my sister in-law was hospitalized with cronic pancreatitus.her pancreas became infected and they put a stent in it to remove the infection pus ans blood.while they did that they found a mass near the area and she went into various complications, c diff. she was put on a vent and a tube in her nose to the area that was infected to take out the toxic fluids, they had to drain the infected area several times with a tube directly thru the stomache area(not sure exactly where) she was on morphine for pain in the hosp for 4 weeks and they told her that she needed an operation and it was extremely dangerous , she might not survive....she wanted to go home, and it s been almost 2 weeks she has stopped eating and within the past 2 days not urinating...hospice said her body is shutting down...how long does that take ? and can she recover?
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor, Pancreatitis is a medical emergency condition where the person should be immediately evacuated with higher antibiotics(cephalosporins or amaryllis with clavulanic acid or levofloxacin)with other supportive and fluid electrolyte replacement. Here, in your sisters-in-law case it should be checked which kinds of complication are she having and what are the basic blood parameters with overall general condition of the patient. As per your description, she is actually in serious condition and from here it becomes very difficult to survive. The complete recovery time may be 2 to 04 months after discharge from hospital, till she should take complete bed rest. Always follow your doctors advise. Thanks and 