Guest guest Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 - I think we are very similar. When my duct is open, I have no pain, can eat most anything, and function normally. When it is closed, I usually am in tremendous pain, have lots of flare-up attacks and hospitalization. I hope he can pack 3 stents in also, and then I can go quite awhile. Dr. Lehman is so optimistic. He does always say the stenting could last 10 years (but realistically a year or so).. I got 11 months out of the last big stent job in Dec. 2003. I pray for no more damage anytime I get an attack. I have been VERY lucky so far, to not have ever had a cyst or much calcification. Cecilia Mesa, AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 W. thank- you so much for your encouraging words about stenting and Dr. Lehman. Yes, I do have great faith in him. Your words helped me so much to realize that I DO need to have the stents. I just pray that he is more successful this time than he was in April - he only could get one stent in. Yes, I will have e-mail access, so will try and post Sat. or Sun. and let you know how I am doing. Send positive thoughts to Indiana Friday a.m. at 8:30 - thanks. Cecilia Mesa, AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 This message is actually a test please respond if you have recieved thank- you so much for your encouraging words about stenting and Dr. Lehman. Yes, I do have great faith in him. Your words helped me so much to realize that I DO need to have the stents. I just pray that he is more successful this time than he was in April - he only could get one stent in. Yes, I will have e-mail access, so will try and post Sat. or Sun. and let you know how I am doing. Send positive thoughts to Indiana Friday a.m. at 8:30 - thanks. Cecilia Mesa, AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Hello- Well, not much luck on the pancreas ERCP. Dr. Lehman was able to get one size bigger stent in - from a 6 to a 7. He needs to get up to a 20 to make any difference! At this rate, I will need to come back once a month until it is up to 20 - pretty costly for me to do that! It seems that I need to consider the Puestow surgery for in the spring. I may meet with the surgeon next week and discuss it with him. ANy information on this surgery would be MUCH appreciated! I am in pain - typical. I'm taking Oxycontin 20 mg. 2xday and vicodin for break-through 500 mg every four hours. Cecilia Mesa, AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Cecelia, here's the site for Hopkin's GI section on the Peustow Surgery. Hope this answers some of your questions regarding it and I also hope you hear from some people who've had it done too. http://hopkins-gi.nts.jhu.edu/pages/latin/templates/index.cfm?pg=disease3 & organ=\ 4 & disease=24 & lang_id=1 & pagetype=12 & pagenum=263 If the link doesn't work, copy and paste the whole string, including any text that wraps to the next line. I hope tht your pain goes dowsn soon. If you do have the surgery, let us know where to send cards, okay? Kimber -- Kimber Vallejo, CA hominid2@... Note: All advice given is personal opinion, not equal to that of a licensed physician or health care professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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