Zoie

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Ask away. I have had just about every invasive procedure one can

have at MUSC for sod and cp. I did not have a block however, and

had considered that before finally being accepted for the tp/ict. I

have a ductal deformity which by the time it was discovered was too

late; also for some odd reason my pancreatic condition deteorated

very rapidly. Which is rather unusual and rare. They had all kinds

of docs looking at my scans and such. Thats why my surgeon was and

is so adament that I have the total soon so as not to loose any

islet cells.

I love the docs at MUSC DDC and hope to work there when I am well

enough. If you want me to send you their web page feel free to

email me at cdrrn@... and I will send it to you. I have seen

Rob Hawes MD for my endoscopies; he's great. I used to take care of

his pts for years before I went into the OR's and when we found this

problem he was the one I chose. I also had Cotton MD (he and

his collegues invented the ERCP procedure) for a second opinion. I

have had 3 ercps with manometries, sphincterotomies and stents,

countless mrcps, a transduodenal sphinteroplasty and a Beger

procedure; resection of the pancreatic head, all within the last

year or so.

This is a great bunch of people on this board. I have said this

many many times but I dont know what i would have done had I not

gotten the kind and knowlegable support of the fine people on this

board. I do believe I owe them my life, I know I owe them my

sanity, or whats left of it...lol I dont think there is a topic

that has not been discussed on this board. If you want that musc

page just email and I'll get it to you. Good luck with the Ca++

Channel blockers, it takes several weeks before you will see any

therapuetic effect; but they do work well for some.

Warmly,

Chrissy