP

for about 10 years now. I'm one of the luckier ones b/c even though

it continues to get worse, it's progressing much slower than most.

I'm also fortunate not to be diabetic yet. I really watch my diet.

The docs call my CP idiopathic, but are beginnig to think it's b/c of

really narrow ducts. And I guess they spasm. Whatever the cause,

this is a miserble illness & I'm so gratefull for the people on this

board. My hope for you is that you aren't treated without compassion

by health care workers since your CP is from alcohol. Mine isn't

from alcohol use but I've been accused of being an alcohoic & a drug

addict. You're going to find a lot of support & wonderful people

here. I'm glad you found us, & let me know if there's any way i can

be of help to you.

Hugs to you,

Deanna

> Hi everyone--my namd is Lin Massey and

> I have been diagnosed with CP after many years of acute

alcoholism. I drank so

> much for so long that I am surprised to be here to talk about it.

I have read many posts on the MB and not many from people who got the

problem drinking, yet it is the main cause. I'm 52 years old

> and I didn't stop drinking til a few

> months ago. Alcohlism is an insidious

> and life-destroying thing. i don't

> work anymore. My hobbies are woodworking (refinishing antique

furn.)

> and photography. Last month I was sick

> for 16 days. I have started keeping track now because of ow often

the attacks are coming. I started on morphine sa about a week ago

and take

> oxycodone for breakthru pain. I have

> been hosptialized five times--darn near dying on one of them. I'm

happy to

> have found this group and was lucky enough to have met Heidi

Griffeth on

> my first contact! She is even the

> same age as I! We hit it off right away

> and I will look forward to meeting

> more of you thru the MB. I am an

> open, frank perso and will answer any

> questions anyone has of me. Hope

> to hear from some of you.

>

> Can someone tell me what " wrap message text " means? Thanks! I'm

also new to

> the cyber world.