"due to the pain of chronic pancreatitis, i was nonfunctional. have a meal, shower when necessary, seldom wear anything but night clothes, only go out to the doctor and would avoid the grocery store if possible.  now i clean my house, cook gourmet meals and would like to resume a small part of my former active lifestyle-maybe next summer fishing and camping.  without this medicine i had lost my desire to live due to constant, unabating abdominal pain.  now, i have a &quot;what&#039;s next&quot; attitude instead of &quot;i&#039;m hurting so badly i wish i were dead&quot;.  i can live with the stigma and i do get negative attitudes from concerned family, but they even see the good that has come from this medicine, and also see the massive improvement in my life."