Re: pancreatitis and pregnancy

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what a coincidence...i had to make a gino. appointment

yesterday for another problem an started to think that

if i have to go in for one procedure i might as well

get my tubes tied, i love kids, its just teens i have

a proble with LOL...besides i'm not healthy enough to

take care of anyone, besides my self and it would

destroy me if something happened to the baby...i think

i'll just wait for the grand kids LOL ...anyways i

came across a pregnancy story today, check it out

http://www.wf.net/~bbagwell/laneta.htm

--- Herring wrote:

> hi karen,

>

> my name is michelle and i am 33. i have chronic

> pancreatitis possibly hereditary. i too have had

> acute

> attacks for years. however my pregnancy in 1997, i

> had

> an attack at 28 weeks.. i was hospitalized for 6

> weeks

> (on/off) i finally had to be induced.. my baby

> (girl)

> was born at 34 weeks and now is perfectly normal and

> healthy.. all my dr.s told me i could have more

> children that this was an isolated incident...well

> in

> oct 1999.. my second pregnancy i was at 14 weeks..

> pancreatits again.. much worse.. my pregnancy was

> threatened from that point on.. i was terribly sick

> but was able to get my pregnancy to 32 weeks, then

> induced .. my daughters are fine, just the typical

> premie nicu stays.. but no long term heath

> complications..

>

> my doctors advised me not to leave the hospital

> unless

> i was sterile.. so they did a tubal ligation after

> my

> second delivery.

>

> i don't want to deter you from the joy of

> motherhood,

> but i would seriously consult with doctors. i was

> told

> my case was unusual and i was lucky to have 2

> successful pregnancies considering the complications

> i

> was having. i have lots more details if you want

> to

> hear..

>

> what a difficult situation you have, it was hard for

> me to " give up my right to have more children " my

> husband and i really had to deal with that.. we both

> wanted more children.. however my point.. my

> pregnancies were very difficult and painful but i

> would go thru it again in order to have more

> children

> but i must realize how truly blessed to have my

> miracle girls and i want to be around to raise them.

> i

> cant risk it and that is the way it was posed to me

> from my doctors

>

>

> i pray you find answers and peace.. i hope there are

> more women who can offer you more encouraging

> stories..i would love to hear from you again.. and i

> hope this post wasn't too discouraging.

>

> best wishes

> michelle

> --- karenbinder143 wrote:

> > I am 32 yr old woman who suffers from either acute

> > or chronic

> > pancreatitis. I got when I was 18, stents have

> been

> > placed, some

> > surgery. the doctors really dont know if its

> chronic

> > or acute, but

> > one doctor did tell me that pregnancy is not a

> good

> > idea, one doctor

> > told me it was fine, yet never had a patient that

> > got pregnant,

> >

> > since its my life, I really dont want to just

> trust

> > the word of two

> > doctors,,is there anyone that has had pancreatitis

> > and had a

> > successful pregnancy. I am worried about the

> > potential added stress

> > to the body bringing my pancreatitis back. Please

> > advise if anyone

> > can respond with info, positively or negatively.

> > Thank you,

> > karen Binder

> >

> >

>

>

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