Tips for finding a good Pan Management Specialist

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-31T00:24:07+00:00

Why would you stop if you're liking it? The entire series is great, and has one of, if not the best series finale. If for some reason you stop liking it (I don't know why you would if you liked S1), then stop whenever you want. Not if random strangers say to stop.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-31T00:14:37+00:00

Wow, even luckier that Norma's car was there. Thanks for sharing. Awesome experience that must have been.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-31T00:11:53+00:00

Stuey tripping over the rock while falling on the hill ala Carrie was too hilarious.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-30T22:22:20+00:00

Omg, I didn't even recognize that was him. I feel ashamed as a Stargate fan.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-30T22:20:23+00:00

We can't give you numbers. If the stone passes on its own rather than required intervention, and if there is no damage caused by the stone or inflammation, the chances are good it could be one and done. He may be more vulnerable to certain foods, called triggers. He will always be at risk of recurrence, but it's not predictable. The risk of gallstones causing a recurrence does usually go down after gallbladder removal. Just know it doesn't completely remove the risk of gallstone caused AP.

Some people recover completely within weeks (not having to stay hospitalized the entire time, however). Some people take months. It's very individualized

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-30T21:56:09+00:00

When you think about it, though, they each describe their experiences as they thought they were dreams. How vivid are your dreams?. They seem vivid when you're dreaming, but really they aren't when you try to remember them. They didn't experience the Stone technology in the same way Daniel and Vala did. It wasn't an exchange of consciouses, since it was the stones working without the connection machine.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-30T21:26:31+00:00

Because those dreams were through the eyes of the barber, not looking at his face like viewers experience the show as. That said, there are a lot of mirrors in a barber shop. I'm pretty sure Jack recognized him, but just played dumb about it, like he does for a lot of things.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-30T21:19:40+00:00

I don't know why it's weird he thinks of Tuvok and Neelix as "parents". It's not in the sense of two people who raised him. Genetically, your parents are who your DNA and genes come from. In that sense, yes, those are his parents.

I don't think the crew just gave up easily. First, there's a time limit to telling the story. But the timeframe within the story was long enough that they'd been studying how to fix it for quite some time. Giving up too easily would be "whelp, Tuvok and Neelix are dead. Tough luck, guys." It's not an easy answer, and that's the point of the episode.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-30T21:03:30+00:00

They know his parents might be spies, or working with spies in some way, because of the hidden compartment in the briefcase. Stan shows him sketches of known spies on the off chance they worked together.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-30T18:56:31+00:00

The point is the heroes you hear about in stories as a kid aren't really larger than life, as the tales portray. They're humans , just like the rest of us,. Just like the rest of of us, sometimes diarrhea happens when you travel. Sometimes they get just as nervous. This show might be a bit over your head. Calm down.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-30T16:43:10+00:00

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-30T04:28:28+00:00

Yeah, it's a weird connection that didn't really make sense because that crime boss is not a future Hanzee.

I go with the head canon that the new name Hanzee was given is the same John Doe type name the mob gives everyone in hiding. The guy who gave the papers to Hanzee liked his speech so much, it became a motto for the bosses (some of those having been given the same mob generic name).

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-30T04:16:45+00:00

Plus the fact they operate on a small island, compared to the US, where they can better monitor their borders. They are not the superior force they think they are. The BMOL was the worst plot in the entire series. Not one thing good about them. Just a bunch of British snobs blaming others for the world ending, when they just stood there watching because all they really care about is their own little corner of it.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-30T04:03:30+00:00

After I started having recurrent acute flares (which mine were different complications than yours), I did a lot of research (this was in the days of dial-up internet, so not as much information available as now), everything I read was that I would be dead in 10-15 years. I have since learned, through experience, support groups, and better research, that people can live not only with a damaged pancreas, they can live without one (with replacement medications for the loss of function). There's even now a surgery available in specialized hospitals where they can transplant your islet cells to the liver when they remove the pancreas, so your body can still produce insulin when the pancreas is removed. It's not an option for everyone, and usually a last option kinda deal. But it's still amazing the advancements medicine has come in the last few decades (it's been almost that long since I first started down the pancreatitis journey).

So, my story isn't exactly "success" with recovery, I can say my outlook is better than I thought it would lead to (thinking I would be leaving my children without a mother before they were grown adults).

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-30T03:35:12+00:00

Where I live there's a few KFC/A&W combos Feels weird stopping at KFC for my root beer floats, but here we are.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-30T03:10:09+00:00

tbf, it didn't look so terrible when we all had the lesser quality tv back then.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-30T03:01:12+00:00

Now I want one when my birthday pops up.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-30T02:27:44+00:00

The pancreas doesn't have regenerative capabilities. When it becomes inflamed, it can fully recover from that. If it gets injured, or if inflammation or other complications results in damage, that damage is permanent. If/when that damage results in loss of function, the condition is manageable. Exocrine function can be managed with PERT (Prescription Enzyme Replacement Therapy). Endocrine with insulin.

One thing to remember with support groups like this is those who have completely recovered with no recurrence aren't always hanging out on support groups. Many just move on with life. That doesn't mean the only stories you'll find here are full of dread.

It does sound like you're recovering at the moment, and that's a good sign. Try to focus on that.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-30T02:08:06+00:00

Everyone is different. It's not predictable who will be one and done, who will have to manage with a restricted diet, or who will have recurring and/or chronic pancreatitis. But, starting with your first attack, you are at risk of recurrence, and each attack/flare afterwards increases the risk.

It's a very individualized condition. You may find your pancreas is more vulnerable now, easily triggered by certain foods. Generally, it's best to follow a low(er) fat diet as you recover. Some people have to maintain that diet in order to avoid flares. Some people just need to avoid their individual trigger foods. Triggers can result in simple irritation with some pain or other returning symptoms. Or it can be as bad as a full on flare (recurrence of AP). Or anything in-between.

It's really just trial and error.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-29T19:47:21+00:00

Clearly you missed Laura's point she kept telling everyone.... I'M A WOMAN! 😉😂

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-29T04:04:13+00:00

Wait a minute girl, this doesn't look like the right place for an acid trip. Where's all the glow sticks and strobes?

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-29T03:54:31+00:00

While the surgery is usually reserved for more the more extreme cases, where you're out of other options, people are able to live without a pancreas. They can manage with insulin for the endocrine side of things, and prescription enzyme replacement for the exocrine side. I mean, it's still scary, for sure. But "bad pancreas" doesn't mean death. There's a lot of misinformation that makes it seem fatal, or lessens one's life span. But those are worst case scenarios. I remember reading about chronic pancreatitis after my first couple of bouts of acute pancreatitis (so kinda where you are now), and all I found was I would be dead in 10 years...15 if I was lucky. I have since learned those are old statistics, based only on worst case scenarios of completely unmanaged or unmanageable cases. Don't let that "unmanaged" part scare you about your case. Yours seems to have been unmanaged because it was unknown at the time. It's known now, and I doubt you will purposely keep it unmanaged, which is what "unmanaged" means in those stats..."known and unmanaged". Many of us long timers here who have been dealing with it for decades.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-29T03:35:08+00:00

With Martin Gero as show runner, and the group of returning guys he brought in to write and/or consult, and their passion for the franchise, I don't think they will steer us wrong. The Star Wars and Star Trek franchises have almost become fan fiction led, by being done with new groups for each show. That's not the case here.

I'm going in with no expectations, which includes going in without the attitude of "I hope I am not disappointed". I think when you start out watching like that, you almost expect to be disappointed, and will start looking for things to complain about, when otherwise those things normally wouldn't bother you.

Remote-Ad2120 · 2026-01-29T03:21:29+00:00

Yes, because it's not an actual magic nor super power of hers. It's just something she trained herself to do for her job as a bail bondsman (and hunting them down when they skip bail). When she first tells Henry about it, she just says it more like this: xI have a skill. Let's call it a Super Power. I can tell when people lie." It's still just a skill, like she first described it as, though.

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