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To a Friend I have Not Yet Met:

I am emailing this request in a desperate attempt to find anyone with knowledge or experience with a similar medical condition.  My 14 year old niece is critically ill with Pancreatitis; most likely caused by taking the acne drug “Accutane.”  I feel certain that she is not the first adolescent to experience this horrific side effect.  I remain hopeful that someone somewhere may be able to shed some light on our darkness.  She is experiencing every uncommon (1 -2 % chance) side effect disclosed!    I am praying that this email will fall into the hands of that one person in the world that can provide that important piece of information that will ultimately lead to Samantha’s full recovery.

Please . . . . . if you have any knowledge or information that you think may even slightly help this child, please email or call me. If you are a Medical Physician and prefer to speak directly to Samantha doctors, please call 925-735-3120 or email mike@hyles.com and I will get you a direct telephone number.

Details

We attended my niece’s 8th grade graduation ceremonies on June 18, 2005 where she was awarded top of her class in every subject as well as a 4.0 grade point average. Samantha is scheduled to start High School next month, August 2005 and has her sights set on either UC Berkeley or Stanford.   

Ten days after graduation (June 28th)   Samantha doubled over in excruciating pain and began vomiting. Her mother rushed her to Kaiser Hospital in California.  After several test, the doctors stated that she had acute pancreatitis; most likely caused from taking the prescribed drug Accutane.  Samantha was then transferred by ambulance to Kaiser in Santa Clara where she had been hospitalized for over 2.5 weeks undergoing test. She was released from the Hospital on Monday July 18 however, Friday July 23, 2005 she had returned to the emergency room; again vomiting and above average pain in her abdomen. She was then returned by ambulance to the Kaiser Facility in Santa Clara.  I have attached some of the communications regarding her condition which transpired between my brother and me which may help with details regarding her condition.

Visit Samantha Hyles' page by going to http://www.visitingOurs.com and clicking 'Visit'. 

In order to access the page and read all updates and postings you will need to enter

The patient name: Samantha Hyles
And the visitor's PIN: V27011

Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide.

Mike Hyles