Subject: Hysterectomy and Pancreatitis

July 25, 2004

Jean,

Hi! I did have a hysterectomy for cysts as well while dealing with

pancreatitis just about 4 weeks ago. The surgery didn't seem to have any affect

on my pancreas except while I was in the overnight room recovering. My gyno

wasn't aware of the medications that can cause pancreatitis, and I was given

pain medicine, torodol I think it was called?, which made my pancreas pain worse

while I was given it. He increased my dosage of same meds with shots in between

to alleviate my panc attack which made it worse. It all happened in the middle

of the night so it was nurses calling him to see what they could do for my pain.

When I saw him the next day we talked about my concerns that maybe the meds were

given me flare ups. He changed me to what I was on before, and all was well.

So I would recommend you have your daughter talked to the gyno about the

medicines she is on for pain and what works for breakthrough pain and all so she

can be adminstered something that will work for her. The other thing she may

have to think about is HRT therapy depending on her age. ( I am 28) My doc has

me on a low dose patch, which he said prevents the estrogen meds from flowing

through your digestion tract and goes straight to blood stream. Not sure how

oral meds would affect the pancreas, but patch has been working great for me.

Hope that helps! If there is any thing else I can answer for you, let me know!

Wishing your daughter quick healing! Does she have a family already? Angie B.

p.s. Jean, you can search the forums for hysterectomy also because I know it has

been in the discussions within the last month.

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