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Kimber,

Thank you so much. I am from Sumter SC and am 30 years old. They found my

pancreatitis when I was 26 after gallbladder surgery. It was not do to

that though. It was due to the fact that Oddi was malformed at birth and we

didn't know it until then. I guess it is just something that most doctors

don't look for unless they need to. They told me I was very lucky not to

have diabetes. I am overweight and try to stay on a low fat diet. I take

pancrease and ultram for the pain. The pain is most of the time tolerable

and I try to deal with it as much as possible. My regular doctor laughs at

me because she knows I will work until I can't anymore. I was just raised

to work until you can't anymore as most people are now a days. I help my

mom out because she has Fibromylagia. I have had 3 major attacks that I

have had to be hospitalized. I have had 3 ERCPs and stents which help but

every time they do one I have an attack. My last hospital stay back in

March was due to Stress at the job, the fact that my brother was going

through a divorce and his wife was dating my boss (she worked with me), and

my fiancée breaking up with me because I stayed sick all the time. And that

was before my first major attack in four years. I have had two major ones

in the last 7 months. I have now decided to quit my job and go to

California for the summer at least to help a friend out there and try to get

my life back on track. I have been reading the posts on the list and am

glad that I found it. This is a very caring group. Just being on here for

the last couple of days has helped me realized that there are people out

there that have the same problem that I do and I have support. My main

problem sometimes is that some of my family think pancreatitis is caused

from drinking to much. I was never a heavy drinker and since these last two

attacks, I have quit all together. I don't want to risk my health anymore

so that is why I am taking this trip. Sorry for making this message so long

but I thought I would explain a little about myself.

New Member -

,

I just wanted to welcome you to our group, I'm sorry you suffer from

this disease though. Where are you from? I hope you find this group as

helpful and caring as I have found. I joined in January and I cannot say

enough on how wonderful everyone here has been.

Kimber

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Kimber,

Thanks so much. Yeah it hurts but I am slowly getting on with my life. My

first big step is CA. We had only been together for two years but what

happened happen so I am living with it. Hope you are feeling better. I

also have been in the hospital twice this past year. Actually 4 if you

count the fact I got to come home for a couple of days before I went back

in. I see my new pancreas doctor on Tuesday and hopefully all will go well.

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,

yeah, I was told the same thing, be glad it happened before the

wedding. Still hurt though. We'd been together for 6 years, which is a

long time.Enjoy your time in CA. I'm emailing this with my new toy,

which is a laptop so I can keep in touch with the group even when I end

up in the hospital, which is currently about once or twice a year.

Hope you are having a pain free day!

Kimber

hominid2@...

California State Chapter Representative

Pancreatitis Association, International