To

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Thank you so much for your reply! I feel so much better knowing that

I am not alone, although, I hate to hear of anyone who lives with

this kind of pain. They have done monomotry on me twice in 8 months,

and the pressures were off the charts both times. I am from

Colorado. I have a wonderful Doctor at University Hospital in Denver

that I travel to see. He is a Gastro Doctor who specializes in

pancreas problems. Thank you for your encouraging words!

Suzi

> > Hello! I had an endoscopy ultrasound today...and I was hoping

> > someone could explain to me a few things. Here is my question

> (s).

> > My report said I have two benign

> > appearing lymph nodes in the peripancreatic region. They were

> round,

> > characterized by hyperchoic focci and heterogenous. They

measured

> > 12 mm by 10mm and 12 mm by 5 mm and had poorly defined margins.

> No

> > biospy was done...so I am wondering, is this normal? Should a

> > biospy be done? Should I be concerned? Could this had been

> possibly

> > a pseudocyst? My offical diagonis is now chronic pancreatitis.

> > Although they can't figure out what is causing it. My problem

> > started nearly 4 years ago after having my gallbladder removed

and

> > then I had to have a retained stone removed...it has been giving

> me

> > problems since. I have had 3 ERCP's, my last one February caused

> > Pancreatitis (again), and the pain has been unrelenting every day

> > since. I can no longer have those ERCP's done...next time it

will

> > be surgery. It is like having a ticking time bomb inside of

> > me. I never know when I will have an acute attack, and I live

> with

> > varying degrees of chronic pain everyday now.

> > So, anyone have any insight? I would have asked my doctor more

> > questions, but I was still loopy when he came by and explained to

> my

> > husband...and gave us the report. There was a lot of other

things

> > on this report, I understand most of it, but having a hard time

> > finding info on perpancreatic lymph nodes... without the word of

> > cancer mixed in with it....I would like to think that if it was

> > something of great concern, they would have done the biospy.

> > I read your post every day, it is so comforting to have such a

> > wonderful group of people who understand. I don't write in much,

> > but I am constantly reading, and all of you are in my prayers.

> > Thanks for any insight!

> >

> > Suzi B.