Just a #blog post about where I've been, and my #medical recovery from #pancreatitis. Not a pretty read, I'm afraid, but a warning to all to take care of yourself and not be a lazy bum like me.
https://aywren.com/2025/04/29/life-update-overcoming-pancreatitis
Long Weekends & Life Reminders: You Never Know...[1of2]
Life can change in a heartbeat. We work hard, we hustle, but are we really living?
I learned this the hard way during an Easter long weekend in 2021. What started as a suspected case of appendicitis turned out to be acute #pancreatitis triggered by undiagnosed (asymptomatic) type 2 #diabetes .
I spent a week in the hospital, hooked up to IV drips and a heart monitor. I couldn't eat anything beyond broth and jello, a far cry from the great food they had, like shepherd's pie and all the healthy stuff like brown rice with beef and broccoli!
My Wake-Up Call
This experience shook me to my core:
1. I was active and in good shape. Yet, I faced a serious health crisis.
2. Life is precious and unpredictable. We're not invincible.
3. We work to live, not the other way around.
#Tirzepatide ad in the theater: one of the possible side effects listed as "inflamed pancreas." That feels like a scummy way to avoid saying #pancreatitis. It's no fun. But it's a rare side-effect at least. I'm on #dulaglutide which also has that as a rare side-effect. But I had already developed #ChronicPancreatitis at that point, so, kinda water under the bridge for me at least.
Allergic reaction?: So this is an old pic of me in the hospital, mostly to save room on my WP photo space. Ha! Anyway, I’m still in the hospital and I had the food poisoning so the doctor started me on an antibiotic yesterday. Well… yesterday my face was pink, but I didn’t think much about it. … Continue reading Allergic reaction? https://thisgirlsgotcurves.wordpress.com/2025/01/30/allergic-reaction/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #chronicillness #health #pancreatitis
Through the roof!: My blood pressure, in the middle of the night, is something like 168/102. My pulse is of course flirting with the 40’s. Of course the tech freaked out. I am waiting for the nurse to come in here with a heart monitor or something. Man, that will piss me off. They could just put me … Continue reading Through the roof! https://thisgirlsgotcurves.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/through-the-roof-2/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #chronicillness #health #pancreatitis
@wyvernsrose Oh no! #pancreatitis is awful :( as is food poisoning.
Hospital: I’m baaack! I was really sick, (still am), all week last week and it turns out I was fighting a flare. I was having a hard time trying to decide if I should go back to the emergency room Sunday, especially after I had been there Saturday night. After a certain point Sunday, it wasn’t … Continue reading Hospital https://thisgirlsgotcurves.wordpress.com/2025/01/21/hospital/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #chronicillness #health #pancreatitis
Shortest hospital stay (two days, one night) ever for me. #appendicitis, while painful enough to present to the ER, wasn't as painful as any of my #pancreatitis bouts. I needed pain meds still, but after an initial push of #fentanyl in the ED to drop from 8/10 to 2/10 (seriously, fentanyl is amazing at taking the hammer to pain levels), #morphine was sufficient for managing the remaining pain as it flucuated around 4 or 5/10 (*and* I didn't need it 'round-the-clock, either). Thankfully, it was uncomplicated appendicitis. No rupture or abscesses. Removed with #laproscopic approach. I'm sore, but home. Won't be able to #doordash for a while, but i'll manage.
Happy belated birthday to me. This time, it is not #pancreatitis, but #appendicitis. Yay. I go in for surgery at some point tomorrow to remove it. I wonder if this is related to my #ChronicPancreatitis #ChronicIllness or if it is just a bonus to start the new year. #FortWorth #healthcare.
Back in September, I was diagnosed with #gallstones - surgeon said surgery in 3 weeks, hospital said 4 months - #gallbladder had its own ideas.
https://matthewguy.com/hospital-new-year/ #Gallbladder, #Health, #Pancreatitis
Fairly: I was in the emergency room again last night. No surprises there I suppose. I have been fighting a flare of pancreatitis, (or something), for a week now. I am in so much pain and it was intolerable last night. They ran all the tests and did a ct scan, and of course everything looked … Continue reading Fairly https://thisgirlsgotcurves.wordpress.com/2025/01/02/fairly/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #chronicillness #health #pancreatitis
For a change…: Some good news! My friend didn’t have any cancer or even any polyps found during her colonoscopy! I think everyone was holding their breath with all that has been going on lately. Thankfully, all is well. She wanted to go to a late lunch/early dinner and now she’s passed out I think. The effects of … Continue reading For a change… https://thisgirlsgotcurves.wordpress.com/2024/12/31/for-a-change/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #chronicillness #health #pancreatitis
Well look at that hairy arm! Luckily managed to have a great Christmas and Boxing Day with the family but have now been in the hospital since Saturday waiting for surgery. Great care, constant IV drugs, food, private room and no one has asked for insurance details or a credit card!
Hopefully out soon in the new year minus a #Gallbladder and #Pancreatitis
Happy New Year to you all!
Maybe due to #semaglutide med #trulicity, which delays gastric emptying? Just a "shot" in the dark, really. The paranoid person in me thinks that the GI doc might be trying to increase billable hours knowing that I've already hit deductible for the year.
#healthcare #ercp #pancreatitis #ChronicPancreatitis #insurance
ANOTHER failed #ercp, due to food in stomach? Whah? I didnt eat for 16+ hours prior to procedure! This is BS : #pancreatitis #ChronicPancreatitis #ChronicIllness. Yet another #ercp in my future. #healthcare.
Going in for another #ercp this morning. Hopefully I won't get post-ERCP #pancreatitis.
@robdaemon @jxyzn I had my gallbladder removed (laproscopically) during the course of trying to treat my recurrent acute #pancreatitis (which is now chronic pancreatitis). It was scarred and full of sludge, which we had hoped was the smoking gun for my recurrent acute pancreatitis, but it turns out that, at best, it wasn't the only problem.
I agree with you about the southern diet's penchant for fats :( Of the triad of salt, sugar, and fat, I've always loved fat the most. Now, without my gallbladder, a super fatty meal means lots of time in the bathroom shortly after. Sometimes it's worth that trade-off. Most of the time though, I've decided that it isn't, especially if I'm out and about with others and not at home. And my pancreas also struggles with high-fat meals, so I've had to adapt to keeping daily fat intake as low as I can manage (my gastro recommends less than 50g a day).
I would say not to be too distraught about losing the gallbladder though, especially if it ameliorates the constant pain. You can still enjoy high-fat meals if you're okay with the trade-offs :)
It's another #parenti post from #tiktok.
I got #pancreatitis back in November 2020. It nearly killed me. I was in ICU for a week and med-surg for another.
When I presented to the ER, with the worst pain in my life, feeling like I was on death's door (I was), do you know what happened first?
THE EXAMINATION OF MY WALLET!
The memory of writhing in agony, grasping frantically for my wallet, hunched over on a cold plastic chair, desperately awaiting care, is a permanent scar.
Ning Jun Yu et al. assessed the activity of acute #pancreatitis (AP) using contrast-enhanced CT #radiomics and laboratory parameters, demonstrating a new method to predict the activity and prognosis of AP.
