Guest guest Posted May 6, 2003 Report Share Posted May 6, 2003 Hi Karyn, Do you take the Elavil for pain control or depression or both? My GI put me on it for pain control, and I haven't noticed that it makes me calmer in any way. Although I have never taken any anti depressants before so I am not sure if I am supposed to feel " different " as far as emotions go. I always assumed that when taking an anti depressant for depression that you just felt better without realizing it...does that make sense? All this talk lately about Total Pancreatectomy and Auto-Islet Cell Transplants has really started my wheels turning. I am one of the ones that says " I am not sick enough to do that. " But yet the disease has enough hold on me already that planning trips isn't as fun as it used to be because I never know when an attack is on the horizon. My fiancee and I love going to the desert to do off-road activities. We hardly go anymore because if an attack comes I am at least 1.5 hours from a hospital. Or I am panicked if I leave the house without my pain killers. I was talking to my Mom today and I told her I can't imagine eating without it causing some kind of discomfort. This sad to me, I am only 29 years old. Believe me most of you are in WAY more pain then I am, but since May of last year my health has steadily been on the decline. Since November I have lost close to 40 lbs. Thankfully I had it to lose, but I am fearful of the day when I don't. I am really going to start researching my surgical options and then talk to my GI about. Even though he has given me the dx, I still doubt that he totally believes me. Sometimes I feel he just did it to shut me up, I know I am probably wrong. He gives me Pancrease enzymes, my pain meds but I always have this little voice in the back of my head saying " It's not CP. " I think that is a result of the 3 years of doctors not knowing why I was having pain. I guess I never realized how psychologically damaging those years were. I am definately coming to the Symposium this year. A chance to hear Dr. Sutherland lecture cannot be missed. Opps...didn't mean to make this such a long e-mail! Thanks for listening. Sending lots of happy thoughts your way... Marisa~San Diego, CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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