OT update

[HVAC]

All my tests came back okay except a 7mm polyp in my gall bladder which they see in 5% of ultrasounds looking for other things and usually are benign. Normally they do not worry about a polyp unless you are over 50 and it is over a centimeter. So I said good we do a wait and see. She looked at me like the time she told me I needed to go to the Neurologist years ago. Real concern.

My PCP wants me to have HIDA Scan next week. She is concerned since the gallbladder is so inflamed and there are no stones.

I really do not want surgery. My goal in life is to stay as far away from hospitals as possible. LOL.

Alex

[rendean]

Sorry to hear you might need surgery. I am assuming the dx is acalculous cholecystitis.

If it is, it's best to remove the gallbladder due to the complications that can arise form the inflamed GB. Below is an excerpt from eMedicine .com on the subject. It's NOT meant to scare you but to show the seriousness of the condition. I'm hoping this is NOT your dx.

"Acalculous cholecystitis is a severe illness that is a complication of various other medical or surgical conditions. Duncan first recognized it in 1844 when a fatal case of acalculous cholecystitis complicating an incarcerated hernia was reported. The condition causes approximately 5-10% of all cases of acute cholecystitis and is usually associated with more serious morbidity and higher mortality rates than calculous cholecystitis. It is most commonly observed in the setting of very ill patients (eg, on mechanical ventilation, with sepsis or severe burn injuries,1 after severe trauma2 ). In addition, acalculous cholecystitis is associated with a higher incidence of gangrene and perforation compared to calculous disease."

Basically it's saying the  GB can rupture and lead to a life-threatening sepsis.

But, I have seen you come shining through unscathed by many things so I will be sending good thoughts your way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hugs,
Ren

[HVAC]

JJ,
  YES TESTS ARE INFECTIOUS. I told my therapist I did not want to go to the Dr. for this reason. Then which Specialist? All at $60 a visit. My PCP sent me to the Gynecologist. She  found nothing then could not figure out whether the next step was a Urologist or Gastroentrologist. So I went back to PCP now it is either Gastroentrologist or Gastro Surgeon. Both appointments are months out.

This is why it took 4 months to get an almond size stone out of my ureter. I saw Dr. after Dr. and had test after test. I worked in Veterinary Medicine and the vets diagnosed it right away and were saying if you were a dog we would have had that thing out the next day.

I have learned patience.

Alex

[supermum_ms]

Hey Alex,

Umm, i'm not sure if thats good new or not, it sort of is, if they have found the problem and not, if its something that doesnt explain it all or it needs removing. Have you noticed that sometimes tests are infectious, you get one and then you need another, and another after that etc. etc. lol

Hope they get to the bottom of this quickly, are your still not getting any food down, did your PCP give you any help with that?

Cheers.......JJ

[lovemy6monkeys]

Aww, ((hugs)) Alex. i'm sorry that you might need surgery. I hope the scan next week gives you a better answer!

~Jess