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It's probably free where you are.
That sounds miserable. I'm glad you brought up alcohol. I should've mentioned that.
It's what is immediately associated to pancreatitis. Doctors question us at first, everywhere we go, we expect it. We have to explain how no, she doesn't drink, hasn't drank, it's not hereditary, she's the 1 out of however many thousand who was born with the fucked up gene, next question.
Thanks for this comment—gave me chills. I hope your friends aunt gets past it. I haven't witnessed an attack to that extreme but what I've seen looks unbearable.
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Not free here, but not nearly as expensive. If you are low income it will be subsidised too. The UK would be free or heavily subsidised.
Her aunt seemed to be on the mend so came out of ICU, but after months of being on support and not eating normally, couldn't stomach eating again so was barely eating and no-one made sure she was. Lost 4 kilos, had to be revived after going in for a scan and ended up back in ICU. Family has been told to say their goodbyes just in case, but if she does pull through then she should be able to make it. Sounds like it's a 50/50 chance at this point, though. That about sums up the level of care nurses are able to cater to on the wards. Under staffed is how hospitals work here, so unless you are in ICU, nurses can do little more than check on you while on their rounds.
After doing the rounds feeding the poultry and this going through my mind, editing to add some more thoughts:
I actually didn't realise that alcohol could destroy the pancreas until I heard about my friend's aunt. You hear about it causing liver disease, but never this. A friend has cirrhosis of the liver, but continues to drink excessively. He's not a nice drunk, either...
I was wondering, why does Pura have to take multiple tablets per meal? Do they not make a dosage where only one is needed, or does it change depending on what you eat or the severity of the condition?
Good one.
There's only two dosages and they're not much different. So, if it's heavy which is something she tries to avoid, she'll likely take two. Start with one per usual and see how she feels during the meal. One might work for a light meal but mainly just for snacks—an apple, et cetera.
Hot spices are the worst. She loves heat but that flares more than anything. Something simple like a shot of sriracha at the Thai joint would require another one.
But they're digestive, right, so she can't consume anything without them. Pretty depressing. Can't just grab a handful of almonds or something. Or a banana. Or a....
Another question comes to mind. With Pura's condition being genetic, was it a gradual process with her pancreas degrading or is it something she's had to deal with all her life?
She had her first attack when she was 16. They didn't diagnose her for quite awhile because you're just not supposed to have that at a young age so they tested for everything else.
Didn't really bother for another 10+ years. Nowadays it's one day at a time.