Really Pancreas, Really?

Well, it's definitely time for an episode of REALLY?!?!? I'll be directing my really? remarks to my pancreas. Some of you know that about three years ago I had a mild case of pancreatitis. It can be a very serious thing, but luckily only the tip of my pancreas was inflamed, so I was only impaired for about 1 week. It was tremendously painful and I thought I was dying when I got it in April of 2006.
Now, you might be asking "isn't that a disease for alcoholics?" or "I didn't know Becca was such a lush!" Don't worry, I don't have any surreptitious habits. No, I am an anomaly. About 5 percent of patients they never determine the cause. I fit into that category.
I went on to jinx myself recentely by thinking "self, if you can handle pancreatitis pain, then you can handle going into labor without an epidural." Sunday night I went to bed around 11 pm and I did not sleep a wink! I was in so much pain and at first I thought "SHIT! I can't be in labor at 23 weeks!" It was very scary, but quickly realized that I was not having anything that resembled what I have read contractions are like. Also, Buckley Schumpert was moving around like normal, nothing unusual. The pain, however, reminded me COMPLETELY of that dreadful night three years ago when I had pancreatitis.
So, in the midst of my pain, I had to email my school with a substitute plan for the next day which, let me tell you, trying to plan or type anything while you are doubled over in pain is not a walk in the park. At 5 AM I called my midwife (I bet she loves me now) and she said hmmm...sounds like a GI problem, come in around 9 and we'll have Dr. so and so check you out (she was not going to be in that day.)
At first they tried to convince me that it was just heartburn, then I convinced them that I don't own any wimpy pants. It's NOT heartburn! The Doc was very kind, he then did a freebie ultrasound showing me Buckley Schumpert was doing just fine and that everything looked normal with the baby. PHEW. So I put on my relieved pants for a while. They did some blood tests and told me I would just need to wait so they can determine if it's pancreatitis. That was Monday.
Well, it's Wednesday and I totally called it. There is really nothing they can do for it, other than to tell me to eat foods with no fat, and foods that are extremely easy to digest. I already knew that from last time, so have been doing that since Monday morning. The pain is still there, but has subsided considerably. I even went to work today and stayed til 2:15. I finally had to leave because the pain was becoming too much, but nothing compared to the onset! If it doesn't feel significantly better by Monday, I will probably need to get an ultrasound done to determine if gallstones are causing the pancreatitis. If that's the case, then lucky me gets to eat virtually ZERO fat until the end of my pregnancy (nearly 4 full months away!)
So, if it seems that I have my grumpy pants, sick pants, or "are you effing kidding me?" pants on, you will know why.
In conclusion, I ask Really Pancreas? Really?