I have had ruq pain consistently for the
last 8 weeks accompanied with nausea after
eating or drinking ( and it doesnt matter
what I eat or drink). I finally went to
the Dr. And had an ultrasound that came
back normal. He ordered a hida which
showed that my gallbladder is ejecting at
a 6% rate (normal being between 35-40%).
He sent me to a specialist/surgeon who now
is telling me that it might not be my gall
bladder and wants me to have an egd
(looking in my stomach for ulcers). Will
someone tell me what the point of a hida
is if not to shoe that my gallbaldder is
not working? Any advice would be
useful.
Thanks.
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towie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Posts: 23 Location: nj
Posted: 07-24-06 18:50pm
I have the same problem, urq pain for the
past 6 months. After many tests, went for
an abdominal ultrasound which came back
normal, no stones. A couple of days later
I went for a hida scan which came back
with a 26% ejection fraction. I went to
see the surgeon who said my gallbladder
was not functioning right and because I
had all of the symptoms, my gallbladder
needs to come out. He said most of the
time gallbladders with low ejection
fractions eventually will develop stones.
I am having my gallbladder removed on
wednesday.
Did the hida scan replicate the pain you
have been experiencing? When they
injected the cck with me, I immediately
got nauseaus, had an intense hot flash
followed by cramps in my stomach.
It sounds like your surgeon is just making
sure it is not something else before he
does surgery. Good luck to you and feel
better.
