Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 You might search immune hepatitis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 > > His IgG4 and other tests indicated inflammation in addition to PSC. I vaguely remember research/articles about inflammation, predisone/steroids, and PSC. I tried searching our messages and couldn't find the information. I'm probably not searching for the " right " wording. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks, Terri Hi Terri, My name is Tammy and my now 50 yr old hubby was diagnosed about 1 1/2 yrs ago with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) after originally being diagnosed with PSC. He was on a high dose prednisone taper, starting with 60 mg a day, tapering down to 5 mg, then off altogether. Rick has several other autoimmune disorders as well, but he seems to be doing much better. He has been having his IgG4 levels monitored as a way to track his AIP, but he remains only slightly elevated. He does have to be very careful with his diet (VERY low fat, no alcohol)and does have ocassional pain (last night--we are not really sure what brings it on, but it may be due to excessive physical work) but not as bad as the cholangitis attacks he used to suffer from before prednisone. I keep up on info thru a Journal called " Gut " on-line and I receive alerts everytime a new article comes along regarding AIP and IgG4 levels. Sounds like you folks are in the best of hands--we were never fortunate enough to meet dr.Lindnor, but he sounds like a compassionate, amazing physician! We wish you well--you are welcome to email me privately if you'd like. Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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