What Does An Ejection Fraction of 5% On a Hida Scan Mean? Posted: 01-17-05 23:52pm
I had my gallbladder checeked today- the
tech told me I didn't have stones, but my
ejection fraction was 5%. He said normal
is usually 30% or greater. (he said he is
not a doctor, but that is the norm. I am
waiting for my Dr. To get these results
because I have contstant pain now. What
could cause gallbladder disease if it
isn't stones? (i have had fibromyalgia
since 1997, so I have taken lots of meds
for yrs. Could certain meds cause this?
) also, I have pain minly in under the
ribcage in the right upper quadrant, but
it also can be painful after awhile in my
right kidney area and lower quadrant
areas sometimes. (almost feeling like
where the ovaries would be.) I am 37 yrs
old and (have had a partial hysterectomy),
but had the hida scan today.
Any advice would be helpful.
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Re: What Does An Ejection Fraction of 5% On a Hida Scan Mean Posted: 01-18-05 22:02pm
kane
wrote:
i had my gallbladder
checeked today- the tech told me I didn't
have stones, but my ejection fraction was
5%. He said normal is usually 30% or
greater. (he said he is not a doctor,
but that is the norm. I am waiting for
my Dr. To get these results because I
have contstant pain now. What could
cause gallbladder disease if it isn't
stones? (i have had fibromyalgia since
1997, so I have taken lots of meds for
yrs. Could certain meds cause this? )
also, I have pain minly in under the
ribcage in the right upper quadrant, but
it also can be painful after awhile in my
right kidney area and lower quadrant
areas sometimes. (almost feeling like
where the ovaries would be.) I am 37 yrs
old and (have had a partial hysterectomy),
but had the hida scan today.
Any advice would be
helpful.
a 5% ejection fraction is definitely
abnormal. Were you on any kind of
narcotic pain medicine when you had the
scan? That can cause a falsely abnormal
ejection fraction.
Steroids can sometimes contribute to
gallbladder disease.
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Hida Scan Posted: 01-19-05 01:20am
I have a prescription for lorcet for pain,
but I don't think I had taken any. How
long would I have had to have been free
from taking that? I could have taken one
a feww days before the scan because I was
in quite a bit of pain, but since I have
also had ulcers, I take tylenol for pain
and haven't been on ibuprofen for yrs. I
had been taking nexium and pepcid for the
pain thinking it was my ulcers, not my
gallbladder. I was in a car accident dec.
16 and had the lorcets then a a couple of
flexeril, but not too many. I only took a
few backat that time. This stomach pain
has been going on for quite some time.
Thinking it was my ulcers (i had 4
erosions 3-4 yrs ago) I stopped all
sugar-(now use splenda), have been
watching carbs and eating lots of fat free
products. (that was the beginning of
january, but that never even helped.) I
finally went to my doctor, had an
ultrasound-ok- and then the hida scan. I
talk to the surgeon tomorrow. Are there
any questions I should ask?
Thanks!
Kane
