Hello-new here- about ERCP
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Hello-new here- about ERCP
| Sat, 01-28-2006 - 3:39am |
Hi everyone! I hope all is well. My story is long but I have to let it out because I am losing my mind. It all started in Dec. of 2001. I developed "chronic gastritis" along with the imfamous IBS. Despite meds, I still felt awful. Over the next three years I had an endoscopy, colonoscopy, and two hida-scans. My ejection fraction was at 92%. My doctor said that "Wow, you have a very impressive gallbladder". Still feeling chronically miserable I started harassing my doctor, knowing that all this pain in my upper right quadrant of abdomin and pain radiating to my shoulder was definitely not IBS. After persistance, he sent me to a surgeon. Finally after two semesters of not being able to be in school, my pain was totally relieved. The surgeon took out my gallbladder. Low and behold it was so inflammed that it had adhered to my abdominal wall. Amazing that I was able to feel a difference and felt so much better that night of my surgery. That was in February of 2005. Now flashforward to about November of 2005. I started feeling nauseous after I ate. Pain radiating to my shoulder. Severe diahrrea. Blah blah blah. Just like when I had my gallbladder. So now I meet with a GI on Monday to decide if I need an ERCP. My doctor feels that I might have collitits (oh yes, colonoscopy too, boy they are so much fun).He also suspects that I might have pancreatitis and possible sphincter of oddi dysfunction. Does this sound like anyone out there? I am so glad for these message boards. One couldn't ask for a better support system. You guys rock and might I add very intelligent. Because of my past with everything being blamed on "IBS" and "stress", I have changed my major from pre-vet to pre-med. I think that my calling is to become a GI because I do believe in IBS, but I do not believe that doctors should immediately blame all digestive symptoms on that and therefore do not do any further testing. In my case, it could have saved me from three years of chronic h***. All of you take care. And thank you for your time. I also apologize for my post being so long and probably being so full of misspellings.
