Hi! I'm not sure that this is the right place to post this so if not please let me know. I was diagnosed with IBS at 19 and have had problems off and on since. The past year and a half have been particulary difficult. Although I don't have the typical D ( I am more on the C side these days) the docs still say I have IBS. My main issue, though, is epigastric pain and nausea, to the point of waking me at night and vomiting and being miserable for hours. I don't have gallstones, but just had a HIDA scan done that showed that my gallbladder is functioning at 1/3 the normal rate. I was relieved that I finally had an answer (or so I thought) but my family doc and GI doc are less than enthused. Because the test did NOT recreate the same symptoms of an attack, they are saying it may not be my gallbladder, even though it's not functioning properly. Usually, after the injection of a hormone to "cause" a gallbladder attack a person feels the pain and nausea similar to their usual symptoms. I had some pain but nothing close to what I normally have. So now I'm confused and don't know what to do. I can't go on like this - I can hardly eat and it doesn't even matter what I eat anymore. I never know when an attack will hit and I've lost weight from not eating. I'm getting depressed. Has anyone else out there had a similar experience? I'd hate to have the surgery only to find out it didn't help, but how will I know if it will help if I don't? Thanks for your input, and sorry this is so long.
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