Pancreatitis Support Group
Chronic pancreatitis can present as episodes of acute inflammation in a previously injured pancreas, or as chronic damage with persistent pain or malabsorption. Patients with chronic pancreatitis can present with persistent abdominal pain or steatorrhea, as well as severe nausea. Some patients with chronic pancreatitis often look very sick, while others don't appear to be...
btw...Im really not a proponent of this surgery either...but .... if nothing else works....and there is a chance for M to have a life...at the ripe old age of 17.... then Im willing , and he might be willing, to jump...pull that cord.. and see where we land.......