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Could this be pancreatitis?

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cnb102
cnb102

At the end of June I got a sharp pain in the center of my stomach and then all these problems started. I've been in the ER over 5 times in 3 months with racing heart, gnawing pain in the upper abdomen and back pain that wraps around both ribs. They found out I had gastritis, gerd and Barrett's. My potassium has also been found to be low since all this started at the lowest it was 2.8. The stomach pain went away with medicine but the back pain stayed. I ended up finding out my gallbladder was filled with stones so I just had it removed a little over a week ago. Unfortunately I still have the back pain and I've had it for 3 months all day every day. It's hard to describe the pain, kind of like burning, cramping and stinging. No medicine really makes it go away, even morphine in the ER only lasted about a half hour for the pain. It's getting hard to breathe right because the pain is so irritating. Does this sound like it could be pancreatitis?

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  • Brett54010
    Brett54010 cnb102

    Posted

    Did you have a blood test at the time to check your pancreatic enzymes (amylase and lipase)?
    • cnb102
      cnb102 Brett54010

      Posted

      I found lipase and amylase on the discharge papers. On Aug. 20 the lipase level was 120 but I don't see amylase on that date. Then I went back 4 days later on Aug. 24th and it says lipase went up to 157 and amylase was 39. These aren't too high I assume? I'm just not sure if the lipase going up in 4 days is normal. Thank you
    • nataliefranc
      nataliefranc cnb102

      Posted

      I get these symptoms have had them 6 years now. All tests for pancreas are clear. Gastritis does have similar symptoms. I also feel the strange pain you explained in my upper left back. Also feel it upper left abdo and side.
    • Brett54010
      Brett54010 cnb102

      Posted

      That's good that the amylase and lipase were tested at the time to check for pancreatitis and you were in the normal range.
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