Hi everyone,
I wanted to post a update to another thread about my husband.
In May 2006 my husband became desperately ill with his gall bladder and had it removed. A gall stone that was missed during surgery got lodged in his pancreatic duct and he continued to get sicker after surgery. When they realized the missed stone was blocking the duct it was too late and he had developed pancreatitis along with infectious pancreatic cysts. As a result he almost died, lost his spleen and some of his pancreas. This caused pancreatic insufficiency and resulted in him becoming a insulin dependent diabetic. It took 8 months for my husband to get on with his life and start to feel human again.
For the last 2 years things have been good with his health. 4 months ago I noticed a distention in his stomach and asked him about it. I told him to go to the doctor as he may be getting a incisional hernia. I also noticed a shortness of breath that was something new. He had just started a new job and told me he felt fine so he did not get to the doctor.
Well January 3rd, last month, he was rushed to the hospital and admitted with pancreatitis. He spent 3 days in the hospital and ended up walking out due to horrible care. Since then he just has not felt good but again, he is at a new job and had to work as he does not get paid for sick time yet. While he was in the hospital the CT scan and MRI showed a area of concern on the head of the pancreas. The doctor thought it may be cancer so he was scheduled for a Endoscopic Ultrasound this past Monday, February 2nd.
This procedure allowed the doctor to biopsy the area to see exactly what we were dealing with. It was only 2 hours after the procedure was complete and we were not in our house 15 minutes and he became violently ill, throwing up, severe pain and a temperature of 104 degrees.
He was rushed back to the hospital and admitted yet again with pancreatitis. His white blood cell count was 31,000 and his pancreatic numbers were through the roof. He was taken to CT scan which now shows more pancreatic cysts along with a severe case of pancreatitis. He has been in the hospital every since on IV fluids, IV antibiotics and IV pain meds.
The biopsy came back negative for cancer but the doctor wants to repeat the test in 3 months after the pancreas has calmed down completely to allow better visualization of the suspicious area. In the meantime he is doing better and is re-hydrated and with out pain.
We hope he will be released today or tomorrow. Thank God his boss at this new job is understanding and told him to work on getting better and then come back to work. For this I am more then grateful!!! No job spells disaster especially since I do not work.
So, through all of this I have lost more hair and developed 15 ulcers in my mouth. I cant eat because my mouth is on fire and the ulcers I have in my intestines are really flaring up horribly. I have lost more weight which is just not good as I am already too thin now. My follow up Endoscopy is next Monday, February 9th and I can only imagine what will be found.
It is hard enough that I am sick and the doctors do not know what is causing my retractable ulcer disease but now to be told that my husband may deal with chronic pancreatitis for the rest of his life and they do not have an explanation as to what has caused this to come back is just too much to handle.
The hardest part of all of this is that I feel so badly for my son who appears strong on the outside but I can only imagine that at 17 years old he must be scared to death with 2 parents that are so sick.:sad::sad::sad:
I am sorry this post was long but I wanted to up date everyone that has provided me with support and compassion through this crazy roller coaster ride I have been on and say "Thanks" for being there for me.:wink2::wink2:
I want the ride to stop NOW! I am tired of worry and sadness in my life.
I wanted to post a update to another thread about my husband.
In May 2006 my husband became desperately ill with his gall bladder and had it removed. A gall stone that was missed during surgery got lodged in his pancreatic duct and he continued to get sicker after surgery. When they realized the missed stone was blocking the duct it was too late and he had developed pancreatitis along with infectious pancreatic cysts. As a result he almost died, lost his spleen and some of his pancreas. This caused pancreatic insufficiency and resulted in him becoming a insulin dependent diabetic. It took 8 months for my husband to get on with his life and start to feel human again.
For the last 2 years things have been good with his health. 4 months ago I noticed a distention in his stomach and asked him about it. I told him to go to the doctor as he may be getting a incisional hernia. I also noticed a shortness of breath that was something new. He had just started a new job and told me he felt fine so he did not get to the doctor.
Well January 3rd, last month, he was rushed to the hospital and admitted with pancreatitis. He spent 3 days in the hospital and ended up walking out due to horrible care. Since then he just has not felt good but again, he is at a new job and had to work as he does not get paid for sick time yet. While he was in the hospital the CT scan and MRI showed a area of concern on the head of the pancreas. The doctor thought it may be cancer so he was scheduled for a Endoscopic Ultrasound this past Monday, February 2nd.
This procedure allowed the doctor to biopsy the area to see exactly what we were dealing with. It was only 2 hours after the procedure was complete and we were not in our house 15 minutes and he became violently ill, throwing up, severe pain and a temperature of 104 degrees.
He was rushed back to the hospital and admitted yet again with pancreatitis. His white blood cell count was 31,000 and his pancreatic numbers were through the roof. He was taken to CT scan which now shows more pancreatic cysts along with a severe case of pancreatitis. He has been in the hospital every since on IV fluids, IV antibiotics and IV pain meds.
The biopsy came back negative for cancer but the doctor wants to repeat the test in 3 months after the pancreas has calmed down completely to allow better visualization of the suspicious area. In the meantime he is doing better and is re-hydrated and with out pain.
We hope he will be released today or tomorrow. Thank God his boss at this new job is understanding and told him to work on getting better and then come back to work. For this I am more then grateful!!! No job spells disaster especially since I do not work.
So, through all of this I have lost more hair and developed 15 ulcers in my mouth. I cant eat because my mouth is on fire and the ulcers I have in my intestines are really flaring up horribly. I have lost more weight which is just not good as I am already too thin now. My follow up Endoscopy is next Monday, February 9th and I can only imagine what will be found.
It is hard enough that I am sick and the doctors do not know what is causing my retractable ulcer disease but now to be told that my husband may deal with chronic pancreatitis for the rest of his life and they do not have an explanation as to what has caused this to come back is just too much to handle.
The hardest part of all of this is that I feel so badly for my son who appears strong on the outside but I can only imagine that at 17 years old he must be scared to death with 2 parents that are so sick.:sad::sad::sad:
I am sorry this post was long but I wanted to up date everyone that has provided me with support and compassion through this crazy roller coaster ride I have been on and say "Thanks" for being there for me.:wink2::wink2:
I want the ride to stop NOW! I am tired of worry and sadness in my life.
