I have had pancreatitus for over a year now. I had my gall bladder removed to prevent it from coming back, but it didn\'t work. I now know that you must maitain a very low fat diet and no alcohol at all to keep it under control. I had two systs the size of grapefruits in my pancrease and the surgeon drainened them into my stomach to prevent them from filling up again. I was in the hospital for nearly three months, and I hated every minute of it. Especially coming down from the narcotics.