I've finally gotten to a point where my pancreatitis isn't flaring all the time. Wound up discontinuing two medications and starting two new ones. One for psych and one for blood sugar control. Because of this progress I've been able to continue in the bariatric program I started earlier this year.
That said, I'm in this in between space with my chronic illnesses. They are just debilitating enough that I can't work but not quite so debilitating that I've been able to win my disability claim. I received my first denial today. We will, of course, appeal.
The new psych med that I started, Seroquel, has been sufficiently stabilizing my mood but it has a number of negative side effects including weight gain. I am thinking my next steps will involve a total overhaul of my psych cocktail. It's only working for part of my life and I really need a holistic approach if I'm going to take full advantage of the weight loss surgery.
