Gallstones, Jaundice ect. ............................part 4 ..

[lilacben]

Well yes this is still going on.! SIL went into hospital on tuesday for his stone to be taken out of his Bile Duct. When they got into it they found the stone had started to crumble so it may have gone through him anyway. Ok Last night they kept him in to keep an eye on him. This morning after a very rough night in pain they did an xray and have now said he has Pancreatitis.!! So have put him on pain killers. And have said he may be well enough to go home on friday.?? My daughter is worried sick and we are all wondering if the wedding is going to be on or off now on saturday.! What next I ask.!

[anneasquith]

definately pancreatitis, ?

[Sqad]

What next indeed.

Pancreatits is a well known complication of ERCP, if that is what he had.

[lilacben]

Hi sqad , yes that is what he had. Any chance he will get to his wedding now do you think.? xx

[Sqad]

I would not put my money on the wedding going ahead...............sorry......hope I'm wrong.

[emmie]

sorry to hear of your problems, but i had pancreatitis, and had to to have gall bladder removed, doctor said that was the safest thing to do. I would be surprised if they let him out if he has pancreatitis.

[emmie]

so soon is what i meant. You can only go by what doctors say, but think he's in for a while.

[anneasquith]

i can only go by personal experience, following ERCP, very high temperature, rigors, feelingt very unwell, but the synptoms were not of pancreatitis as such. more the pancreas responding poorly to the actual procedure,

[lilacben]

Just had an update it seems his pancreas is inflamed ? would that be as bad.? x

[bednobs]

pancreatitis simply mean inflammation of the pancreas. "itis" means inflammation of (as in appendicitis, tonsilitis)

[emmie]

copied this from a medical website, i haven't printed it all as its too long an article.
What is pancreatitis?
Any inflammation of the pancreas is called pancreatitis.

Acute pancreatitis results in severe inflammation of the gland and patients may be seriously unwell.

Chronic pancreatitis develops either as the result of repeated attacks of acute pancreatitis or as the result of other injuries to the pancreas (see below).

not sure if this is of any help, but having had it, can safely say i was really ill

[lilacben]

Ok thankyou, I was clutching at straws just trying to put my mind at ease. But what will be will be and there is nothing I can do about it. but hope/ xx

[emmie]

Indeed and good luck.

[lilacben]

Update.........hospital did another Mir scan today will not know results until he sees the doctor tomorrow. Still is great pain and antibiotics by drip. Still not allowed to eat or drink. My daughter is so upset I hate seeing her like it. Why can't they give him pain killer that works.! There must be something.?

[mike11111]

Had exactly the same thing two years ago. My sympathies. Am just starting to get over it now.

[lilacben]

What I dont understand is why morphine is stopping the pain.? Thank for your reply mike.

[emmie]

As said i had it several years ago, and i am convinced i still have problems in that area. I wasn't given enough pain medication at all, after the op, only paracetamol, then eventually i was given morphine, after i begged them to give me something stronger. I was on saline drip, food substitute i believe, all the time in hospital, you are not allowed to eat. Its a very Senstive area, and after the gall bladder was taken out, still wasn't allowed to eat, in hospital two weeks. Not a nice thing at all, my sympathies go to anyone in this situation.