Re: Seriousness of Pancreatitis

[Guest guest]

--- Frisby mariafrisby1@...> wrote:

I went through a metabollic acidosis crisis from the

pancreatitis

,

I'm sorry to sound ignorant, but what is this? I am

not feeling so great tonight, so I won't look for an

answer tonight or probably tomorrow, depends on how I

feel. I hope that you get to the docs and stay

healthy.

{{{HUGZ}}} and prayers coming your way.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

--- Frisby mariafrisby1@...> wrote:

I went through a metabollic acidosis crisis from the

pancreatitis

,

I'm sorry to sound ignorant, but what is this? I am

not feeling so great tonight, so I won't look for an

answer tonight or probably tomorrow, depends on how I

feel. I hope that you get to the docs and stay

healthy.

{{{HUGZ}}} and prayers coming your way.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

,

thank you for sharing that with us. All too often, we can

forget that one of the most serious complications can be

that acidosis or multiple organ failure. We need to keep

this in mind on those days we try and avoid going to the

doctor when we really know we need the medical care only

they can give us.

Kimber

--

Kimber

hominid2@...

Southwest Representative

Pancreatitis Association, International

[Guest guest]

,

thank you for sharing that with us. All too often, we can

forget that one of the most serious complications can be

that acidosis or multiple organ failure. We need to keep

this in mind on those days we try and avoid going to the

doctor when we really know we need the medical care only

they can give us.

Kimber

--

Kimber

hominid2@...

Southwest Representative

Pancreatitis Association, International

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm sorry that you are not feeling well tonight. I hope you feel better

tomorrow.

You asked me a question about metabolic acidosis. According to the Medline Plus

website metabolic acidosis is a disturbance of the body acid-base balance in

which there is excessive acidity of the blood. You can find information on it at

www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000335.htm.

When I had it, it almost took my life. The doctors placed an oxygen mask on me,

EKG leads, etc, to monitor me. I know that I felt really washed out when I had

it, but I was going through a bout of acute pancreatitis at the same time I had

the metabolic acidosis. The metabolic acidosis crisis was secondary to my bout

of acute pancreatitis.

Hallock no_1_red_head@...> wrote:

--- Frisby mariafrisby1@...> wrote:

I went through a metabollic acidosis crisis from the

pancreatitis

,

I'm sorry to sound ignorant, but what is this? I am

not feeling so great tonight, so I won't look for an

answer tonight or probably tomorrow, depends on how I

feel. I hope that you get to the docs and stay

healthy.

{{{HUGZ}}} and prayers coming your way.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm sorry that you are not feeling well tonight. I hope you feel better

tomorrow.

You asked me a question about metabolic acidosis. According to the Medline Plus

website metabolic acidosis is a disturbance of the body acid-base balance in

which there is excessive acidity of the blood. You can find information on it at

www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000335.htm.

When I had it, it almost took my life. The doctors placed an oxygen mask on me,

EKG leads, etc, to monitor me. I know that I felt really washed out when I had

it, but I was going through a bout of acute pancreatitis at the same time I had

the metabolic acidosis. The metabolic acidosis crisis was secondary to my bout

of acute pancreatitis.

Hallock no_1_red_head@...> wrote:

--- Frisby mariafrisby1@...> wrote:

I went through a metabollic acidosis crisis from the

pancreatitis

,

I'm sorry to sound ignorant, but what is this? I am

not feeling so great tonight, so I won't look for an

answer tonight or probably tomorrow, depends on how I

feel. I hope that you get to the docs and stay

healthy.

{{{HUGZ}}} and prayers coming your way.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I am sorry to hear about those young people losing their lives due to

pancreatitis. I know how their parents feel. My 8 year old daughter was killed

in a traffic accident in 97. In 99, my pancreas hemorrhaged + I developed ARDS

(Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome) which resulted in both my lungs

collapsing. I was flown to Tucson Medical Center + put on a ventilator (life

support) as I could not breath on my own. The doctor told my wife I only had a

10% chance to live as I was too far gone when I landed. On my 14th day on the

ventilator (the same day they planned to let me go since my insurance only

covers 14 days in ICU), I miraculously began breathing on my own. The attending

doctor told me to thank God + not him because they still had no idea why I

started breathing. I'm on SSDI for CP now. You're very right though.

Sometimes it's easy to forget how serious + deadly this disease can be. Thanks

for your input . in Arizona.

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On Mon, 15 Jul 2002 19:21:39

Frisby wrote:

>

>Hi to all of my fellow pancreatitis sufferers,

>

>I wanted to share with you the seriousness of pancreatitis. My friend's cousin

died the other day due to pancreatitis. He lived in New Jersey. He was only 21

years old. He didn't tell his family of the diagnosis and kept it hidden until

he start throwing up blood. His liver then failed then his kidneys failed too.

He was a college student.

>

>My cousin talked to a lady a few weeks ago. My cousin actually showed the lady

pictures of my 6 year old daughter and 8 year old son. My cousin told the lady

that I am sick often and that I suffer from pancreatitis. The lady then told my

cousin that her 17 year old daughter died from pancreatitis. She only had

pancreatitis one time and it killed her. This is what happened. The 17 year old

young woman went to the emergency room due to abdominal pain. She sat in the ER

waiting room for hours before being seen. They waited too late to see her. She

had severe pancreatitis and it killed her.

>

>I haven't been to the doctors lately for my pancreatitis because I'm so tired

of being treated so poorly at times. I know that I should be seen more

frequently because in December 1999 I came pretty close to death from

pancreatitis complications. I went through a metabollic acidosis crisis from the

pancreatitis and the doctors told me that I was headed for repiratory arrest,

cardiac arrest, kidney failure, and an irreversible coma. My CO2 level was 7 and

I was critical according to the doctors. They had to give me several vials of

sodium bicarbonate via a central line in my thigh to save my life. They also did

multiple blood gases in both wrists for hours to see if my CO2 level came up. I

don't know if any of you have had blood gases, but that's where they stick a

needle into an artery in your wrist. The doctors couldn't believe that I

survived the metabollic acidosis crisis. I was sharing with another doctor one

time about how I almost died from metabollic acidosis due to th

e pancreatitis and he told me that he had just lost a patient to pancreatitis

due to the patient going through a metabollic acidosis crisis. I then realized

how blessed and lucky I was to be alive.

>

>We have to take our illness seriousaly because it could result in our death.

>

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[Guest guest]

I am sorry to hear about those young people losing their lives due to

pancreatitis. I know how their parents feel. My 8 year old daughter was killed

in a traffic accident in 97. In 99, my pancreas hemorrhaged + I developed ARDS

(Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome) which resulted in both my lungs

collapsing. I was flown to Tucson Medical Center + put on a ventilator (life

support) as I could not breath on my own. The doctor told my wife I only had a

10% chance to live as I was too far gone when I landed. On my 14th day on the

ventilator (the same day they planned to let me go since my insurance only

covers 14 days in ICU), I miraculously began breathing on my own. The attending

doctor told me to thank God + not him because they still had no idea why I

started breathing. I'm on SSDI for CP now. You're very right though.

Sometimes it's easy to forget how serious + deadly this disease can be. Thanks

for your input . in Arizona.

--

On Mon, 15 Jul 2002 19:21:39

Frisby wrote:

>

>Hi to all of my fellow pancreatitis sufferers,

>

>I wanted to share with you the seriousness of pancreatitis. My friend's cousin

died the other day due to pancreatitis. He lived in New Jersey. He was only 21

years old. He didn't tell his family of the diagnosis and kept it hidden until

he start throwing up blood. His liver then failed then his kidneys failed too.

He was a college student.

>

>My cousin talked to a lady a few weeks ago. My cousin actually showed the lady

pictures of my 6 year old daughter and 8 year old son. My cousin told the lady

that I am sick often and that I suffer from pancreatitis. The lady then told my

cousin that her 17 year old daughter died from pancreatitis. She only had

pancreatitis one time and it killed her. This is what happened. The 17 year old

young woman went to the emergency room due to abdominal pain. She sat in the ER

waiting room for hours before being seen. They waited too late to see her. She

had severe pancreatitis and it killed her.

>

>I haven't been to the doctors lately for my pancreatitis because I'm so tired

of being treated so poorly at times. I know that I should be seen more

frequently because in December 1999 I came pretty close to death from

pancreatitis complications. I went through a metabollic acidosis crisis from the

pancreatitis and the doctors told me that I was headed for repiratory arrest,

cardiac arrest, kidney failure, and an irreversible coma. My CO2 level was 7 and

I was critical according to the doctors. They had to give me several vials of

sodium bicarbonate via a central line in my thigh to save my life. They also did

multiple blood gases in both wrists for hours to see if my CO2 level came up. I

don't know if any of you have had blood gases, but that's where they stick a

needle into an artery in your wrist. The doctors couldn't believe that I

survived the metabollic acidosis crisis. I was sharing with another doctor one

time about how I almost died from metabollic acidosis due to th

e pancreatitis and he told me that he had just lost a patient to pancreatitis

due to the patient going through a metabollic acidosis crisis. I then realized

how blessed and lucky I was to be alive.

>

>We have to take our illness seriousaly because it could result in our death.

>

>

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>

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[Guest guest]

,

You hit the nail right on the head. It's amazing how similar our

Pancreatitis experiences are. My Pancreatitis was from gall stones. I

didn't have the metabollic acidosis crisis, but I did have the

respiratory failure - both lungs collapsed, my blood pressure fell to

zero-over-zero, and my heart rate went to well over 200. Luckily, I

was already at the hospital when it happened. My doctor had the

forethought to clear the way for me in the ER, and I didn't have to

sit in the waiting room at all.

At the hospital I was on the Ventilator for 12 days - two days before

they would have given me a tracheotomy. After a couple failed attempts

they were able to raise my BP with a " fluid challenge " - they gave me

1 liter of saline per hour for 24 hours.

It's amazing how little the general public knows about Pancreatitis

and just how serious a disease it is. I had no idea how long it would

keep me out of work (and I'm one of the fortunate ones who was able to

go back to work), how much it would affect my life, how many times

this disease comes back, and how many people have had the disease.

We all have our stories to tell. I don't know if anybody will want to

hear until they have to deal with Pancreatitis personally.

-stan

[Guest guest]

,

You hit the nail right on the head. It's amazing how similar our

Pancreatitis experiences are. My Pancreatitis was from gall stones. I

didn't have the metabollic acidosis crisis, but I did have the

respiratory failure - both lungs collapsed, my blood pressure fell to

zero-over-zero, and my heart rate went to well over 200. Luckily, I

was already at the hospital when it happened. My doctor had the

forethought to clear the way for me in the ER, and I didn't have to

sit in the waiting room at all.

At the hospital I was on the Ventilator for 12 days - two days before

they would have given me a tracheotomy. After a couple failed attempts

they were able to raise my BP with a " fluid challenge " - they gave me

1 liter of saline per hour for 24 hours.

It's amazing how little the general public knows about Pancreatitis

and just how serious a disease it is. I had no idea how long it would

keep me out of work (and I'm one of the fortunate ones who was able to

go back to work), how much it would affect my life, how many times

this disease comes back, and how many people have had the disease.

We all have our stories to tell. I don't know if anybody will want to

hear until they have to deal with Pancreatitis personally.

-stan