I had the nerve block done in Aug ad it lasted all of 30 days. Now they wanna do it again to see if it will last longer. Apparently in some people it lasts up to 6 months. I'm just not lucky enough to be one of those people. He wants to add Ativan to my med list but that is now up to my PCP to prescribe it. I don't know if he is gonna be comfortable with that. So far the only new info I have is that there is a lot of scar tissue in my pancreas. Kind of a duh moment though. I expected that after everything it has been through.
If this block is no more effective than the last, then we are going to have to move o to the next step which is a G/J tube for 6-12 months. I can hack it as long as they let me drink. Not alcohol, but regular stuff. There is no way I can go that long without something to drink. It drives me nuts just being in the hospital for a few days ad they won't let me drink anything.
The not so good news is the PCP think the pancreas is gonna have to go eventually. The GI guy talked about it down the road, but it may be closer than I think. But they can do it now where you do not become instant diabetic. Gotta find the bright side or you could go nuts with this disease. Still trying to find something good to say about the SSA who keep telling me I can work........................... I will just have to keep looking!
