Good Evening, I am speaking on behalf of my Mother, who has been displaying these symptons for the last 4 years.. She developed them after GB removal, she has since lost over 100 pounds and is in a emotional and financial hole. I have been following this very conversation for 2 weeks while tending and helping my mother through her attacks. She has made 26 Emergency room visits in three years, 22 at one hospital, to finally have a ER Dr tell me his diagnosis is opiate withdrawals after 2 IV doses of morphine in 90mins prior to seeing the Dr.. Opiate withdrawals from 10mg Narcos, 20mg Opana and 15mg Morphine that our family Dr prescribed, in addition to Dyclemine and Lorazepan.. Sounds like a contradiction if it's SOD, but anyways after the Er Dr said withdrawals my Mom quit opiates cold turkey and suffered horrible withdrawals for four days until it partially subsided, it is day 14 now, still some discomfort. What I really need is to talk to Michell221 or whomever is willing to communicate via email with me and help save my Moms life.. I am at my wits end, I appreciate everyones time and help.
Jessie
I haven't had this operation.
Here is a lot of discussion about SOD:
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/search/68?query=sphincter+of+oddi&camp=
There are risks with this procedure, even deaths were reported, it's hard to be smart on this, it's you who will decide.
thanks for that could you tell ne if you have had the operation and what the outcome was as I was told there was a serious risk with this operation I am from Australia and the only surgeon that does this op is in Sydney and I live in Melbourne, So I would have a very lenghthy trip, Fortunately for me we have medicare here which means I will not have to pay for the medical care just the gap fees but I may have to wait a long time for the surgery but it would be worth it if there is hope
I have tried repeatedly to go on a low fat diet and it has resulted in my condition worsening where I would have it every day and I am only a ;ittle bit overwieght so I tend to not want to go through that if I can avoid it
Spincter of Oddi dysfunction may be treated with meds (ones which lower the pressure of sph. of Oddi, and ones which dilute the bile). Surgery, or a procedure done during upper endoscopy is a permanent solution though.
http://intmed.muhealth.org/gast/patient_resource/commondisorders/sphincteroddi.html
Sludge means more dense bile, probably containing more cholesterol. General advice about diet is to avoid as much fat as possible, avoiding any estrogen pills or steroid drugs - anything what results in higher cholesterol excretion from the liver and building up the sludge.