Guest guest Posted December 28, 2001 Report Share Posted December 28, 2001 I'm back with another question. As you have read in my previous postings, I have pancreas divisum. I did not find out until 1992 wihen I had my gall bladder removed and continued to be sick and in trememndous pain. After going to the IU Med center and having an ERCP with sphrincteronomy, I found out I had pancreas divisum. I never had pancreatitis before I had my gall bladder removed. Is there any connection with not having the gall bladder and pancreatitis? I couldn't get a straight answer from any of my doctors. How can a person live without the gall bladder? What takes opver the functions of the gall bladder? The pancreas - causing it to be overworked/stressed resulting in pancreatitis? Also, a couple of my drs. have asked about hereditary pancreatitis, but no one has had the test done yet. Should I have it done? What does if matter if I discover I have hereditary? Is there any treatment any different? Cecilia in AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2001 Report Share Posted December 28, 2001 I'm back with another question. As you have read in my previous postings, I have pancreas divisum. I did not find out until 1992 wihen I had my gall bladder removed and continued to be sick and in trememndous pain. After going to the IU Med center and having an ERCP with sphrincteronomy, I found out I had pancreas divisum. I never had pancreatitis before I had my gall bladder removed. Is there any connection with not having the gall bladder and pancreatitis? I couldn't get a straight answer from any of my doctors. How can a person live without the gall bladder? What takes opver the functions of the gall bladder? The pancreas - causing it to be overworked/stressed resulting in pancreatitis? Also, a couple of my drs. have asked about hereditary pancreatitis, but no one has had the test done yet. Should I have it done? What does if matter if I discover I have hereditary? Is there any treatment any different? Cecilia in AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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