2 in a week!!!

I have had 2 "phantom" gall bladder attacks in a week. One was last Thursday and the other was Wednesday. Both woke me up from sleeping. The one on Wednesday was a codeine induced sleep that I was in. I go in to see him tomorrow morning for a follow up for this.

I have had these same "phantom" attacks. My surgeon thinks that it is a dysfunction of the Oddi Sphyncter. It happens sometimes. It cannot be diagnosed in a post-RNY patient unless you go through surgery and even then it is not guaranteed that it will be the problem/or fixed.

I have found that when I get a pain, I can take a Demerol (pain relaxant) and I'm good for a couple of weeks. Since this seems to help me, my surgeon said to just keep doing it to avoid having another surgery (which would be my third in 3 months!)

Hope this helps!

Becky

Oh Kathy how horrible for you.... you're in my thoughts and prayers

 Kathy, sorry you have to go through this. Hopefully you can get to the root of the problem and get it in control.

Nancy

Kathy that really stinks. You have had more than your share of problems. Hope they get to the bottom if this one soon.

Sher

 

Thanks everyone! Dr. A. thinks is scar tissue. he really doesn't want to start shoving a scope down my throat yet to find out since I don't have the attacks tha often. I tend to agree with him on that.

oh Kathy!  hope all is well!

Doing better. Haven't had another attack.