Appt. with Dr. Baillie at Duke today...

April 28, 2004

I had my appt. today with Dr. Baillie. I didn't really know what to

expect. (He has the most beautiful ish accent). Anyway, I don't

know what I expected him to say, and it's not that what he said was

terrribly bad, but it wasn't what I wanted to hear. He said that I

am " painting a pretty picture for chronic pancreatitis " . I am

scheduled for an endoscopic ultrasound on 5/12 but he wants it sooner

than that, so I'm on standby and could have it any day now. He also

said that another ERCP is probably in my future, but he doesn't want

to tempt causing me to have a severe case of pancreatitis if he can

help it at this point. He also mentioned the possibility that I may

need stenting. I have read that many of you have them. Can someone

explain the process to me? And, if any of you have had the endoscopic

ultrasound, I would be interested in hearing about that as well. He

switched me from the Vicodin my PCP prescribed to Percocet and

changed my Pancrease to Creon. Anyone know the difference between the

two? Thanks all for your help. I hope you are all feeling well...

(NC)

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