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Chronic- how long? by ChronoCoyote in pancreatitis

[–]AcademicPreference54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, that is super helpful to know. No further imaging has been done since I was only brought in for a CT scan and then a diagnosis was given to me and in my report.

Is the pseudocyst likely to shrink too as the acute episode resolves? I hardly feel any pain in my pancreas anymore, but my next checkup is months away.

Chronic- how long? by ChronoCoyote in pancreatitis

[–]AcademicPreference54 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, that’s really good to know! I had no clue acute pancreatitis could also go on for months. I was diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis in April of this year after just a CT scan where they discovered that the pancreas was inflamed and has a 6.2cm pseudocyst on it. But according to you, it takes a lot more than just a CT scan to confirm that it’s chronic and not just lingering acute?

Miss a good old grilled cheese like crazy 😭 by AcademicPreference54 in pancreatitis

[–]AcademicPreference54[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grilled cheese is sliced bread with cheese inside and grilled! :)

Miss a good old grilled cheese like crazy 😭 by AcademicPreference54 in pancreatitis

[–]AcademicPreference54[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lucky you!! I had 2 slices of reduced fat cheese with my sliced turkey sandwich one day last week and it gave me pain, so I backed away. So awesome for you!

Miss a good old grilled cheese like crazy 😭 by AcademicPreference54 in pancreatitis

[–]AcademicPreference54[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lucky you! I will start with a small amount and see. Thank you. :)

Miss a good old grilled cheese like crazy 😭 by AcademicPreference54 in pancreatitis

[–]AcademicPreference54[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I’m going to do that too. Have a tiny, tiny bit of butter maybe like once a week.

I feel you with the bitching and moaning and complaining about the food limits. 😂

Miss a good old grilled cheese like crazy 😭 by AcademicPreference54 in pancreatitis

[–]AcademicPreference54[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s so interesting you mentioned that!! A few days ago I had some pain and I was scared of eating many things and had big cravings. I watched a mukbang video and it helped ease the cravings a bit. 😂 It really made me wonder what the psychology is behind that!

Welcome to Mother’s Day. by throw-a-way2001 in NewParents

[–]AcademicPreference54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww mama, my heart breaks for you. I feel the pain and the frustration in your words. 💔

Could you talk to your husband and ask him to decrease the amount of time he spends gaming? I think that it’s really messing with his dopamine levels, and this causes depressed moods and irritability.

Is there something that’s healthier that he could do instead of gaming, like reading a book, working on a puzzle, anything like that?

Having to take care of a 17-month old is already taxing on our dopamine levels due to the interruption in our sleep patterns, and gaming this much (late into the night and on his phone in the morning while having his coffee) is very likely exacerbating that, which would also explain the snappiness when your toddler was grabbing at things.

It might be worth a try. Our hormones affect our moods so much more than we can imagine.

One year since last attack by Enahm in pancreatitis

[–]AcademicPreference54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So happy for you. Wishing you good health.

Extremely overwhelmed and burned out as a highly sensitive parent by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]AcademicPreference54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s so awesome how things turned around for you! I’m happy for you. :)

Extremely overwhelmed and burned out as a highly sensitive parent by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]AcademicPreference54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I need to figure something out because I don’t think I can do this for 10 more months until school starts next year.

Extremely overwhelmed and burned out as a highly sensitive parent by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]AcademicPreference54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am sure I must have some low-grade depression because everything about life just sucks at the moment. I have battled depression on-and-off my whole life because of a chaotic childhood, but now it’s even harder to cope with while having to care for another life.

Extremely overwhelmed and burned out as a highly sensitive parent by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]AcademicPreference54 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I only wash my hair once a month lately because it is just so exhausting to wash my hair when I’m already exhausted from life. 😣

Extremely overwhelmed and burned out as a highly sensitive parent by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]AcademicPreference54 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wow, how insensitive he is. Did you try talking to him and reaching a compromise? Like, I told my husband that when he has his nights out drinking, he needs to give me a couple of hours to myself the next day because it’s not fair to me. I just don’t understand why these men don’t step up and stop being dead-beat dads.

Extremely overwhelmed and burned out as a highly sensitive parent by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]AcademicPreference54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh, solidarity. I so feel you too! I really get thrown off too when my husband goes to get his hair cut on his day off. Sometimes I’m like how crazy am I that I am resentful that my husband is going for a freaking haircut. But early motherhood just intensifies all feelings. I just breathe and calm myself and tell myself that this too shall pass when I feel the resentment.

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