wow i'm a high school teacher with same story, now I can't teach at all due to illness.. I can't drink orange juice either, carbonation kills me and drives my nausea up the wall. I can't sleep though. Too much pain.
Your gallbladder totally sounds suspect. Did they give you a percentage? With no stones i'm guessing they'll look for stones with ultrasound.... looking for stones and having none I bet you need it out. Hopefully that's the end of it. With mine I had mine out and i'm still having problems. And now i'm being checked for SOD. Hopefully after yours is removed (if they do that) that will be the end of your story but you might have a bile duct problem like so many other people do. A MRCP might help you.
Are your liver enzymes elevated? What about pancrease levels? Those are signs of blockage. I'd push for results or next step, why wait for 3 weeks?? That's nuts....not to freak you out but by the time my gallbladder came out it was all full, infected and swollen to the point I couldn't sleep on my right side. And here I am still sick...
Good luck :S don't understand waiting 3 weeks will do for you. But doctors do that to me too so I understand the frustration.
i hope you both find answers soon - all the best.
This is just a random shot, but have you tried taking egg out of your diet? I had the worst stomach problems for along time, terrible stomach aches, loose stools, just everything. After countless tests, they said it might be a 50/50 chance its my gallbladder...had that removed, still pains and sickness. I decided it must be something Im eating. I took egg out of my diet on a hunch, and I have gotten at least 70% better. You would be surprised how much stuff has egg in it. Try this if you havent, hell Ive had blood tests done to see if I had any food allergies, and came back negative. But I know for a fact egg plays hell with my stomach and digestive system.
Good luck
Hey all,
Thanks for your support, advice and commiseration. I have no idea about my pancrease levels, but my doctor did say that my kidney and liver function looked "fine". In terms of diet, I am eating very low fat, trying to stay clear of all citrus, and I never eat eggs, and very rarely eat baked goods that contain them.
I think I'm going to call the office monday and tell the doctor that 3 weeks is just too long to wait when I feel this run down and sick all the time...
Thanks for your advice, and Mathew- I truly hope things improve for you!
no problem - if that gallbladder needs to come out, it's an easy (expensive) but easy operation.. done laproscopically..you'll be home the same day they do it. 4 days later I was working, very very sore..but was working (and then I got sick again lol..but anyway)
Yeah that gallbladder should be checked again (HIDA scan probably again) or something's not right. If your liver is fine then you don't have a blockage (most likely) but still i'd check that percentage again.
Thanks Melodeejoy, hope you get feeling better soon too! Let us know what happens! :)