Re: Thanks Nancy...

Hi again...

They finally decided that it was from passing a gallstone. Though by the time that it was discovered that I had pancreatitis and I had an ultrasound, ct scan, xray there was no sign of stones. I had been very constipated leading up to the attack. I had not had a bowel movement for about two weeks. I was on two pain meds, two muscle relaxers, an anti-depressant, and an anti-anxiety med. (boy can I hear the gasps from readers now! :-)) So, being constipated was a normal way of life for me.

The evening before I went into the attack I drank a cup of laxative tea. I began throwing up sometime early the next morning. I was so ill that I literally could not crawl out of my bathroom for nearly 30 hours (I live alone). I had cold chills, broke out in sweats, had diarrhea, nearly fainted, saw my life flash before my eyes, heard all kinds of weird music. Was afraid that I was going to die and then was afraid that I would not die.

I finally was able to call my son for help (someone calls me daily since that attack) and was taken to the E.R. I was sent home with anti-nausea medicine and told that I had an intestinal virus (it seems that one was going around at the time). The meds didn't help and I continued to throw up, though not as bad as the beginning, for two more days when I begged to go back to the hospital. I couldn't walk in by myself at that time. Blood work was done, but evidently not to test for pancreatitis. I was sent home again with potassium and something else for nausea. To take potassium you have to be able to have food in your stomach, I still could not eat. Only could keep Gingerale down. So in another two days I begged to be taken to a different hospital, by that time I was having mild seizures. I was admitted. And then the tests began.

I may have trouble with my sphincter of oddi, I don't remember it mentioned at all during my stay and tests. I was told that the head of my pancreas was enlarged and that the duct from the pancreas was ballooned out with the opening being squeezed together making it very small. And of course all my enzymes were all off the charts. I remember that my lipase was over 3000 and was told that a high was 450 with normals no higher than 200 (I think I am remembering the normal range correctly, I do know that my count was 3000). As you know the duct from the pancreas and gallbladder passes through the sphincter of oddi. I didn't know that at the time, didn't know a lot of things until I found curezone. I am still learning (kind of stay in info overload at times!).

I thought that we may have something similar going on also and if we can help each other or anyone else with our stories and findings then this is what I believe that curezone is for.

Is there a certain test to check in your sphincter of oddi doesn't work correctly? Or can this be seen on an ultrasound? I was told that every thing check out ok on my ultrasound of my liver/gallbladder.

Thanks again,

~~Ailsa

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