Thursday, June 12 & Friday, June 13, 2008

Thursday: I was feeling kind of bad (tired, nauseated, a little more pain than usual). I didn't feel much like eating during the day so I ate some sunflower seeds and raspberries. Later, I did something really stupid and ate a slice of pizza. That was around 6:00 p.m. (As a side note, I always take my enzymes before eating.) Needless to say, I started feeling worse. The normal cramping in my upper abdominal area became increasingly severe.

Friday: By about 1:00 a.m. (now Friday) the pain was so bad that I took two lortabs and then curled up in the fetal position on the couch, waiting for relief. At 3:00 a.m., I was almost ready to head to the hospital. I took one percocet pill as a last-ditch effort and fortunately, the pain began to ease after about 45 minutes. I finally drifted off to sleep sometime after 8:30 a.m. I awakened around noon and felt kind of groggy and tired, but the pain was not nearly as bad as it had been the previous night. I ate a few raspberries and blackberries in the evening. If my five year old niece had not been visiting, I probably would have gone to the hospital.

Information about pancreatitis

Pancreatitis is my nemesis. Many people do not know very much about it so I am including a little link with information about it. I'm not sure what I dislike about it the most. The pain is probaby the worst part, but the vomitting is not a fun part either.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pancreatitis/DS00371