EPI * Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

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Reply BETTY & SUGAR

06:24 PM on October 11, 2009 

WELCOME TO THE EPI FORUM DR. NANCY KAY AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING :-}
I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS OF CONCERN ABOUT MY PWD ''SUGAR'' I WAS CURIOUS WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN ''EPI'' AND ''PANCREATITIS''? ALSO, A COUPLE OF THE EPI FORUM MEMBERS THOUGHT SUGAR MIGHT VERY WELL HAVE CUSHINGS DISEASE ALONG WITH BECAUSE SHE IS NEVER SATISFIED AFTER I FEED HER AND ALWAYS LOOKING FOR FOOD CRUMBS, TREATS AND ANYTHING SHE CAN GET HER LIPS ON:-}. I RESEARCHED CUSHINGS ONLINE AND SUGAR DOES HAVE A FEW OF THE SYMPTOMS, SUCH AS EXCESSIVE APPETITE AND THIRST (AT TIMES SHE WILL DRINK AN ENTIRE BOWL OF WATER AT ONCE) BUT I DON'T THINK SHE DRINKS AN ABUNDANCE AMOUNT OF WATER AND DON'T THINK SHE URINATES THAT MUCH COMPARED TO ALL THE OTHER DOGS I SEE ON WALKS. I DID READ SOMETHING ABOUT LEG TREMORS AND WONDER IF THAT'S WHY SUGAR'S BACK RIGHT LEG SHAKES (QUIVERS LIKE SHE'S COLD) WHICH I NOTICED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND ASKED DR. WITHROW AT CSU ABOUT IT AND HE SAID IT WASN'T ARTHRITIS AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT SO I DIDN'T! THE SHAKING LEG USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER WE PLAY BALL AND A LITTLE SHAKING GOES ON HERE AND THERE WHEN WE GO FOR A WALK. MY MAIN QUESTION WITH CUSHINGS IS WHAT TEST DO YOU BEGIN WITH. I WAS TOLD A SIMPLE URINE TEST CAN RULE OUT IMMEDIATELY IF SUGAR DOESN'T HAVE CUSHINGS I. THEN I READ ABOUT THE ''ACHT'' TEST AND WONDER IF I SHOULD START THERE ? I DO REMEMBER ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO HER LIVER ENZYMES WERE SLIGHTLY ELEVATED AND TO KEEP AN EYE ON THEM BUT THIS YEAR THE TEST SHOWED LOWER NUMBERS ON HER LIVER ENZYMES. IF ANYONE CAN GIVE ME INFO ON HOW TO DIAGNOSE CUSHINGS DISEASE I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. THANKS EVERYONE
BETTY & SUGAR