The frustration continues

So, I have been on TPN for 3 weeks now. The nausea seems to be passing, but about 2 weeks ago I started having abdominal pain, especially when I ate. They did a CT last week which was fine. So they have decided to investigate my gallbladder. Today I had a hidascan. I was told to arrive at 9:30 for a 10am test. I had to be NPO. So, me and my TPN bag and pump drove the hour to St. Vincent Carmel, after my husband took the day off work to stay home with the kids, to have my test. I was called back to the nuclear med room where the girl looks at my TPN backpack and says, "what's that?" I proceed to explain that I can barely eat and drink so I am on TPN. She replies with, "Um, uh oh." Not what I wanted to hear. She says the test will be inaccurate.So, I start crying, turn my TPN off abruptly (not good, makes me feel like crap), flush my line and leave the hospital. I had to wait 4 more hours until they could start the test. DON'T we think it would have been nice of Dr. Evanson's office to tell me that tid bit of information? I was and still am very angry.

I return to the hospital after wasting 4 hours of my day, to begin the test. The tech injects my PICC line with this "gastric juice stimulating medicine" which made me feel absolutely horrible. I really just wanted to passout, but not until after I puked. At about 3:45, 2 hours into the test, she decides she needs to talk to the radiologist about what she's seeing. She explains that my gall bladder is shaped funny and in a wierd position and she needed to ensure what she was seeing was actually my gallbladder. It was confirmed that I have a "funky" shaped and positioned gall bladder (well of course I do!) and we went about with the remainder of the test. Time for more of the fun, make me want to puke and then pass out medicine, and more x rays. Finally I'm done. AND you can bet your behind that I'll be on the phone to Dr. Evanson's office first thing in the AM for results. It's the least they can do after ruining my entire day!

Melissa, I am so sorry....this should not happen, especially to such a wonderful nurse-person.  I hope you find out something and fast.... Good Luck!!!

Melissa,  I am sending you a huge hug right now.  I am so sorry you have had a horrible day!  But hopefully this will get you the results you need and the quick fix will be to get rid of your funky gall bladder and all will be fine.

I know you feel like do do on a stick!  I am here for ya and will be your angel again if you should need to have surgery.  Call me anytime!

Huge hugs,
Tracy

I"m sorry for your troubles Melissa, but maybe some or all of your nausea problems will be resolved from the testing so that your day won't be such a waste.   I do hope some sort of resolution is found for you very soon.  Hang in there!

Jeannie

Do do on a stick, exactly how I feel today! Thanks for making me smile when I though it was impossible. I told the tech that I really needed them to find my gallbladder wasn't working so that I could get on with my life. She promised that she'd do her best! 

I hope they find out for sure what is going on with you and hope its soon.  Please keep us updated.
Jacque

I do hope too it is your gall bladder... it would be such an easy fix.. I am so sorry you had such an awful day...

Linda Kay

AHHHHHHHHHHH Melissa
Im sorry you had to go thru that and it could have been avoided if not for lack of communication.
Hopefully they got an answer for you tomorrow

You poor thing!! (((HUGS)))!!!  Sometimes the docs only think about what test they want you to do to find the problem insteading of putting 2 and 2 together to say, well, wait you have to do this first. I know we need them to think of everything and honestly some times they don't. I'm sure it was an oversight and that your doc is a great doc. But, you tell them how you feel and don't hold back. You are paying for your sevice and health and dang-it they put you through so much. But, at least the test did get done that day and hopefully it will only be your gall bladder. From someone who has already had hers out... man-o-man is messes your system up and makes you feel like (do-do on a stick) ha-ha. Once its out you will feel 100% better.
Good Luck and keep us informed.