History: my 77 year old mom went to the
ER after escallating upeer right abdomenal
pain was so severe she couldn't stand it.
Admitted her to the ER. High pulse, but
BP not bad. Severe pain. Elevated
amylase, but not lypase. Intial thought
was pancreatitis. Ruled out. Blld work
indicated liver, gall bladder, etc. were
fine. Barium enema revealed nothing
abnormal. Pancreatic cancer was the next
thought - ruled out after whatever the
super CAT scan they did was. Went home
and was on and off pain meds with pain
lessening over time. Pain started coming
back and she finally went to a family
practitioner for a complete once over.
Thought of kidney ptosis came in. Pain
was worse laying down than sitting or
standing. Dye film while upright revealed
a very slight drop in right kidney, but
nothing to suggest ptosis. All organs
looked normal according to radiology.
This is puzzling and disturbing. Any
thougts on the next direction we should
take?
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aflsh
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Posted: 10-01-07 10:06am
I'm sorry that your mom is in so much
pain. I hope you find some answers. My
pain is usually on my side or back. I
don't know what upper abdominal pain would
be. Maybe stomach? I had a barium
swallow, which is the other end, and they
told me I had esophageal reflux. That
came with stomach pain. What else does the
doctor suggest? Maybe a second opinion.
