Re: waking up at night

May 26, 2004

Thanks Mark. I guess I'm just trying to see if the pain takes a

certain pattern in others or if it's strictly a " coming out of

nowhere thing " ......which it is sometimes with me but most times

follows a pattern of building up gradually starting at about noon

and then peaking out at about 4 thru 8pm or so.

Again thanks for the input

> > I have some questions for you all......have you ever woken up

in

> the

> > middle of the night with the pain (I so far have not -- why is

> > that?) and do you feel progressively worse throughout the

course

> of

> > the day? I sure seem to, in fact, I wasn't even able to make

it

> to

> > a 4:30 GI doc app't. yesterday because I was too sick to

drive.

> > They've scheduled me in for 4:45 today and I sure as he** need

to

> > get to that one so I can find out what more we can do or at

least

> > what the doc's got up his sleeve in the way of diagnostic

> > procedures. If I don't get into work this week (was out all

last

> > week) I will have NO paycheck next Friday and I'm totally

> stressing

> > about that.. I'm curious how it progresses on a daily basis

for

> > others. Please let me ok?? Just wondering if others have

> > a " pattern " of sorts.

> >

> > thanks in advance

> >

>

May 26, 2004

For those who don't live in the U.S. alot of the medications that

are consumed are not available here. I have tried to look some of

them up but the info I am finding is not in English. It is difficult

to asssist others when we don't know the medications, and the side-

effects and usual doseages. I wanted those outside the U.S. to know

this, we have nothing to compare the medications too.

Atwell LPN

May 26, 2004

Mark,

That is when mine used to occur mostly. At night, around 1am...maybe

it is on a schedule? *LOL*

I believe it happens mainly at night for some because when lying

down the ducts are more apt to collapse onto each other and the

enzymes have more of a chance to pool around without getting out.

I told my GI about it happening mostly at night and he thought i was

stupid...it p's my hubby off that it's always at night because that

means waking our daughter up to get me to the hospital, and then he

comes home and she's wide awake...then usually if the ER releases

me, it's morning, and our daughter is back asleep again ...then I

have to stay awake and keep charge of our daughter so the hubby can

get some sleep...it's times like this I need a parent or inlaw

living with us *L*

May 26, 2004

This is not an unusual symptom to me, that is how my pancreatic

symptoms started. For me, it is a normal thing to wake up screaming

and moaning ( around our home it is called the screaming memeies). I

believe this is typical with pancreatic pain. Alot of people with

gallbladder pain exerience this too. There have been times that I

have dreamed I was at the hospital in the ER and the Dr. had ordered

the medication and that none of the nurses would administer it, only

to wake up yelling.

Atwell LPN

May 26, 2004

I also have alot of pain at night and often wake up moaning or

crying. This is a usually a nightly occurence so I do not relate it to

having a full blown attack (those usually happen at any time of

the day or night). I am curious to know if this pain is usually a

presage in a full blown attack for most of the other people that

deal with pancreatitis or is it part of the whole chronic picture of

the disease (like nausea etc)?. It is one of those between a rock

and a hard place for me: I crave the ability to lie down and rest

but then dread going to sleep because I know that before the

night is over I will be waking up feeling worse than when I laid

down. I have tried sleeping in a chair - but for a long term

solution that really sucks.

Laurie

May 26, 2004

I think a study should be done showing why the attacks happen more frequently at

night. I really don't know why one hasn't been done already except for the

simple fact that most physicians don't listen to their patients...

I hope this finds you and yours well

Mark E. Armstrong

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