Hi there! Welcome to part three of this six-part blog series about my crazy rollercoaster journey with autoimmune pancreatitis. Did you miss part one or two? Check them out here! This post will cover my third (and final) hospital stay, my specialty endoscopy procedure, and my super strange pathology results. We left off in late […]
Living with Autoimmune Pancreatitis, Part 2 of 6: My Second Pancreatitis Hospitalization, Digestive Enzymes, and My Unofficial Diagnosis
Welcome back to part two of this 6-part blog series about my recent journey with autoimmune pancreatitis! If you missed part one, be sure to check it out here first. It’s all about my pancreatitis symptoms, blood tests and procedures I had done, and my first (of three) hospital stays. Today’s post will cover my […]
Living with Autoimmune Pancreatitis, Part 1 of 6: My Health Update, Pancreatitis Symptoms, and First Hospitalization
In December 2023, my world tipped upside down. I was just coming out of a six-month ulcerative colitis flare. One day, it felt like a literal bowling ball had lodged itself in my upper abdomen. It hurt to move. It hurt to eat. It hurt to breathe. The only thing that gave me some relief […]