At Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Misty Hoffman wrote:
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>Have you had any tests to show that your positive that you have gall
>stones? Gallstones can be seen on an u/s test. The only thing that I
>can tell you about the pain is from what I experienced myself. It was
>like a "cramping" sensation that would start in the right side of the
>middle of my back (right where the kidney is) and it would radiate all
>the way around my side over to the front. I was having these types of
>pains about two nights before I actually went to the ER room, and when
>the doctor pushed on my abdomen I went straight through the roof. If
>you have gall stones to the point where it is hurting you or is that
>bothersome then i'd defintley have that treated before you do any other
>types of surgery. The gall bladder can become very infected if it is
>left untreated...like mine did. The surgeon removed mine
>laproscopically I was discharged to go home the next day. But I was in
>the hospital on a PCA pump a week before the surgery actually took place
>and I was very sick, they had me on a liquid diet and I would
>vomit...and if I didn't vomit then I was very nauseated. My advice to
>you is to go see your MD and have this looked into. You do not want to
>get an infected gall bladder the pain will get worse if you let it go.
>
>Misty
>
>LNewman@milbank.com wrote:
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>> Oh man, I cannot be having this happen to me right now!!! I have my
>> surgery scheduled for 9/25!!! For the last 3 weeks, I have been
>> filling up on food (dinner at less than half of a small portion to
>> begin with). I told my husband that I would be better off if I just
>> got a child's meal considering how much of it I eat. I start and just
>> fill up so fast I feel like I will pop. My pain is in the middle of
>> the right side of my back. Considering the position, I thought it
>> could be my kidney but after hearing you and you were speaking what I
>> have been going through this last weeks!! I feel as though as I walk,
>> I am going to pass out the pain can be so bad. the rest of the pain I
>> have I know is due to adhesions especially in the lower part of both
>> sides but it is the pain in my middle/lower back that has me
>> concerned. I wish there was more I could find out about the
>> symptoms. Can anyone tell me know this works; the start of the pain,
>> what it is like when you have had it a while, can it be treated by
>> meds or does it have to resort to therapy (physical that is)? Do you
>> think it will interfere with my 9/25 "date" with Drs. Reich and Redan,
>> and I am afraid that if I am having this, it will take even longer to
>> get to the good Drs. R&R. Anyone's help on this will be greatly
>> appreciated!!!
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Misty Hoffman [SMTP:misty.hoffman@gte.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 12:09 PM
>> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
>> Subject: Re: Has anyone had gallbladder trouble?
>>
>> Hi Sherry,
>> I had gallstones in 1996 a year after I gave birth to my
>> daughter. The pain
>> that I experienced was on the right side and it was like a
>> cramping sensation
>> that radiated around from my side to the back. I went to the ER
>> room and they
>> did an U/S and it showed gallstones. I was released to go home
>> but I became
>> very ill and I was admitted to the hospital the next day. I was
>> nauseated, ran
>> a temp and I was vomiting. I think I was in the hospital for a
>> week before they
>> removed the gallbladder. Gallbladder attacks aren't fun and they
>> do hurt. I
>> had several stones, the surgeon said when he pulled the gall
>> bladder out it just
>> saged down from all the stones that were in there.
>>
>> Misty
>>
>> Jill wrote:
>>
>> > Sherry -
>> >
>> > Both my docs were also sure I had gall bladder problems - but
>> all of my
>> > tests ruled it out. I even had TWO ultrasounds just to make
>> sure, plus a CT
>> > scan.
>> >
>> > I still find myself nauseous quite a bit, and get full very
>> easily - most of
>> > my pain seems to center around the rib cage, and it is worst on
>> the right
>> > hand side near the top.
>> >
>> > I hope you find the answers you are looking for!
>> >
>> > Jill
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: adhesions@obgyn.net [mailto:adhesions@obgyn.net]On Behalf
>> Of Sherry
>> > Marie
>> > Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 7:45 PM
>> > To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
>> > Subject: Has anyone had gallbladder trouble?
>> >
>> > I had my appointment with my surgeon today. I am still having
>> severe
>> > right sided abdominal and back pain, as well as intestinal
>> adhesion
>> > pain. My Dr. feels that besides my adhesions that I may have
>> a gall
>> > bladder problem. I was in the hospital in Aug. for similar
>> pain. Due
>> > to my fever, bloodwork was done and they will call me tomorrow
>> with
>> > results and also to set up my test at hospital for the
>> gallbladder. I
>> > had a ct scan of the pelvis and a hepabiliary scan in Aug. but
>> he wants
>> > another scan. I have lost 4 pounds because I can't eat much.
>> I
>> > struggle to keep weight on. Has anyone had similar problems
>> with their
>> > gallbladder? Any info would be appreciated. Sherry Marie
>> >
>> http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
>> >
>> http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
>>
>> http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
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>Have you had any tests to show that your positive that you have gall stones?
>Gallstones can be seen on an u/s test. The only thing that I can
>tell you about the pain is from what I experienced myself. It was
>like a "cramping" sensation that would start in the right side of the middle
>of my back (right where the kidney is) and it would radiate all the way
>around my side over to the front. I was having these types of pains
>about two nights before I actually went to the ER room, and when the doctor
>pushed on my abdomen I went straight through the roof. If you have
>gall stones to the point where it is hurting you or is that bothersome
>then i'd defintley have that treated before you do any other types of surgery.
>The gall bladder can become very infected if it is left untreated...like
>mine did. The surgeon removed mine laproscopically I was discharged
>to go home the next day. But I was in the hospital on a PCA pump
>a week before the surgery actually took place and I was very sick, they
>had me on a liquid diet and I would vomit...and if I didn't vomit then
>I was very nauseated. My advice to you is to go see your MD and have
>this looked into. You do not want to get an infected gall bladder
>the pain will get worse if you let it go.
>Misty
>LNewman@milbank.com wrote:
>
>Oh man, I cannot
>be having this happen to me right now!!! I have my surgery scheduled
>for 9/25!!! For the last 3 weeks, I have been filling up on food
>(dinner at less than half of a small portion to begin with). I told
>my husband that I would be better off if I just got a child's meal considering
>how much of it I eat. I start and just fill up so fast I feel like
>I will pop. My pain is in the middle of the right side of my back.
>Considering the position, I thought it could be my kidney but after hearing
>you and you were speaking what I have been going through this last weeks!!
>I feel as though as I walk, I am going to pass out the pain can be so bad.
>the rest of the pain I have I know is due to adhesions especially in the
>lower part of both sides but it is the pain in my middle/lower back that
>has me concerned. I wish there was more I could find out about the
>symptoms. Can anyone tell me know this works; the start of the pain,
>what it is like when you have had it a while, can it be treated by meds
>or does it have to resort to therapy (physical that is)? Do you think
>it will interfere with my 9/25 "date" with Drs. Reich and Redan, and I
>am afraid that if I am having this, it will take even longer to get to
>the good Drs. R&R. Anyone's help on this will be greatly appreciated!!!
>-----Original Message-----
>From:
>Misty Hoffman [SMTP:misty.hoffman@gte.net]
>Sent:
>Thursday, July 20, 2000 12:09 PM
>To:
>Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
>Subject:
>Re: Has anyone had gallbladder trouble?
>Hi Sherry,
>I had gallstones in 1996 a year after
>I gave birth to my daughter. The pain
>that I experienced was on the right
>side and it was like a cramping sensation
>that radiated around from my side
>to the back. I went to the ER room and they
>did an U/S and it showed gallstones.
>I was released to go home but I became
>very ill and I was admitted to the
>hospital the next day. I was nauseated, ran
>a temp and I was vomiting. I
>think I was in the hospital for a week before they
>removed the gallbladder. Gallbladder
>attacks aren't fun and they do hurt. I
>had several stones, the surgeon said
>when he pulled the gall bladder out it just
>saged down from all the stones that
>were in there.
>Misty
>Jill wrote:
>> Sherry -
>>
>> Both my docs were also sure I had
>gall bladder problems - but all of my
>> tests ruled it out. I even
>had TWO ultrasounds just to make sure, plus a CT
>> scan.
>>
>> I still find myself nauseous quite
>a bit, and get full very easily - most of
>> my pain seems to center around the
>rib cage, and it is worst on the right
>> hand side near the top.
>>
>> I hope you find the answers you
>are looking for!
>>
>> Jill
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: adhesions@obgyn.net [mailto:adhesions@obgyn.net]On
>Behalf Of Sherry
>> Marie
>> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 7:45
>PM
>> To: Multiple recipients of list
>ADHESIONS
>> Subject: Has anyone had gallbladder
>trouble?
>>
>> I had my appointment with my surgeon
>today. I am still having severe
>> right sided abdominal and back pain,
>as well as intestinal adhesion
>> pain. My Dr. feels that
>besides my adhesions that I may have a gall
>> bladder problem. I was in
>the hospital in Aug. for similar pain. Due
>> to my fever, bloodwork was done
>and they will call me tomorrow with
>> results and also to set up my test
>at hospital for the gallbladder. I
>> had a ct scan of the pelvis and
>a hepabiliary scan in Aug. but he wants
>> another scan. I have lost
>4 pounds because I can't eat much. I
>> struggle to keep weight on.
>Has anyone had similar problems with their
>> gallbladder? Any info would be appreciated.
>Sherry Marie
>>
>http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
>>
>http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
>
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