Calm my nerves about EGD EUS?

I am due to have an upper endoscopy with endoscopic ultrasound soon and I'm scared to death that this could trigger a pancreatic attack.  I have had several small attacks of pain (I say small because I didn't go to the hospital, but I was on the floor in agony, heart racing until I took 3-4 Ibprofin and it calmed a bit).  I've never smoked, never drank, and I'm eating very, very low fat and taking digestive enzymes.  I am also still waiting on a diagnosis because all imaging came back normal, but my lipase and amylase are high and my trypsinogen came back high (120).  I've no doubt I have pancreatitis, but if this is just an extended acute attack or chronic, and what is the cause I don't know.  It may be genetic, my aunt has double allele mutations for some of the genes associated with chronic pancreatitis.  I also have a fear of MEN1 because I have already had two parathyroid tumors removed, and I have a cousin who had a pituitary tumor as a young adult (MEN1 attacks the endocrine system, including parathyroid, pituitary gland and pancreas).  I know I need this procedure done, so see for sure what's going on, why I have constant burning in upper abdomen and these attacks, and to make sure there are no tumors growing on my pancreas, but I am scared to death.  I overheard a dr at the clinic on the phone with a woman who was in the hospital after this procedure because he removed a stone, and it triggered a pancreatic attack.  I've read too that these procedures can damage the pancreas further, depending on what the dr is doing.  Can anyone reassure me, let me know how yours went?  I don't want to make things worse for myself, but I'm a 35 yr old mom, and if there is any possibility of tumors or cancer, or even serious damage that could be deadly if ignored, I need to know so that I can deal with it and be there for my kids.  I can't not have this done, though I'm dreading it!

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