Assuming that pancreatitis is pretty similar in people to when dogs and cats get it (I work with animals not people, lol), it's when your pancreas is inflamed and the digestive enzymes it makes start activating while still in your pancreas, essentially trying to digest the pancreas itself. I can only imagine how painful that would be. When we treat animals with pancreatitis we withhold all food and oral liquids and put them on a drip, usually for days, and sometimes even longer. The pancreas basically needs a total break from making digestive enzymes for it to be able to recover.
I would definitely head to the hospital because I would imagine that treatment would be pretty similar and that you should be on a drip (to maintain hydration and electrolyte levels) and that you shouldn't even be attempting to eat or drink anything. Plus a nice addition of pain meds to the drip would be a nice addition I'm sure!
Yes, they usually make you nil by mouth for 5 days and put you on IV fluids. A common surgical proceudre (if you've not already had it) is a lap choli (gall bladder out) or ERCP (basically drain your bile duct and sometimes put a stent in which just keeps it a bit more open and free flowing to prevent issues). I can tell you more about these procedures if you like.
Hopefully you got some help at the hossy and some good pain relief. Hope you feel better soon.
well i went to the GP first he read the scan results his exact words were " well there is no medication that is going to fix this i need you to go up to the hospital asap you'll see the surgeon and depending on what emergency's are in front of you you'll be in surgery tonight ' so i took the letter he wrote and headed up to the hospital the took me in to the ED did a heart trace BP ETC looked at the scans i brought with me didn't agree with results WTF ok so they started the tests first chest xray then ultra sound then hooked me to a drip gave me a pink lady for REFLUX !!!!!!! then sent me home with a letter for the GP saying they didn't aggree with the scan results they told me to take panadol every 4 hours seeing as i can't eat panadiene forte just makes me throw up and also a NO fat No dairy diet and one dr did say that she thinks maybe i had a a gall stone that has already passed through ?? so they don't know or don't really care .. the pain hasn't gotten any worse expect when walking but it is bareable at the moment so that s the story thanks girls
Did they do blood/urine tests? because if it is pancreatitis it is very obvious due to (i think) increased creatinine levels. is that right mother goose?
there would be abnormal blood results. Usually LFT's are way out. I'd get another opinion esp if you're in that much pain. It is possible you passed a stone but they need to know where it went. An MRI is best for seeing this. If the pain doesn't settly, go right back to ED. See if your GP can refer you to a surgeon if you have private cover. Or get a referral to the gastroenterology unit at your public hospital for assessment.
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P.S. Sometimes a pink lady can actually help believe it or not. I chewed reni's when I had mine. It had mixed results. Buscopan worked best though. That with tramadol.
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