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I am a 26 year old mother of two and have
had very few medical problems in my life.
I have pretty severe seasonal allergies
and a tendancy to be anemic but other than
that I am a fairly healthy young woman.
A few days ago I started noticing signs of
a uti and began drinking massive amounts
of cranberry juice hoping to get rid of it
before it became a problem. The next
evening, after a very active day out with
my son the pain with urination became
severe and I began to notice a pain in my
right side that I thought was a gas
bubble. This was on saturday so I was
hoping to ride out the urinary infection
untill monday, but when I awoke on sunday
morning the pain in my side was still
exactly where it was before and had
significantly worsened. After about an
hour I decided to go on to the er and find
out what was wrong. My gallbladder was
the first thing they suspected so they did
an ultrasound right away. No stones were
found, but I was told that it was full of
sludge. They decided to go ahead with a
ct scan of my kidneys since they knew I
had a uti and see if maybe I had kidney
stones. Nothing showed up there. So
they sent me home with antibiotics for a
bladder infection and lortabs for the pain
in my side. I was told that surgery was
inevitable. They said I needed to follow
up with a general surgeon. The
appointment isn't for a few more days and
i'm trying to find out what to expect.
How long after diagnosis with "sludge"
should I expect surgery? The hospital
told me that changing my diet could help
to prolong it and ease some of the pain
but thus far that hasn't done any good.
I had a full 24 hours pain free and now
the pain is back and since I hadn't eaten
anything in about 14 hours I know that it
isn't diet related. If any of you have
any input it would be greatly appreciated.
Bopsie
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bopsie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 4 Location: NE Georgia
Posted: 07-02-05 11:05am
This was from me I didn't realize that I
wasn't logged in when I posted it. As an
update, I went to my doctor on thursday
and he scheduled me for a disida scan.
From what he explained about it it sounds
very similar to what i've been hearing
about a hida scan. Does anyone here know
for sure. I have to go to the hospital
next friday morning. No food after
midnight, then dye injected and a drug to
make my gallbladder contract to see how
well it is working. Has anyone here had
a disida scan, and can give me input on
just how uncomfortable it is going to be?
I hear the dye really burns.
Thanks
bopsie
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Blue_Streak_Creations
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Posts: 107 Location: USA
Posted: 07-04-05 20:27pm
I had my gallbadder out in april. Three
months before & up to surgery I went
through what seems like every test known
to man. Sounds like your dr was talking
about a hida scan. The dye does burn a
little, but it's not that bad. However if
you have a second injection-- the cck
injection, that's a bit more
uncomfortable, as it's makes your
gallbladder contract...It can cause
cramping, nausea etc...
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bopsie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 4 Location: NE Georgia
Posted: 07-04-05 20:51pm
Thanks. At least now I know not to worry
to much about it. 3 days and counting.
Maybe then I can get the ball rolling on
relieving this constant pain and bloating.
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bopsie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 4 Location: NE Georgia
Just An Update... Posted: 07-11-05 21:01pm
I went to the hospital and had the disida
scan done on friday morning. They
injected me with the radioactive dye, and
then an hour later made me drink an entire
can of room temperature un-flavored
ensure(that was the worst part). The
scan showed a very large gallbladder, from
what I could tell it was about the size of
a large lemon. No wonder i've been in so
much pain. But when I called the dr's
office friday afternoon they said it would
be tuesday before they knew anything(even
though the tech at the hospital told me
the results would be available by that
afternoon). So, here I am, still
waiting, still hurting every day, and
allmost out of pain meds. I'm anxious
and scared. I'll let you know what I
find out, when ever that happens to be...
