Pancreatitis in liver
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I only drink about six beers maybe once a month. I had to stop taking motrin because it did give me a small ulcer a few years ago. If I had pancreatitis or some kind of liver problem wouldn't that show up in my blood work ? I do have GERDS. All the blood work that I had over the last couple of years and it all came back as my doctor put it. BEAUTIFUL !
Does the duct dilatation set off an inflamation of the liver and pancreas and cause the pancreatitis pain? Also can the duct dilatation heal on its own in time?
I have no desire to undergo an ERCP as I've heard such nightmare stories from people who have undergone but yet I'm so tired of not feeling good and having pain and just would like to feel good again.
Thanks for your help.
I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your dog. It's unlikely that pancreatitis results in acute liver failure/necrosis (ALN)- while pancreatitis can result in ELEVATED liver function tests (LFTs), it shouldn't cause failure. Cause for ALN include blue-green algae exposure (in stagnant ponds), sago palm ingestion, xylitol sugar-free gum, a few medications, etc. Sometimes end-stage liver disease (cirrhosis) can also cause acute liver failure also.
I then had a CT scan due to a spot found on my liver..They found a mass on the right lobe of my liver measuring 9.0 x 8.3 in size. The G.I. says that he beleives it is focal nudlar hyperplasia. It is a constant pain right below my rib cage and in my lower back, sometimes through my stomach. I take darvocet for the pain but it doesnt seem to help me through the night.I cant get comfortable. I am a basketball player and suppose to be leaving for college Aug.15th. Can they remove it?
Lately the next day I have been feeling light on and off pain in my right side. I was wondering if it could possibly be my liver and due to the drinking. The pain is in my side and just a few inches above my hipbone..sort of where "love handles" would be. Sometimes I will feel it just a slight bit in my left side too and I MAY have felt a little twinge slightly higher and a little more towards my front but it may have been just my mind.
I have looked up information on this med and it states that 1 out of 20 patients could develop liver damage. I was diagnosed with Pancreatitis on 10/14/08. I had never had it in my life. I am afraid this medicine has caused it. I have never ever picked up any type of drink other than diet pepsi and jucie. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I am so scared and hurting.
beer is alcohol in large quantities it brings on cirrhosis,pancreatitis hepatitis...does hike the liver enzymes!
If you are feeling pain in center of your chest/breast and exectely opposite back the same, than how it can be diagnosed?
He had a cholecystectomy about 7 years ago so not a gallbladder problem, he has had pancreatitis in the past (2x), last time he was in so much pain he was admitted to the hospital and kept NPO for 4 days. He has never been a heavy drinker and he doesn't have a gall bladder so I'm not sure what could cause the pancreatitis.
He has cut out all alcohol and fatty and sugary foods, but still no luck in pain relief.
If all your labs (liver and pancreatic enzymes) are nornal, it would be very unusual for this to be pancreatitis. Typically the only time pancreatitis shows up and the enzymes levels show 'normal' levels is when someone progresses from acute to chronic pancreatitis. So if this hasn't been a condition that's happened several times in a couple of years, the chances of it being pancreatitis is low.
All of the PPIs do not act the same nor do they have the same side-effects.
Barely sleeps, significant weight loss, and constipation. Ultrasound came back clear, fatty liver. Endoscopy negative. Blood work normal except this last check the included the CA 19-9, came back at 473. Ct had shown mild pancreatitis with pancreatic duct dilation. EUS procedure was scheduled and now canceled due to coronavirus. Do we have reason to worry is this most likely just pancreatitis.
Maybe consider getting a hepatitus panel done - test for hep A, B and C. Might not be any of these, but you should have the doctor rule it out.
Hi Kelley. I'm so sorry to hear about your little boxer. Pancreatitis is a terrible disease for dogs (and people) to endure. If your vet hasn't yet performed an ultrasound, that will be the next step. They'll need to check to see how swollen the pancreas is, if there is something like a tumor or pseudo-cyst, or even a birth defect causing the trouble. It's even possible there is something blocking the pancreatitic or common bile duct at the root of the problem.
My father was admitted to the ER on friday with an acute pancreatitis, it was all well until further tests revealed a mass in his stomach or pancreas. After sleepless nights we finally got the MRI results back, he has 7 apparent tumors, one even being 17 cm long, also in liver and kidney. The first doctor gave us a grim prognosis, practically assuring he had days to live. A family friend who had a similar situation said "thats what metastasis looks like, it happened to my father".
I am a 53 year old female that has been experiencing chronic right upper abdominal pain that varies in intensity. At times radiates to right arm and back. Wakes me up at night. Very tender spot in right upper abdominal area under rib cage. History of high cholesterol an triglycerides for 20 years which appears to be a hereditary problem, Been on a variety of meds during this time for this currently taking tricore and provastatin . Mother had gallstones and pancreatitis.
Thank you so much for your help. I am scared this could be Chronic Pancreatitis, I do get flare ups once in a while that are extreamly severe and do feel it to be the same pain and same area as panreatitis that I had before. The tenderness is always there and onset of back pain. I get nauseous too. This is really getting me down and interfering in the day to day of my life.
Fluid therapy, regular blood work (sometimes several times a day), pain meds or a patch for pain and antibiotics are often used. This is a very painful condition. In pancreatitis, nutrients the dog needs are passed out in the feces, thus probably the reason for the weight loss (and that is quite a bit). Has he been checked for diabetes?
This is very frustrating since I know that there have had to be improvements and gains in the area of pancreatitis in the past 14 years! I just want to have the same chances that someone who has just been diagnosed with pancreatitis has now. I've been under maintainance medical care for the last 12 years, just treating the pain. I will investigate the autoimmune pancreatitis. I have an appointment on Jan 15th with a PA from the Dr's office I mentioned above.
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