Laurie

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Hello Laurie. Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. The

first time they attempted the stenting my doc here in Winnipeg said

that the duct was too small and was not dilated at all so he

couldn't access it. So he sent me to a specialist in Toronto who

had done hundreds of cases with people with pancreas divisum. That

doc told me that he couldn't find or access the duct. He is the one

suggesting the secretin stimulation to my doc in Winnipeg. He told

me that this way they will know if the duct is blocked at all and

will be easy to find. I guess they had difficulty in finding it.

He said after the secretin test that they may be able to access it

easier and he said surgery might be an option.

But i'm so confused cause doc in Winnipeg said surgery would never

be an option. Plus doc in Winnipeg was just trying to stent me

where as doc in Toronto was going to cut duct and put stent in

temporarly. I'm just so confused. The doc in Winnipeg isn't even

sure if he's gonna do the secretin test. He has to think about it.

In the meantime I feel like crap on a daily basis. It's just so

frustrating cause i've been sick for a year. I just wish I knew

what was going on.

As for seeing a doc in the states, we just can't afford it. I got

fired from my nursing job in the fall due to being ill and have been

too sick to go back yet. And my husband is in law school, so money

is pretty tight. Thanks for all you information. Jen