My Diagnosis

Getting diagnosed properly took a very long time in my case. There were a lot of complications that I went through before I finally got the right answer. It took six years and things got really, really, really bad before the doctors finally figured out my Pancreatitis. The worst thing about my Pancreatitis is that I still do not know what is causing, or triggering my pancreatic flare ups. I have learned that knowing the cause of your Pancreatitis means that you can stop, or at least slow down the progression of Chronic Pancreatitis, ease up the symptoms, and of course make your life much better. Well, it has been 8 years since my Pancreatitis started affecting my daily life and I still do not have a clear answer. But I know that there are many people like me who also do not know, but we continue searching for answers, and more importantly we continue living. I will talk more about all the complications that happened with my diagnosis in another post. For now, I want to talk about all the conditions that I have been diagnosed with.

Getting the right diagnosis early is extremely important when it comes to Chronic Pancreatitis. This is a horrible disease and you cannot stop Chronic Pancreatitis, but you can slow down the progression of it significantly. Getting the right diagnosis early allows you to get it under control early. It is crucial, especially that getting Acute Pancreatitis can be deadly. What is worse, the risk of Pancreatic Cancer is high when you are living with Chronic Pancreatitis.

So to summarize, between 2010 and 2019, I have been diagnosed with idiopathic chronic pancreatitis (CP), recurrent acute pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis, post pancreatitis sensitive pancreas, bile acid reflux, bile acid malabsorption, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D), chronic migraine headaches, chronic gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), esophagitis grade A, abdominal wall pain, and H. Pylori bacteria.

This has been a very long and difficult process for me and my family. But getting some answers has definitely kept me going. I keep praying every day that I never lose hope. Having God, my family, and my friends on my side has been keeping me alive. I truly could not imagine doing this alone. Having support networks is so important when it comes to this disease, or any other disease. Everyone needs to have them. For me, knowing that I am not alone in all of this means the world to me. I thank all of you who have been supporting me through this journey. I could never do this without you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.