Guest guest Posted February 22, 2001 Report Share Posted February 22, 2001 I started having panc. pain this past Monday night. Tuesday I called Dr. Shermans office and spoke with Anne, his nurse. She told me that I was having another flare-up of pancreatitis and called in a script of phenergan and vicodin, and said to go on clear liquids until the pancreas settled down. I did as she said, until last night. I made the mistake of eating supper with my family. Within a few hours I was vomiting and having severe pain. My husband took me to the ER and they told me that all my blood tests for amylase, lipase, etc were all in the normal range. I was told that it may be a stomach flu. They went ahead and gave me an injection of demerol and phenergan and sent me home. Don't get me wrong..I was very glad I got to come home and very happy that my blood tests were normal, but I am so confused! This pain feels exactly how it has been in the past. So why are my tests showing normal with chronic pancreatitis??? I do remember reading some posts in here about normal blood levels, but I can't seem to find them. Is it just the flu or is it pancreatitis? Needless to say...I am sticking to clear liquids today and I'm continuing the meds as I am still feeling pain and nausea. I was going to call Dr. Sherman again, but decided not to bother him or his nurse with this, they have been so good and I know they can only do so much. I hope someone can help me understand why my blood levels are normal with chronic pancreatitis. Or are they abnormal only when the pancreas flares up and I just have the stomach flu? I know there are a great deal of people in here who have it a lot worse than me...I hope each and everyone of you are having better days you are all in my thoughts and prayers! Take Care, Tammy from IL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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