Another Attack!!!!
May 29, 2009 9:45am
Well so much for my surgery working. I just got out of the hospital for another attack and the doctors said unfortunately, I'm probably going to …
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Jennienikki 
2:21pm, June 4, 2009
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Jennienikki
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I have 3 girls ages 11, 7, and 3 and a wonderful husband. I used to run a daycare out of my house, however, the doctors made me close it down due to my illness with pancreatitis. They wanted me to have less stress to help me feel better (if that is possible). I also suffer from depression and anxiety attacks for as long has I can remember which has gotten worse due to me being so sick all the time. The pancreatitis has kept me in and out of the hospital every month which is so frustrating. I just want to start feeling better for me and my family. I just had the Whipple Surgery done and hoping this has cured me.
I have 3 girls ages 11, 7, and 3 and a wonderful husband. I used to run a daycare out of my house, however, the doctors made me close it down due to my illness with pancreatitis. They wanted me to have less stress to help me feel better (if that is possible). I also suffer from depression and anxiety attacks for as long has I can remember which has gotten worse due to me being so sick all the time. The pancreatitis has kept me in and out of the hospital every month which is so frustrating. I just
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spending time with my family and friends and also my dog and cats. My wonderful husband who has to deal with me being sick all the time and all us girls in the house.
spending time with my family and friends and also my dog and cats. My wonderful husband who has to deal
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Hi Jennienikki,
I have been praying for you. I know after my Whipple I was not doing all that well either and the doctor put me on imuran, which has been doing pretty good. Between that and the viokase I only seem to get that really bad pain maybe 3/4 times a month. Question your doctor about it . I have the auto immune pancreatiitis so that might be why I am on that medicine too. You are always in my prayers. Nancy-
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Hi Jennienikki, Was thinking of you and thought I would drop a line to say hi.
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Hi Jennienikki, do you have all the tubes still? I had my Whipple at the end of September and I had the last tube taken out on Christmas eve that year, It took me a good 6 months before I was up to working a few hours every other day. Maybe you are doing too much? I was flat on my back for a good 3 to 4 months. Please take it easy, I have been praying for you a long time.
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Hi Jennienikki,
Sorry to hear that you are still having pain, especially since you just had the Whipple procedure! How much did they take out, that you are still having pain? I read on another support group a person went back twice to have the Whipple procedure, I said she was a better person then me. My doctor told me if I stay in pain, he will have to take the pancreas out. I am not sure if I could do that surgery, the whipple was a big enough surgery for me. Hoping everything will get better soon. Your friend Nancy H 
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Hope you are feeling better. I am curious is that a picture of you? The reason I ask is because it looks exactly like me.
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Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionI've had severe depression for years due to it runs in my family and have had recently many miscarriages and have recently been diagnosed with chronic pancreatitus from a birth defect so am sick alot. My doctor has changed my meds to help me and added some for insomnia and panic attacks.Everyday has gotten worse and my thoughts have been crazy. Just want to feel better.
Treatments
- Effexor Somewhat Helpful
- this was my first med I was put on. Didn't work for long so was switched.
- Prozac Working / Worked
- I was put on this for many years due to being pregnant. It stopped working approximately after 7 years and was switched again after being on 40mg for so long and stopped working. Switched again to Prestiq.
- Trazodone Working / Worked
- I use this for my isomnia. It works very well be makes me drowsy easily.
- Xanax Somewhat Helpful
- I take these a couple times a day for my panic attacks and anxiety.
Open Pancreatitis
I was born with pancreatic divisum which caused chronic pancreatitis. I am 37 years old and this was just found 1 year ago and I have been hospitalized for this approximately 12 times in the past year. This has been very hard on myself and family and has caused severe depression. I've been to the best docs and no one knows what to do with me. Very frustrating.
Treatments
- Oxycodone Somewhat Helpful
- Take Oxycontin now. Works somewhat. Also took percocet but not strong enough.
- Pancrelipase Not Working
- Took Creon for a while. Didn't really make a difference.
Open Alcoholism
My father is an alcoholic and I've lived with it my whole life. I haven't spoken to him in many years now and have blacked out most of my childhood. I was a heavy drinker also and I think it's because that's all I knew. I recently had to quit due to my health and it's been very hard. I'm angry
Treatments
- Cold Turkey Working / Worked
- I had no chose due to my health
- Trazodone Working / Worked
- helps me sleep. I can't sleep without it. have anxiety and panic attacks at night.
Open Prescription Drug Abuse
I've was on presciption drugs for many years and quit with the help of suboxone. I starting using again a year ago due to chronic pain caused by chronic pancreatitis. Most of the drugs don't even work for me anymore because I've used them so much. I would love to be able to not take anything but it's so hard.
Treatments
- Cold Turkey Working / Worked
- This obviously worked but was very hard with withdrawals. I felt sick for days and had anxiety attacks. I then had to go back on the drugs for the control of the pain.
- Suboxone Working / Worked
- I used this for a couple of months and it did work but then the pain came back so I had to go back on morphine patches.
Open Miscarriage
I've had 4 miscarriages in my life.The last one I was in my third month and it was so hard to recover from mentally. However, I do have 3 healthy girls I need to be strong for. I would love to try again but am so scared of it happening again.
Treatments
- D&C Working / Worked
- I had a little cramping but not that bad. It was harder mentally than physically.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- It was hard to talk about it. For the first month or so my husband and I acted like nothing ever happened.
- Xanax Somewhat Helpful
- helps with my anxiety attacks when I get really upset.
