Re: Severe side pain

From: Tammy (tammytl@msn.com)
Fri Sep 13 11:33:43 2002

HI, My name is Tammy and I have suffered for many years with adhesions in my abdominal area. Last year I was having some serious vomitting attacks that would last for weeks. A week before Christmas I had my gallbladder removed, after another two weeks of vomitting I finally stopped puking and started feeling a little better. Then about two months ago I started having pain in my side, like a sideach that wouldn't go away. My Dr. also said it may be the adhesions, HOWEVER, she also said she didn't want to say it was the adhesions and then have it be something else (now that is a good Dr.) So she ordered an Ultrasound to take a look at the liver, spleen, kidneys and such. Everything checked out ok, which means it is most likly the adhesions causing more pain and discomfort. I was taking a lot of Hydrocodone 7.5/500, my Dr. put my on a low doseage of oxycoton and it has helped. So I guess what I am saying is, take look at your history, remember that there may have been some adhesions that occured after your gallbladder operation (take a look at the adhesions home page and see if you can relate) Have you had other abdominal operations in the past? Do they know what was the cause for your gallbladder needing to be removed? Don't let your Dr. just put you off either, unless he/she has a good and believable explaination. You might ask your Dr. to do a test for precautionary reasons. Praying, and a Hot Bath feels good too. Hope this helps a little. God Bless and Take Care Tammy Lynn

At Fri, 13 Sep 2002, Helen G wrote: >
>At Fri, 30 Aug 2002, Simeone wrote:
>>
>>I had my Gallbladder removed 1 year ago last April, the pain I had
>>suffered with for almost 16 years was gone...if only briefly, within the
>>last I would guess 8 months I have pain in the same side that will
>>travel all the way back around into my shoulder blade and becomes worse
>>at time for no apparent reason, I have been given Darvacet, it really
>>does nothing, Vicodon, no relief, they also have given me Bentyl its an
>>antispasmatic...it doesn't really do much either, lately I have been
>>given Stadol NS nose spray, it takes the slightest egde off but it only
>>lasts a short time and it frustrates me to know the pain still
>>persistseven after all that pain medicine, is this unusual? Will it
>>always be like this? AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Any suggestions would be greatly
>>appreciated!
>>Thank you,
>>Simeone
>
>Hi Simeone,
>
>I just wanted to reply to your message about severe side pain, I had
>exactly the same as you, kept on having these attacks of pain after my
>gallbladder was removed and my doctor would say it's proberly adhesion
>pain. Had my 3rd attack inn May and I decided to go to the hospital, 9
>days later I got home, it was pancreatitis. So what I am saying is
>don't let your doctor fob you off by diagonising everything as adhesion
>pain, it could be something else.
>I know how bad the pain can be with the side pain, so next time it
>happens go and have it checked out, go to the ER, because if it is
>pancreatitis you will need to be hospitalised, it can be very dangerous.
>
>regards
>Helen G Australia.

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