My Son May Have Pancreatitis

Oh, I agree. There's no excuse for that! Glad you're finding things that will help your son.

I hope your son gets another opinion. Let me know when you want to go slap that doctor and I will come help you. I see someone gave you the webmd site. That is a really good site but I like this one better...

http://medlineplus.gov/

I usually use them both and they are trustable sites. I hope your son and DIL get better soon.

Just because somebody has an MD doesn't mean they deserve to be a dr. He should be hung by his license. I have seen various results to treatment. Different people react differently. Yes, it is serious, but it is not hopeless. Your family will be in my prayers.

Some doctors are really poor at caring for a patient on an emotional level. I do hope that this is a false alarm, but if it is not that the treatments work.

I'd even consider another doctor for the emotional stress they put your son through.

Unfortunately, the reality is that there is little than can be done to reverse the damage that has already occurred. To delay the further onset will require a very very careful following of a specific diet, no alcohol, and taking clear non-fatty liquids during acute periods. Eventually, there is a good probability he will need insulin.

Rather than sitting around getting depressed and crying, encourage your son to follow-up with a gastro-enterologist and an endocrinologist for more specific guidance.

My father had pancreatitis a few years ago and was in the hospital a while. Yes, the diet does need to change: no alcohol and no more big meals.

And everyone is right, he does need a second opinion!

I think everyone has given good advice. You really have to be your own doctor these days...thank goodness for the internet and all the information out there. I hope things turn out okay.

A second opinion is definitely called for. WHile there are mnay good doctors in circulation, there are just as many bad ones. ANd, whenever there is a question, a second opinion is imperative! You and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers!

Doctors can be real arseluchs sometimes.......grrrrrrrr. Prayers for your son!

Prayers for your son and family. I would definitely get a second opinion and see a different doctor. I had a son who had a congenital heart defect, my prayers are with you all. Mental health is half the battle. I wish you the best. God Bless.

oh your poor son.. smack that doctor for me too will ya? How awful!

Oh my goodness Sarina, my poor grandson on top of everything
else he gets this! But it is treatable IF he will follow that diet!Oh
my, and her with pnuemonia who's got the babies? I will have
them both put on the prayer roll and pray for them myself. :( :(
My heart is aching for all of them.
Huggers 'n Love
Mom

My son had some blood work done today. He saw his family physician. I am praying that all goes well.

Sarina, I'm so sorry you are going through this. I don't know why allopathic doctors say there is nothing to be done. There is. Below is a website that may help (I hope).

A doctor told me there was nothing to be done about the severe arthritis in my hands, but, through some research on m own, I found out there IS treatment out there. Don't believe everything a doctor says. Get a second opinion, and a third, if necessary! My prayers are with you and your family.

"Treatment
Relieving pain is the first step in treating chronic pancreatitis. The next step is to plan a diet that is high in carbohydrates and low in fat.

A doctor may prescribe pancreatic enzymes to take with meals if the pancreas does not secrete enough of its own. The enzymes should be taken with every meal to help the body digest food and regain some weight. Sometimes insulin or other drugs are needed to control blood glucose.

In some cases, surgery is needed to relieve pain. The surgery may involve draining an enlarged pancreatic duct or removing part of the pancreas."

From: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/pancreatitis/index.htm

I hope that doctor is wrong.
I almost died from pancreatic failure, caused by hyperlipidemia.
(something totally different, still, the doctors initially thought it was everything else under the sun, except hyperlipidemia)
I am fine now, I just inherited the condition from my genes & now have to take an extremely high dose of cholesterol medication.
This happened when I was 28.
I hope your son gets better soon.
I know someone who has Pancreatitis, and she tries to limit her intake of fatty foods. She is doing very well.

oh my i am so sorry about your son. and that was terrible how that doctor handled things! i do hope he will get better advice and treatment from another physician. please update us on what happens.

I hope you son does discover something that will help. So sad. Let us know what happens.

He is back to eating fried food and sprinkling salt all over EVERYTHING!