About gall stones

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• 1 Ruben Swanson // Jun 29, 2003 at 7:50 am

  I found out today that they think I have pancreatitis, probably caused by
  leaving my sludgy gallbladder in. Has anyone else in this group had
  pancreatitis? What is the treatment and outcome?
  Thanks,
  Ann

• 2 Norbert Devin // Jan 1, 2007 at 10:49 am

  I have to wonder if this is what I have and not just a Gall Bladder
  problem. Since my blood sugar is screwy. What test would they have to
  run on me to tell the difference, can the ultrasound they have
  ordered for my digestive system show this. The test will cover the
  liver, gall bladder, and pancreas. Can the Gall bladder cause the
  pancreatitis or vice versa. Can the pancreatitis screw up my blood
  sugar, and will it get better when my gall bladder is better.
  Lisa

• 3 Neva Marjory // Jan 1, 2007 at 5:55 pm

  Hello Lisa,
  It feels good to be able to answer someone’s question and help them
  instead of just begging for help for myself.
  First let me assure you that you do NOT have acute pancreatitis.
  You’d be literally doubled over in pain, panting like a dog because
  you can’t breath deeply at all, and barely able to speak. But, is
  something wrong with your pancreas? I don’t know. As for the sugar
  levels, I don’t know because they never checked mine as far as I know
  (I was “nothing by mouth” and on IV fluids and I don’t have a history
  of diabetes so I guess they didn’t check the sugar).
  The tests they did on me were: the first day - an ultra sound, and a
  blood test. They then did the blood test daily. The blood test
  confirmed the pancreatitis. They check for 2 different #’s for things
  called Amalaise (I *think* that’s the way it’s spelled — it’s
  pronounced Am-uh-lays) and Lipase (pronounced Lie-pays). They
  
  told me a couple of days into it that it was really the Lipase they
  were keeping a closer watch on. The “normal” range for each
  hopspital\facility can be different, but they wanted my Lipase # to be
  down to 210 or less before they’d let me eat. Last Saturday (a week
  ago yesterday) my Lipase was 3,300. But after proper treatment, it
  dropped drastically each day, until the last couple of days which took
  longer to get on down. The next day (Sunday) it was 1,700. Mon.,
  1,023. Tue., 523. But ….. Wed. it only came from 523 the day
  before, down to 459. That was the day I signed the AMA (against
  medical advice) form and came home to Tennessee. (I “conveniently”
  left that part out until now so y’all won’t think I’m a total nut. I
  promise, I’m not. It’s about money).
  Hope I’ve helped, and I wish you the best.
  Mark

• 4 allison_700 // Jan 2, 2007 at 2:56 am

  In a message dated 3/13/2005 11:44:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
  markjennings42@… writes:
  Mark:
  Let me assure you many people on this list have done exactly that.
  How are you doing?
  Susan (Atlanta)

• 5 Neva Marjory // Apr 11, 2007 at 12:22 am

  Hello,
  Haven’t posted in awhile-have been feeling better, but now I’m
  getting pain in my left side again. I’ve been reading posts about
  people worried about getting pancreatitis from their gall bladder
  problems, and frankly, I am too. What can one do if they do have
  pancreatitis? Is it a permanent condition? How serious is it?
  Thanks for any input, Tandra

• 6 Young Scott // Apr 11, 2007 at 8:17 am

  What do you attribute the pain on the left side to and why? Where
  exactly is the left side pain?
  ~S

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