Hi everyone. Happy thanksgiving

November 25, 2004

I just wanted to say hello and give an update on what is going on.

As most of you know I had that surgery back in Sept. 2000 to remove

that choledochal cyst and then the reconstruction of my bilary tract

with a roux-en-y.

Then 18 months after the surgery I was diagnosed with Chronic

Pancreatitis from pancreas divisum possibly releated to the anomaly of

the cyst.

9 months ago I was diagnosed as being a diabetic.

For the past 22 months I have been living on a very limited diet and

have gone from 117lb to 165lb now back down to 153lb.

Now after my last visit with the endocronolgist the last 4 blood test

have shown a steady elevation in my alkaline phosphates (94-330) in 7

months. I have also had at this time really bad acid indigestion. I

started taking zantac and tums it seems to help. Yet, my bilirubin has

remained in the correct range and I am not jaundist. My pain level has

also steadly increased. I have gone from 50mcg(every 2 days) to 75mcg

patch(every 3 days) and I am taking 10/325 percocet. I try to only

take 3-4 on the 2.5 days into the patch.

My concern is that the new plumbing that they gave me when they had to

reconstruct my billary tract is some how becoming obstructed.

I really need your prayers that this resolves on its own. I don't want

to have have this replaced. I don't think I have another surgery in

me. I see my Dr. on the 7th. I am going to ask for a CT because I can

not have a MRI because they had to leave a clip in me.

Again could really use some of your prays.

As a side note. My relationship w/my parents is totaly awsome. I don't

want to worry my parents. And my dad is have a cateract remove I hope

he will see better after this surgery even though he has the dry form

of macular degeneration.

Thanks for listening.......I really appreciate this group.......

Thanks in advance

Walt

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