Around mid May, I started experiencing extreme thirst and frequent urination. I am a dibetic type II diagnosed 8 years ago. I regularly have my Hemaglobin ac-1 checked and also home check my glucose levels. I have been cotrolling my blood sugar with diet and exercise. I also have high cholesteral, and have been taking lipitor for the last 3 yrs, 10 mg once a day. I also have an underactive thyroid dx also about 3 years ago. I take 300 mcg once /day. I also have a history of polycystic ovaries.
at the end of may I also started having trouble eating. I was experience abdonminal discomfort and a feeling of fullness after eating. I thought it was gas and tried malox, peptobismal, etc to know avail... by the 2nd week of june, I developed severe pain in my abdomen and more pain in my stomach and upper right abdomen underneath my right breast/rib cage.
On june 12th I was admitted to the hospital with a white blood cell count of 16,000, fever of just over 100, dehydration, glucose was 485, tryglicerides were 1943 total cholesteral 303, elevated liver enzymes, low sodium levels, to name just a few. Lipase and amalyse levels were normal ruling out pancreatitis.
They did abdominal xray, ct scn, hida scan, ultrasound checking for gallbladder disease.. this was rulled out.. an 5 centemeter abdominal mass was found (ovarian cyst). I was in the hospital for 4 days on iv of sodium chloride and levaquin then discharged after my fever was gone and white blood cells back to normal
Since being discharged on 06/15/03, I have developed uncontrollable bright yellow diarrhea that has lasted to thsi day, more stomach fullness, more discomfort upper right quadrant, fever up and down. I have been put on glucophage 2000 mg /day (1000 dx's day) which has brought my glucose down. I was told not to restart the lipitor again( why???) and was referred to a gi specialist who did an upper endoscopy and colonoscopy on 06/27/03. That revealed upper mild gastritis (biopsy done) two polyps removed from my colon and diverticulosis ( bioply done of the reddened tissue) ....
I am still have severe abdominal pain starting just above my naval then radiating thruout the whole abdomen, an huge unexpalined yellow bruise lower left side,severe diarrhea, fullness in my stomach after eating very little, and extreme fatigue and dehydration.
Do date I have no answers as to what is going on and how to correct it?? Has lipitor caused any of this? I was told I may have a spastic bile duct. What possible directions can my dr's go in to help this? Nothing has been able to give any relief for the pain or diarrhea. Help.