Re: Elavil, depression, hope

[Guest guest]

Marisa,

I am so excited you are coming to the Symposium. I can't wait to meet you.

Regarding Elavil, I was initially put on it for a pain adjunct. It didn't

help for long as I was progressively getting worse and heading for IV

Morphine. It is an antidepressant, though, and generally does help people.

I began psychotherapy immediately after being diagnosed and went through a

long trial and error of medications to help my depression. The one that

worked the best was and still is Wellbutrin. You are right that

antidepressant have a gradual onset and you can't really feel them kick in as

such, but one day you notice you start smiling more. Or, as the case may be,

one day you notice you are still suicidal and tearful and the doctor

prescribes a new one. Eventually we tried Wellbutrin. Everybody is different.

Ever since I discovered there was so much happening with transplants and made

my decision to pursue one, I have been floating on hope. It feels so good to

see light again. It feels good to make a decision. It feels good to take

back the reigns, I had just started accepting the fact that I was going to

progressively get worse and die.

I will go get my cadaver pancreas (if I can't find a living donor) and make

sure it's okay, and come back and get all of you.

Deal?

Karyn , RN

Founder / Executive Director

<A HREF= " http://www.pancassociation.org " >http://www.pancassociation.org</A>

Symposium August 28 & 29, 2003

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/6/2003 10:55:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

KarynWms@... writes:

>

> Ever since I discovered there was so much happening with transplants and

> made

> my decision to pursue one, I have been floating on hope. It feels so good

> to

> see light again. It feels good to make a decision. It feels good to take

> back the reigns, I had just started accepting the fact that I was going to

> progressively get worse and die.

>

> I will go get my cadaver pancreas (if I can't find a living donor) and make

>

> sure it's okay, and come back and get all of you.

>

> Deal?

>

>

Dear Karyn, it is so good to hear happiness, joy and hope in your e-mails. I

am so happy for you and the future for you. I know your feelings since I was

thinking I would die with pancreatitis. When I first read about the TP/ICT I

was elated like you are now. Yes, Karyn there is hope and a future for you.

A future of better health. Love, Shirley