Based upon tests, scans and consultations with four gastroenterologists in SF, Berkeley, Oakland, and Stanford, and a consulting rheumatologist, I have idiopathic, possibly autoimmune Chronic Pancreatitis, along with two other autoimmune disorders. Chronic pancreatitis is a disease characterized by a painful progressive destruction…
I’m not sure that I chronicled this, but several weeks ago my “remission” from pancreatitis came to an end. The pain crept back over the course of a couple of days. Thankfully, my medical team was responsive, and within three weeks, my GI…
Sitting around the dinner table last night sneaking a few bites of dinner before Sandy arrived home, we talked about Auden’s return to Kindergarten after a three day stomach virus. Wearing the full regalia of vulnerability the way only small children can, Auden moaned…