Good Morning All--Dr's. Visit

[Guest guest]

I had my routine gastro visit yesterday. Why is it they just have

to poke around and around!! Now my tummy is killing me today!!

Heidi--he stated that with all my background, etc. that he's

determined that I have " idiopathic CP. " At least he gave me the

Protonix to see if that would help the acid reflux! Sure hope tummy

will feel better soon. I guess I shouldn't have had breakfast at

all this morning with it already hurting before that!! Oh well,

live and learn! Wishing everyone a pain-free day.

Heidi--You also asked how he came to the determination that I have

CP. Well, I developed a pain in my upper abdomen in 1994, and

through process of elimination, test after test, removal of

gallbladder, etc., and the pain still remaining, and not being able

to make it through a meal w/o running to the bathroom, that's how he

came to it. At first they said I had the IBS, etc., but still

nothing helped until I got the enzymes, which at least get me

through a meal. The pain is daily, and gradually worsening. They

saw a shadow in my panc. in 1999 and decided to do a needle biopsy,

which threw me into an acute attack right afterwards. I was

hospitalized for two weeks and out of work for a total of seven

weeks. I looked like I was 9 mos. pregnant! My panc. swelled about

5 times its size from the attack! I lost about 15 lbs. in a little

over two weeks! So, that's my story!

Suzyq