Re: Newbie with a rambling post..........to

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Being the one left at home while a family member is away in the

hospital with a foreign condition is tough. I hope you holding up

okay, and hope the best for your brother. I've included a link on

acute nacrotizing pancreatitis that will help you understand

what's going on a little easier. It is a very long link, so if you can,

it's easiest to highlight it all with your browser, then copy and

paste it into your search engine.

http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:vMM25lqtDQYJ:www.us

agiedu.com/articles/html/necr/necr.pdf+necrotizing+pancreatitis

& hl=en & ie=UTF-8

Nacrotizing is as you said, dead or dieing areas of the pancreas.

Sometimes it's referred to as smouldering pancreatitis.

Depending upon the degree of necrotized area, it can be a very

serious condition and, sad to say, quite often surgery is the only

option.

Please keep us posted and remember that we're here to help

you, and your brother, in any way we can. I'll be praying for his

health and a quick 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

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]

Well, I thought I'd posted a reply earlier but it's not here.

Thanks Kimber and Heidi for the links, they helped a lot.

The Dr. at this new hospital is going to run all the tests again,

which I'm sure Tom was none too thrilled to hear. But I think it's

best that he is working with a pancreatic specialist. This Dr. said

late yesterday that she would not have made the same dire predictions

that the other Dr.'s have, but surgery is still a possibility.

Heidi, did I end up emailing you my first reply? I'm trying to

figure out the way this forum works.

Thanks again!

[Guest guest]

> Well, I thought I'd posted a reply earlier but it's not here.

>

> Heidi, did I end up emailing you my first reply? I'm trying to

figure out the way this forum works.

Thanks again!

,

No, I didn't recieve your first reply. Sorry!

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