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I'm glad that the info is helpful to you. Mention to you doc

octreotide (sp?) its the same thing as sandostantin (again sp?) they

have eased some of my discomfort quite a bit. It doesn't take the

pain away it just lessens it. They last about 3 weeks for me.

I have takled with my doc about the blocks but he insists that I

need the tp/ict. My pancreas deteriorated very rapidly from the

onset of sypmtoms. I had an ercp that showed focal pancreatitis in

the head then 6 months later it had increased to complete fibrosis

in the head with dilation clubbing and stenosis throughout. Totally

freaked them out. Even Dr. Cotton said that I would have to

have a total and he's the guy that invented the ercp, with collegues

of course. Maybe thats why the guy in Cinci has been so reluctant,

not many people progress that way.

I have a local er, 30 miles away, but I wouldn't send my dog there.

I go, if I go, and I dont go unless absolutely necessary, only been

3 times, to the er at MUSC which is about 45 miles away. I worked

there for years. Well let me tell you, I had gone acute while

working, the doc said acute, I dont think so, anyway, I go to the er

in my nurses uniform with my musc badge on and I still got the run

around. Its just the nature of the er beast. I dont know why they

are so reluctant to treat pain, I guess they just see so many people

they get hard headed.

Good luck with the block and ask about the octreotide inj. Ithink

it really helps.

Warmly,

Chrissy