Re: CP following Gallbladder surgery to Carol

[Guest guest]

Carol,

The doctor is correct. 75% of the cases of acute pancreatitis are

either gallbladder or alcohol related. You've already eliminated

alcohol as the cause for your son's acute attack, that leaves the

gallbladder as the culprit. Most often though, people will have

their gallbladder removed, and THEN get acute pancreatitis. In

your son's case, the cart came before the horse.

If you were to ask this group how many of the CP patients still

HAD their gallbladder, you would find that there are only a few of

us that still do.

Good luck to your son. I hope he has a good recovery.

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI, Intl.

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

should not be substituted for professional medical consultation.

" What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters

compared to what lies within us. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Guest guest]

Hi Heidi - this has really made me feel better. Also, I had a chance to

talk to one of his doctors yesterday, just before DS had his first ERCP.

He'll have the gallbladder surgery in a few days. Hopefully he will

eventually be out of the hospital. He naturally tends toward denial and

self-pity, even over a hangnail, so this has been right up his emotional

alley. I insisted we take the children over to visit yesterday, hoping

to remind him that he has three little reasons to get out of that bed.

I've learned enough from my own research and this list to throw out the

right vocabulary at the doctor - having been through cancer with a

husband I've found that most medical practitioners really need to know

that a friend or family member is paying attention - and DIL's level of

interest is a mystery to me. Having this list available is a really

needed prop. Thank you to everybody.

Carol

hhessgriffeth wrote:

> Carol,

>

> The doctor is correct. 75% of the cases of acute pancreatitis are

> either gallbladder or alcohol related. You've already eliminated

> alcohol as the cause for your son's acute attack, that leaves the

> gallbladder as the culprit.