Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 In a message dated 7/31/02 1:11:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, janicefir@... writes: > > I was happy to hear there was a place to communicate with people who have > the > same problem as I do. My name is Janice and I was diagnosed with Pancreas > disease/acute pancreatitis. I have been suffering from this for almost 15 > years now. I am currently going to the University of Michigan Pain Clinic > in > Ann Arbor Michigan. I was lucky enough to get the doctor who started this > clinic as my physician. I have been put through every different procedure > known, and nothing has helped. I am currently taking 150 mg's of morphine > daily, and will be having a morphine pump implanted in September. I almost > > died after one procedure about 3 years ago, when we were living in Madison > Wisconsin. One of my main problems is that the opening from the pancreas > to > the duct is extremely small so everything gets backed up. They have tried > several shunts, then decided to try to cut the opening. A few hours after > surgery I began having severe pain in my back. After a quick cat scan, > they > realized that pancreatic fluid was flowing into my back and burning some of > > the organs around it. I ended up having a drain in my back for 7 weeks and > a > home nurse at my home three times weekly to monitor the leakage. So as you > > can see I have lived with this problem for a very long time. I would like > to > hear from anyone else who may have had the same type of problems. Thanks > for > the email. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 In a message dated 7/31/02 1:11:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, janicefir@... writes: > > I was happy to hear there was a place to communicate with people who have > the > same problem as I do. My name is Janice and I was diagnosed with Pancreas > disease/acute pancreatitis. I have been suffering from this for almost 15 > years now. I am currently going to the University of Michigan Pain Clinic > in > Ann Arbor Michigan. I was lucky enough to get the doctor who started this > clinic as my physician. I have been put through every different procedure > known, and nothing has helped. I am currently taking 150 mg's of morphine > daily, and will be having a morphine pump implanted in September. I almost > > died after one procedure about 3 years ago, when we were living in Madison > Wisconsin. One of my main problems is that the opening from the pancreas > to > the duct is extremely small so everything gets backed up. They have tried > several shunts, then decided to try to cut the opening. A few hours after > surgery I began having severe pain in my back. After a quick cat scan, > they > realized that pancreatic fluid was flowing into my back and burning some of > > the organs around it. I ended up having a drain in my back for 7 weeks and > a > home nurse at my home three times weekly to monitor the leakage. So as you > > can see I have lived with this problem for a very long time. I would like > to > hear from anyone else who may have had the same type of problems. Thanks > for > the email. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 In a message dated 7/31/02 1:11:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, janicefir@... writes: > > I was happy to hear there was a place to communicate with people who have > the > same problem as I do. My name is Janice and I was diagnosed with Pancreas > disease/acute pancreatitis. I have been suffering from this for almost 15 > years now. I am currently going to the University of Michigan Pain Clinic > in > Ann Arbor Michigan. I was lucky enough to get the doctor who started this > clinic as my physician. I have been put through every different procedure > known, and nothing has helped. I am currently taking 150 mg's of morphine > daily, and will be having a morphine pump implanted in September. I almost > > died after one procedure about 3 years ago, when we were living in Madison > Wisconsin. One of my main problems is that the opening from the pancreas > to > the duct is extremely small so everything gets backed up. They have tried > several shunts, then decided to try to cut the opening. A few hours after > surgery I began having severe pain in my back. After a quick cat scan, > they > realized that pancreatic fluid was flowing into my back and burning some of > > the organs around it. I ended up having a drain in my back for 7 weeks and > a > home nurse at my home three times weekly to monitor the leakage. So as you > > can see I have lived with this problem for a very long time. I would like > to > hear from anyone else who may have had the same type of problems. Thanks > for > the email. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 In a message dated 7/31/02 1:11:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, janicefir@... writes: > > I was happy to hear there was a place to communicate with people who have > the > same problem as I do. My name is Janice and I was diagnosed with Pancreas > disease/acute pancreatitis. I have been suffering from this for almost 15 > years now. I am currently going to the University of Michigan Pain Clinic > in > Ann Arbor Michigan. I was lucky enough to get the doctor who started this > clinic as my physician. I have been put through every different procedure > known, and nothing has helped. I am currently taking 150 mg's of morphine > daily, and will be having a morphine pump implanted in September. I almost > > died after one procedure about 3 years ago, when we were living in Madison > Wisconsin. One of my main problems is that the opening from the pancreas > to > the duct is extremely small so everything gets backed up. They have tried > several shunts, then decided to try to cut the opening. A few hours after > surgery I began having severe pain in my back. After a quick cat scan, > they > realized that pancreatic fluid was flowing into my back and burning some of > > the organs around it. I ended up having a drain in my back for 7 weeks and > a > home nurse at my home three times weekly to monitor the leakage. So as you > > can see I have lived with this problem for a very long time. I would like > to > hear from anyone else who may have had the same type of problems. Thanks > for > the email. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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