Has anyone here ever had pancreatitis?

[JM Aggie08]

By some act of god i've gotten it and haven't the slightest idea as to how long it should take for it to work itself out.


BTW, i didn't know 17 year olds could get an adult disease

 

[KLin]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatitis

Do you drink a lot of alcohol or have gallstones?

 

[JM Aggie08]

Originally posted by: KLin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatitis

Do you drink a lot of alcohol or have gallstones?

none of the above. The sonogram and x-rays showed none. and i haven't been drinking in a long while. i'm a good kid.

 

[vi edit]

There's two types - temporary(acute) or chronic. Temporary can last a few days to weeks.

Chronic is well...permanent.

Did you receive a formal diagnosis as to which one they though it was? Do you have a family history of it?

 

[JM Aggie08]

they didnt give me a formal diagnosis, but by what the RN said, my future with alcohol looks very non existent.


My family has had gall stones, (dad and grandmother) but i had none show up in my xrays or sonogram.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: JM Aggie08
they didnt give me a formal diagnosis, but by what the RN said, my future with alcohol looks very non existent.


My family has had gall stones, (dad and grandmother) but i had none show up in my xrays or sonogram.

Sounds like you a genetic propensity for these types of problems. There probably isn't a "cause", it's just that your body is wired that way.

 

[JM Aggie08]

i also forgot to mention the possibility of an alsor where my esophagus meets my stomach...which happens to be right above the pancreas. could possibly be a cause i suppose.