ERCP
I have had two pancreatitis episodes that I know of. The first time was almost 8 years ago when I spent four days in the hospital. At that time my lipase number was approximately 56,000. I followed up with my primary care doctor and nothing was done. I didn’t make any changes to my diet I never really got an answer what caused the initial symptoms.
This Easter I went to the emergency room because it felt similar to my last time with pancreatitis just not as painful. My lipase number was 470. When I followed up with my doctor this time I was referred to a GI doctor who prescribed Creon and has scheduled me to have an ERCP.
Is there a chance that I can return to a normal life after the ERCP or is this just a condition I’m going to have to live with for the rest of my life? I have been eating a low fat diet avoiding anything that isn’t good, but it really stinks not eating anything that I enjoyed previously.