Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 - My pain ALWAYS starts in the night - or early mornign waking me up. I am like Kimber - I go straight to the ER. My levels still rise so I am usually at 2000-8000 amalyse and Lipase numbers, so of course, i am admitted. In my area (Mesa, AZ) I find that the ER is caught up from the night around 8:00 a.m. so I try to go between 7 and 8 a.m. and can usually get right in. If I go between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. I am sitting at least four hours in PAIN!!! Once in a while the attack starts slowly. I wake up and take vicodin, go to work, call the dr. get my labs go back to work, in a couple of hours the dr. calls and says he is going to admit me, and I try to finish working (so I don't have too many sick days) and go straight to the hospital after work! I try to hide my illness from my co-workers/boss, as there certainly are negatives by " always " sick when it comes to the work world - promotions, etc. and I am still trying to advance in my career. Cecilia Mesa, AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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