Sunrise, pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. I don't know if my body misses it, but it does affect my digestion in some ways. This is the procedure I had done, after a year of tests and ERCPs and being so sick. The treatment for pancreatitis is resting the pancreas, so no food is taken in. http://www.mayoclinic.org/pancreatic...procedure.html

I am seeing my doctor Tuesday. I'm not sure why really. Most symptoms are gone and he will want to refer me to the gastroenterologist that I can't afford to run more tests that I can't afford. That's why I avoid going at all. The office visit is expensive enough; why go if you can't afford the tests or procedures they recommend. Necessary things but costly.