Re: Re: Progressive pancreatitis - Patty

[Guest guest]

Thanks Heidi!

I am on a food based vitamin. It has really made a difference. It is called

" Women's nutritional System " by Rainbow Light. It is well worth checking out.

If interested you can go to www.herbmd.com.

Also I have only had 1 ERCP and that was when I was diagnosed with CP back in

March 2002. My CT scans have been normal. I think because I was admitted two

times in one week is why I am being referred to the other GI Specialist.

I would like to how many of you had your gallbladder out before you were

diagnosed with pancreatitis? In many of the postings I have seen that quite a

few

have had this done.

Thanks for listening

Patty Jensen

Louisville, KY

[Guest guest]

Hi Patty,

It is suspected that I have CP because of a bad GB operation. No one

wanted to believe I was having a pancreatic attack as I was the 4 F's,

so I didn't fit the bill. The 4 F's being female, fair, fat and under

forty. When I kept telling the surgeon after the operation that I was

sick and in extremem pain he just told me that I didn't handle pain

weill and the resterall that he perscribed was the strongest pain

medicatioon I could be on. So the pain must be in my head. I was in

pain for MONTHS and no one would listen to me. I was admitted to the

local hospital 3 times and the ER kept saying I was experiencing a

pancreatic attack, but my doctor told me I wasn't. He was even mad when

the ER called him at 4:00 am to admit me. He though they should have

waited to phone him in the morning. I finally got a Stanford University

where I was diagnosed with CP before I even arrived. My tests, ct scans

and chart noted from the hospital, PCP and GI got there before I did.

I also have had a CT Scan as recent as December 2002 and it showed

absolutly nothing wrong with my pancreas, so that specialist (a doctor

on the medical reveiw board for my insurance) has declared me " cured " .

I have documentation of calicification of the pancreas but he doesn't

care. A CT Scan doesn't always tell the story. Sometimes only a ERCP

will do.

Good luck to you.

Sandy Myers

California

TJENSEN7@... wrote:

> Thanks Heidi!

>

> I am on a food based vitamin. It has really made a difference. It is called

> " Women's nutritional System " by Rainbow Light. It is well worth checking out.

> If interested you can go to www.herbmd.com.

>

> Also I have only had 1 ERCP and that was when I was diagnosed with CP back in

> March 2002. My CT scans have been normal. I think because I was admitted two

> times in one week is why I am being referred to the other GI Specialist.

>

> I would like to how many of you had your gallbladder out before you were

> diagnosed with pancreatitis? In many of the postings I have seen that quite a

few

> have had this done.

>

> Thanks for listening

> Patty Jensen

> Louisville, KY

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I was NEVER warned of CP or AP after my GB surgery. I was sent home

hours later still complaining about the pain. The nurse in recovery was

the one to tell me of my botched up surgery and she told me to tell the

doctor that I wanted to be admitted to the hospital. But when I spoke

with the doctor, he told me all my pain was normal and I should go home.

When you have surgery, you tend to believe the surgeon over others. I

am sure more people get AP or CP from GB surgery than is reported.

Sandy

California

nancy hill wrote:

> --- Sandy wrote:

>

>>Hi Patty,

>>Hi sandy, i too have pancreatitis that started

>

> immediately following gb surgery, and also it took me

> 2 yrs to be diagnosed with cp. some of the nurses that

> i talk with when i m having a procedure say that they

> have heard of a lot of cases of cp caused by gb

> surgery. i would like to know how many others there

> are that are in the same situation?? I do remember my

> surgeon warning me that cp might occur after the

> surgery, but was told that it was rare. well, now i

> think that it happens a lot more than the medical

> profession confesses to it occuring. i would like to

> hear from anyone else that is in this same situatiion.

> nancy kfalls

>