HI Foxy lady! Thank you! One thing I didnt mention in mine is that I am 46, and when I was 21 I had my gall bladder removed due to probs with that then.
Whay my doc said was, patients with diabetes have bad pancreas, but patients with bad pancreas dont always have diabetes. Im one of them that do dont have diabetes, but I will be on insulin when I have my transplant.
What they are going to do now is remove 90 percent of pancreas and transplant the other 10 percent. I end up in hosp at least once a month from severe pain that I can not get controlled at home. I am on Oxycontin, 60 mg's a day, and vicadin for inbetweeners. By inbtweeners, thats up to me cuz I have control of my pain to a point to know how much I need to help it, otherwise I just go to hosp and get on morphine for 2 or 3 days until it calms down.
As far as diet, there is nothing known to me that works or does not work. Its just how I feel like eating from day to day. Like spicy foods are not a prob one day, but then the next day they might be.
I have lost 50 pounds in 9 months, so it does take its toll. Just to let you have an idea, I weigh 90 pounds on a good day!!!! I am always hungry, but 2 or 3 bites into the meal I am full, so not alot I can do about that. I do take Viocase8? I really cant explain what it is, but its suposse to help me digest food better, and after 12 months, I really dont see any help in it at all.
As far as nausea and vomiting! Thats my middle name so to say!!! Its just a given factor if I do eat to much. My doc has told my hubby and I that my stomach is smaller that my fist, so thats why it cant take in too much at one time. So I try to eat a little bit all day long, as far as snack, and I tell ya! My friends are sooooo jealous cuz my snacks are fudge, brownies, puddings, do nuts, ice crea, etc!!!!! I can eat what ever I want and not gain weight!!Im just trying to follow your letter and comment so if I rattle on here, thats why! Pain in shoulder yes!!!! For gall bladder! Like I said, I was 21 years old then and that was 24 years ago, they were not as "up" on that as they are now, and also pain in upper back, plus the pain in the "stomach" area and as far as alot of vomiting to relieve the pressure. I had my gall bladder removed 2 hours after I had given birth to my first daughter so I went through labor with a stomach pump hooked up! That was fun! Than goodness she was a quick delivery! Yes, no one ever really associates shoulder pain with gall bladder, but that is a symptom! Tuna fish was my downfall , as that made my upper back hurt and always thought that was strange! But I had a very good obsrtician and for some reason he figured it out! Since I have had it removed, no probs there.
The pancreas prob is a result of a doctor error. I was having a very simple, non cancerous tumor removed from my uterus and the anesthesiologist gave me enough morphine for a 250 pound male!!!! Even at that time, I weighed about 135+ pounds, so it was still obvious that I wasnt a male nor 250 pounds! I would like to say that he is no longer in practice! My pancreas shut down during the surgery so they had to stop and deal with that at the time. So needless to say, the AMA is covering all my medical expenses, but of dear, Im the one that still "pays" for it, as far as pain and I have procedures done once a month to put in and take out stents in my pancreas for it to drain.
This is a very long mail here, if you would like to hear some more of what I have learned about this very "touchy" organ, please feel free to email me @
bowlergrl2000@yahoo.com.....I would love to help in any way I can and hear some of your input too! Thank you for writing me! Would love to talk more!.......Nancy
