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chronic pancreatitis
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| Nancy F 2004-10-04, 7:11 pm |
| This is my latest Dx and I'm feeling very ignorant and twisting in the wind
about it. Does anyone else here have this +/or can point me toward
resources? I plan to Google it and search my newsserver for groups. Mostly
I'd like to know the personal side - treatments, expectations, what works,
what doesn't.
Thanks,
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Nancy F< nfarrell22@adelphia.net>
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| Hi Nancy,
Wes has had problems with pancreatitis. He has not been around here much
over the summer, but he may see your post and reply. He would have some
first hand knowledge.
BJ-Sk. Canada
"Nancy F" <nfarrell22@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:28mdnUb9jfy9QvzcRVn-hA@adelphia.com...
> This is my latest Dx and I'm feeling very ignorant and twisting in the
wind
> about it. Does anyone else here have this +/or can point me toward
> resources? I plan to Google it and search my newsserver for groups. Mostly
> I'd like to know the personal side - treatments, expectations, what works,
> what doesn't.
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Nancy F< nfarrell22@adelphia.net>
>
>
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| Nancy F wrote:
> This is my latest Dx and I'm feeling very ignorant and twisting in the wind
> about it. Does anyone else here have this +/or can point me toward
> resources? I plan to Google it and search my newsserver for groups. Mostly
> I'd like to know the personal side - treatments, expectations, what works,
> what doesn't.
Hello Nancy, I'm sorry to hear about the pancreatitis. Some have no pain, but
I hear the acute type is very painful.
Have you still your gallbladder? That's the first thing I would look at.
Do you have vasculitis? This website seems to implicate that.
Hugs
J
http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/...sguide/chp4.htm
Gastrointestinal Manifestations
Overview
Gastrointestinal (GI) problems are common and range from vague complaints of
anorexia to life-threatening bowel perforation secondary to mesenteric
arteritis. Anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may be related to the use
of salicylates, NSAIDs, antimalarials, corticosteroids, and cytotoxic drugs.
SLE patients who present with acute abdominal pain and tenderness need
immediate, aggressive, and comprehensive evaluation to rule out an
intra-abdominal crisis. Ascites, an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the
peritoneal cavity, is found in about 10% of SLE patients. Pancreatitis is a
serious complication occurring in approximately 5% of SLE patients and is
usually secondary to vasculitis.
Mesenteric or intestinal vasculitis are life-threatening conditions that may
have complications of obstruction, perforation, or infarction. They are seen in
more than 5% of patients with SLE. Abnormal liver enzyme levels are also found
in about one-half of SLE patients (usually secondary to medications). Active
liver disease is rarely found.
Pancreatitis
* Mild nonspecific abdominal pain to severe epigastric pain radiating to
the back
* Nausea
* Vomiting
* Elevated serum amylase level
* Dehydration
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| Hi, I'm new here, and newly diagnosed (finally) with Lupus SLE. About
10 years ago I was rushed to the hospital with pancreatitus at the age
of about 34. It was determined that my bile duct had a blockage of scar
tissue from a previous gall bladder surgery. The pains I'd been
experiencing was warning signs of the blockage, then it went so long I
got the pancreatitus. Just 4 months ago it started again, I went in to
the doctor, who were on it this time, found the bile duct had started
blocking again, so put me in the hospital for an ERCP. I procedure to
open the bile duct up. So I didn't get pancreatitus. This all happened
around the same time they finally diagnosed me with lupus using the
blood tests, symptom guidelines, etc. I've not had a problem with pain
since. So I don't know if I helped you or not, but pancreatitus is
serious, and mine was caused by blockages in the bile duct. Susie
J wrote:
> Nancy F wrote:
>
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> Hello Nancy, I'm sorry to hear about the pancreatitis. Some have no pain, but
> I hear the acute type is very painful.
> Have you still your gallbladder? That's the first thing I would look at.
>
> Do you have vasculitis? This website seems to implicate that.
> Hugs
> J
> http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/...sguide/chp4.htm
> Gastrointestinal Manifestations
>
> Overview
>
> Gastrointestinal (GI) problems are common and range from vague complaints of
> anorexia to life-threatening bowel perforation secondary to mesenteric
> arteritis. Anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may be related to the use
> of salicylates, NSAIDs, antimalarials, corticosteroids, and cytotoxic drugs.
>
> SLE patients who present with acute abdominal pain and tenderness need
> immediate, aggressive, and comprehensive evaluation to rule out an
> intra-abdominal crisis. Ascites, an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the
> peritoneal cavity, is found in about 10% of SLE patients. Pancreatitis is a
> serious complication occurring in approximately 5% of SLE patients and is
> usually secondary to vasculitis.
>
> Mesenteric or intestinal vasculitis are life-threatening conditions that may
> have complications of obstruction, perforation, or infarction. They are seen in
> more than 5% of patients with SLE. Abnormal liver enzyme levels are also found
> in about one-half of SLE patients (usually secondary to medications). Active
> liver disease is rarely found.
> Pancreatitis
>
> * Mild nonspecific abdominal pain to severe epigastric pain radiating to
> the back
> * Nausea
> * Vomiting
> * Elevated serum amylase level
> * Dehydration
>
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| Susie wrote:
> Hi, I'm new here, and newly diagnosed (finally) with Lupus SLE. About
> 10 years ago I was rushed to the hospital with pancreatitus at the age
> of about 34. It was determined that my bile duct had a blockage of scar
> tissue from a previous gall bladder surgery. The pains I'd been
> experiencing was warning signs of the blockage, then it went so long I
> got the pancreatitus. Just 4 months ago it started again, I went in to
> the doctor, who were on it this time, found the bile duct had started
> blocking again, so put me in the hospital for an ERCP. I procedure to
> open the bile duct up. So I didn't get pancreatitus. This all happened
> around the same time they finally diagnosed me with lupus using the
> blood tests, symptom guidelines, etc. I've not had a problem with pain
> since. So I don't know if I helped you or not, but pancreatitus is
> serious, and mine was caused by blockages in the bile duct. Susie
Hi ya, Susie,
I'm so pleased to read that there was a solution for you.
Perhaps others can take hope from that.
What exactly did they do?
Did they put a permanent stent in?
Hugs
J
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