To Rajeev

[Guest guest]

Hello Rajeev,

In my last message I told you what the general advice is to people

who have pancreatitis. It is difficult to say more without knowing

your particular case. Only your doctors know this and I think it is

wise to follow their advice. They don't seem to think you need

enzymes. You may not need them yet, or ever. I have had pancreatitis

all my life, over 50 years, but I have only been taking enzymes for

a few months. It depends how the disease develops and the symptoms.

Pancreatitis is very individual and no two people develop the

disease in exactly the same way or at the same rate. These are all

things you need to discuss with your doctors. Some people have just

one attack of acute pancreatitis and it doesn't come back (provided

they don't drink alcohol) whereas others, even if they have never

drunk alcohol, continue to have acute attacks and may develop

chronic pancreatitis. It really is difficult to predict.

I believe that the no-alcohol and low fat diet does give you the

best protection possible against more attacks. I do know CP

patients who can eat pretty well what they wish but far more seem to

do better on the low fat diet. However, with regard to food, you

can go by trial and error a little, can't you? Follow your doctors'

advice and see how you go. You can make changes as you need.

On the other hand, if you have had pancreatic disease of any sort,

you should definitely NOT drink alcohol because it causes damage to

the pancreas even if you can't feel that damage at the time. I don't

know of any doctor who does not advise most strongly against alcohol

if you have this condition.

I hope this is a little helpful. Maybe others will have more useful

things to say.

Best wishes for your health,

Fliss

[Guest guest]

Rajeev,

I wanted to say that I agree completely with Heidi. Although the

doctors that treated you when you were having a crisis did an

excellent job and helped you make it through that horrible time

doesn't mean that right now they are the best option for you. I think

it is very important that you make sure to find a GI doctor now who

has the time to do a very thorough work up on you just to be safe. So

many of us sufferers of pancreatitis had a recurrence of pancreatitis

following a corrective surgery you just want to be prudent.

15 attacks of acute pancreatitis has taught me many things including

how persistent this disease can be. It has also taught me that my

first duty to myself, my wife, my family, and my friends is to do

whatever it takes to survive and thrive. I cannot be valuable to

anyone if I am wasting away. Put yourself number one on your list

Rajeev and be well.

thanks,

Bert

>

> > I got no pain since the day i visited my surgeon and

physican.......however i

> was prescribed a couple of medicatioins naming Ocid 20, and

Larynx.(if anyone

> knows about it, its made in India).

>

> I asked him up when should i get back to hospital, he replied, " you

dont have to

> stress, its all cured, and if you want, visit us again after 6

months.(He said

> follow up check up is not necessary)

>

> You're true that i'm not satisfied with the surgeon and physicians

whom i'm

> treating with, because they always are in hurry and do not explain

everything in

> details about my health. So, i guess, i must get with GI at once.