A post from me

[wolf_Q]

Hey everyone. I thought I'd post a nice whining, complaining message here. First off, I hope nobody has tried to email me. My internet service just dropped us without notice, so my [email protected] address does not work, and I haven't had the internet all week. Right now I'm on some cheapy one, and I don't know how long it will last. You can email me at [email protected] if my mailbox is not full of spam.

Right now is not a happy time. I'm really worried. I have got pancreatitis twice this year. And this time around I had to be in the hospital for 4 days. (2 without food or water mind you) That was around 2 weeks ago. After I got out they just told me I could eat whatever (morons) but I still took it really easy, I mean the only solid food I ate was like a piece of bread. I got in pain again, so the doctor scheduled me for a MRI and gave me some pills so I could eat some real food. Yeah well on Monday I had the MRI, and they didn't say anything...except the pancreas looked slightly "abnormal" and I need a CT scan. Well after the CT scan, slightly abnormal has turned into a cyst, and now they are saying its a tumor. They don't really know what it is, or what has caused it. It could just be a concentrated area harded by pancreatitis. But anyway, it's scaring me to death, so if anyone could say a prayer or something, maybe it would help...thanks

And the non-complaining part of this post....I did get to look at puppies tonight. Cute pups, I want one so bad! I should have taken the digital camera. And I heard the Humane Society is hiring. It's quite the drive for me, but I need a job and that is one I'd really love sooo...we'll see. :)

Yeah sorry for the long post. I'm just bored and I've really missed my internet time, heh. I can only last so many days without it. I just wish I had my email back! :( Oh one more complaint---it was 104 degrees today and our swamp cooler decided to die!

[wolf_Q]

P.S. I was planning on starting up that funny pet pic contest soon...I just need to get my outlook express email working first. So start looking through your pics.

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

I will be sure to pray for you.. I have never heard of pancreatitis before... is it not something where they can remove your pancreas? Is the pancreas removeable? Well anyway, with God all things are possible and HE IS IN THE MIRACLE WORKING BUSINESS.
btw... what is a swamp cooler?!?!:confused:

[Aspen and Misty]

I will be parying for you! Sounds liek you have had a really ruff (lol) time latly. I hoe things start to get better here on out. Are you going to be getting a puppy? That would be so cool if you did!

[Rachel]

Oh, Amy, I am sorry to hear that you have been so ill. You have come to the right place to *complain*. I call it *venting* and it is just exactly what you need to do right now. These medical problems can be so scary. It does seem as if they are determined to find the cause of your problem and that the first step to the cure. Just remember the human body has marvelous recuperative powers and this board has a tremendous amount of love and caring and many here believe strongly in the power of prayer which we shall put to use immediately. Don't be discouraged, Amy.

[DoggiesAreTheBest]

Amy, I am sorry you are not feeling well. Glad to hear that you are getting yourself taken care of and I hope the doctors find out what is going on soon.

Are you looking for a summer job? Good luck.

[anna_66]

Oh, Amy. I had no idea that you were so sick lately. I'm glad to hear they are trying to find out the cause of your pain and get it taken care of. And this "is" the place to vent, complain, whine or anything else you want to do. That's what we're here for, each other!
Are you planning on getting a new puppy?!
Keep us updated on how things are going. I was beginning to wonder where you were!
Take care & I'll say a prayer for you
Anna

[pupper-lover]

You will be in our thoughts and prayers. Get well soon. After all, you may soon have a new puppy to keep up with ;).

[Dixieland Dancer]

Amy, I was wondering why we haven't seen your posts lately. Thanks for bringing us up to date on what is going on. Now we can begin to pray for you and let you know how much we care. Please take care and update us when you know something.

[Ann]

Amy, I hope everything will work out well for you soon. You will be in my thoughts!

[jackiesdaisy1935]

HI Amy, I'm so sorry that you have been so sick. You know you will get many, many prayers from Miss Daisy, Perry and me for a complete recovery. Just try to take it one day at a time. Sometimes everything happens at once, but then the sun shines.
Take care, we love ya
Jackie, Miss Daisy and Perry

[Karen]

Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is a large gland behind the stomach and close to the duodenum. The duodenum is the upper part of the small intestine. The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes into the small intestine through a tube called the pancreatic duct. These enzymes help digest fats, proteins, and carbohydrates in food. The pancreas also releases the hormones insulin and glucagon into the bloodstream. These hormones help the body use the glucose it derives from food for energy.

Normally, digestive enzymes do not become active until they reach the small intestine, where they begin digesting food. But if these enzymes become active inside the pancreas, they start "digesting" it.

Acute pancreatitis occurs suddenly and lasts for a short period of time and usually resolves.

Hope yours resolves, and how rude of your ISP to quit on you! No Fair!

To answer someone's question, no, you can't live without your pancreas, but from what I read, they don't remove the whole thing if they finally need to do surgery anyway!

[lovemymaltese]

You are in my prayers.

[wolf_Q]

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate your kind words and thoughts. Karen is right, no, you cannot live without a pancreas. And they rarely do implants. But I'm just hoping it won't come to this. The enzyme levels when I went into the hospital a few weeks ago were 12 times normal. Now one is normal, and the other is 1300 (supposed to be around 300) But at least it is going down. Somehow it is related to my polycystic ovarian syndrome, because everytime I take something for that it happens. The problem is, nobody knows WHY.

Yes I might be getting a puppy. *grin* You may all think I'm crazy, but I've wanted a husky my entire life...so I'm going to get that breed. I've looked at 4 different pairs of pups. They are all expensive. The one breeder was really nice, and seemed to know a lot about the breed. Her adult dogs were just gorgeous. A tad pricey though. The pups I actually liked the best were $100 cheaper, but they don't have the AKC (which I'm not sure if it really matters anyway) and they were male. Not that I have anything against males (both my dogs are) but I just thought a female would be a bit smaller. Who knows, I guess it depends on the dog.

A swamp cooler is a crappy device the poor people who don't have central air use. It's supposed to cool it down some, its kind of like a big fan thing in the ceiling..I believe it uses water to cool. It's working now, I don't know why it quit on us yesterday. Not that it does any good. OMG, today we had to drive in a little old car, stuck in bad traffic on the freeway....for 1 1/2 hours....it overheated...had to have the heater on high to cool it down....and the temp was 104 degrees today also...imagine sitting in an oven....

K I'll stop blabbing now.......:)

[Cincy'sMom]

Sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well. We will be praying things work out soon. Maybea new puppy will be a miracle cure. Not much is better at healing then puppy kisses :)

[tatsxxx11]

Oh dear Amy. I am so distressed to hear you are not feeling well:( A dear friend of mine was hospitalized recently with a severe bout of pancreatitis. I was quite surprised to read that you were told to eat with impunity. A course of antibiotics followed up with a low fat diet is usually the first course of treatment. And sticking to a low fat diet is imperative in preventing recurrent bouts. But you listen to your doctors and follow their advice. I hope you will be blessed by a physician that will treat you kindly and gently, allay your fears and quickly get you going down the road to recovery. We will let them take care of the physical issues. But this is the place to come to vent, to whine, to cry and most all, to get all the support, love and prayers you need to get you over this hurdle!! Of course, a little puppy power just might be the best Rx of all!:D And I'm going to say an extra special prayer that your swamp cooler stays off the critical list!;) Lots of love and healing prayers are heading your way from Sandra, Cody and Star!! {{{Hugs}}}

[Logan]

Oh, Amy, I saw this post yesterday, but didn't take the time to open very many at all. I'm sorry. I could have started my prayers for you earlier. I will make it up today.

You take care of yourself, young lady. Don't over do, and listen to Nurse Sandra and your doctors!!! We wish only the very best for you. :)

Sure hope the weather cools down soon. 104!!!! :eek: And to think that in SC, it didn't get about 70 yesterday. Go figure!