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I finally have my diagnoses. It is acute pancreatitis with

pseudocyst drug induced. The specialist I am seeing said there is no

treatment for it. Just try to let it get better on it's own. He said

I can get off the liquid diet and try the low fat diet.

HELP!!!!!!!!!!! The liquids cause pain what will the solids do.

PLEASE anyone that has acute pancreatitis let me know how your

doctor treated it. I think I have to look for another doctor. He did

not even give me pain medication. Good thing the general practioner

gave me some and I have been saving it for sever attacks, but that

was a 10 day supply and this was almost 2 months ago. Please anyone

who can answer me I am getting desperate.

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<maureen689@c...> wrote:

> I finally have my diagnoses. It is acute pancreatitis with

pseudocyst drug induced. The specialist I am seeing said there

is no treatment for it. Just try to let it get better on it's own.

Maureen,

The physician who told you that there was no treatment for your

acute pancreatitis with a pseudocyst was shamefully incorrect!!

My induction into this disease was an acute pancreatitis attack

with pseudocysts. My physician immediately prescribed

hydrocodone for the pain, without hesitation. He also did a

CT-scan of the pseudocysts, and a CT-guided fine needle

aspiration biopsy of the mass in the pancreas to determine

whether any cancerous tissue was present. And, being a

surgeon, he immediately referred me to a Gastroenterologist.

Did you have a CT-scan done to determine the size of your

pseudocyst? When there is a pseudocyst(s) present, this is the

standard treatment, to determine the size of the pseudocyst and

establish what course of treatment is necessary. Generally, any

pseudocyst over 6 cm. is felt to be at risk of rupture, and the

doctor would determine what course of action to take, such as

drainage or surgery. These steps are taken immediately after

the pseudocyst is discovered, not months later, and you should

not have had to go through two months of liquids only, without

further investigation into the cause of your pain.

If this doctor hasn't taken any of these steps to thoroughly check

this out, and to provide adequate pain medication for you, I would

suggest you see someone with a more aggressive and

thorough approach. Pseudocysts cause a lot of additional pain.

Most often the patient also becomes chronic, too, and requires

ongoing treatment. I became chronic within one week of my

acute diagnosis.

I hope this information helps.

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

hhessgriffeth@...

South Carolina

SC and SE Regional Representative

PAI, Intl.

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and

should not be substituted for professional medical consultation.

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maureen689@c...> wrote:

Yes I have had Cat Scans, X-Rays, Ultrasounds and MRI's. The

pseudocysts are small and he said normal after having all the

attacks. Did your doctor recommend a digestive enzyme or

anything to help??

Maureen,

Yes, I was put on Ultrase MT20's within the first few weeks, as

soon as my lipase levels reached the normal stage. My starting

dose was 3 with each meal. They helped tremendously with the

after-meal pains, which were very severe then. If your doctor

won't do this for you, please find one that will. It made such a

difference to be able to eat again. Even low fat food tasted

delicious after going through a period where I associated food

with pain, and couldn't eat at all!

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

hhessgriffeth@...

South Carolina

SC and SE Regional Representative

PAI, Intl.

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and

should not be substituted for professional medical consultation.