My surgery was 6 days ago. I have had a lot of pain, both anteriiorly and exteriorly to the site. now I have lost my appetite . my surgeon says he cleared out a lot of sludge from the common bile duct. and this sometimes causes a rebirth of pancreatitis. I am so sick of being sick! Am I to be at the mercy of my pancreas for the rest of my life? does anyone know how long it should take before I start feeling better? What can I do to speed the process?
I should mention I also have severe arthritis of the spine, so I am on Pain Management. I pretty much am on my own as to how much pain medicatiion (oxycontin) to take in view of the additional post op pain. Currentlly I am taking one dose every 4 hrs while my normal is every 6 hours.
There is so much to sort out and I am over my head trying to balance the pain, the malaise, the lack of appetite, the low grade temp., not to mention bowel problems. Do I call my gastroenterologist or my surgeon? Help!
i had 4 attacks from pancreatitis its very pain full it was 3 weeks before i was back to normal.eat low fat foods and nothing with alcohol good luck