Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 3 Location: mississippi
Gallbladder?? Posted: 05-08-07 13:25pm
I have been having pain in my right side
under the bottom part of my ribs, and pain
that goes from there to my back and up the
middle of my back between my shoulder
blades...This has been going on for about
1 year, when it started, the pains would
come and go, might lasts for a couple of
days every month. Now the pains started
about 2 months ago and have not went away
and now I have very bad nausea...I have
had a gallbladder ultrasound done, x-rays,
tests for kidney stones and ct, all have
been normal.
Any suggestions??
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 05-08-07 15:51pm
Did they do a hidascan to check for
gallbladder function? That would be my
next suggestion.
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vic08
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Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 3 Location: mississippi
Gallbladder?? Posted: 05-08-07 16:27pm
No they have not done a hidascan yet, I
have made an appointment with a GI
specialist, so far all the other doctors
that I have seen are primarly looking for
stones.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 05-09-07 09:49am
Sometimees the gall bladder can function
improperly, presenting the same type of
pain that peolpe have when they have
gallstones. When they do a hidascan, they
inject a radioactive isotope which
attaches itself to the bile contained in
your gall bladder. then they give you a
hormone called cholesistokinin which
causes your gall bladder to eject the bile
that it holds. Failure to empty
appropriately (ejection fraction) can be
determined by calculation of the isotope
as it exits. If the ejection fraction is
too low, thenyou are said to have a
"sluggish" or improperly functioning gall
bladder. the result is a sludge that
accumulates and causes you pain. The scan
can hurt as much as an attack, though. I
hope you find some answers. If they don't
mention this test, at least make a point
of bringing it up.
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vic08
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Update: Posted: 05-25-07 10:51am
I have had a hida scan done, and my
ejection fraction was 7% my doctor said
this is very abnormal and the only
solution is to have my gallbladder
removed, so I'm going to have the surgery
soon.
If anyone is having the same symptoms that
I have had, I suggest having a hida scan
done, its the only way to find out if the
gallbaldder is not working as it should,
some doctors told me if I didn't have
stones - then nothing was wrong with my
gallbladder, this is not true.. My G.I.
doctor said that anything with an ejection
fraction under 35% is abnormal.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 05-25-07 10:54am
I am so glad they found what was wrong! I
wish you the best for a fast and healthy
recovery!
