Newbie with a rambling post..........

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Hi there,

I'm new, and I'm not the one with pancreatic problems, my brother

is. He's in a hospital in Phoenix, has been since 09/09/03. He was

diagnosed with Acute Pancreatitis, has been off of food since the

9th, and has had a series of CAT scans which have show a couple of

nacrotic (sp?) spots on the pancreas (I'm sure there's more, but I

can't think right now - I'll do better later). The latest scan

showed that the spots have grown.

I think tomorrow he will be seeing a specialist (at a hospital that

he is being transfered to today), and I think surgery is being

considered as an option.

I don't really know what I'm looking for information-wise. I suppose

I'm just wondering if there's anyone out there who could maybe

explain what the nacrotic bits mean. I know that it's dieing/dead

spots, but what does that mean? It can't be good. :-)

I don't have a lot of information, and hear most things second hand.

I'm holding down the fort at home, and my mother is out there passing

along news......so, I'm feeling very uninformed. I would really,

really appreciated anything anyone had to say.

Thanks,