Re: data about cost of procedures and appendix/gallbladder questions

[Guest guest]

I had my appendix rupture a few months after my myotomy but I didn't connect

it to the myotomy surgery, nor did the Dr. I have had my gall bladder

removed. I do get pain in the lower right abdomen, my GI Dr. believes it is

irritable bowel syndrome. The pain comes and goes and is not major.

Ed

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Subject: data about cost of procedures and appendix/gallbladder

questions

[Guest guest]

hi,

I could not drink and eat on May 24. It was the worst day since I

have been back to US. and also I felt discomfort around my stomach

area that morning. as I mentioned in reply to 's email, I was

admitted to GI emergency room and the doctor did not find anything

stuck in my LES. it is just my LES was too tight. I didnot have spasm

that day.

after the endoscope, I went to my TCM and had 30 minutes

acupuncture. I did not tell my TCM that I felt discomfort on my

stomach area. after sensing my maridian on my wrist, he asked if I

felt discomfort around my stomach area. I was supprised. how did he

know? I said yes. he told me that my liver is not functioning well

and it was affecting my stomach. I was stressed and being emotional

because of my school and family issues here. those will badly impact

our liver. At that night I was back to normal. My boyfriend took a

look at my tongue and it looks white. and he told me my stomach is

cold and weak. so he made soup with ginger, egg and pepper. The soup

opened up my LES and I could eat and drink again. My boyfriend is

pretty traditional chinese guy even though he grow up here.

anyway, it is just my story since I came back.

Q

>

> hi everyone. i have been totally absent lately for a variety of

> reasons, but i just got around to posting the cost of the

procedures i

> had at ucsf in the database here. i still don't know exactly what

my

> insurance will cover and what i'll have to pay, so this just lists

the

> billed amounts.

>

> in other news, here i am over 1 month after surgery and feeling

pretty

> good! eating is ok so far, i just have to take it slow and drink

lots

> of water. i even had a hamburger from in-n-out burger on saturday,

and

> it was heaven. (of course, i took tiny bites, drowned it in sauce

and

> ketchup, and had a ton of water, but the point is that it was

> possible!) the pain from surgery is pretty much gone, except when

i

> laugh or sneeze really hard, i do still feel a little bit

of...well,

> discomfort. i remember richard writing that he went to see a funny

> movie shortly after his surgery and regretted it, so i have been

> avoiding funny movies for the past few weeks. but seriously,

you

> would be surprised how much hard laughing can hurt!

>

> i had a little scare this week because i had lower abdominal pain

on

> the right side and i had to go to the emergency room, where

everyone

> was convinced that it was my appendix! (dr. patti told me to go to

the

> ER and get it checked out, so that's why i went.) in the end,

after

> days of poking and prodding, it's unclear what the pain was, but it

was

> probably NOT my appendix because the pain has not escalated, i

don't

> have fever, vomiting, etc. so that was a major annoyance, but it

seems

> to be over now. all i have to show for it are terribly bruised

arms,

> as my veins kept collapsing due to dehydration. pretty disgusting.

>

> i guess i am curious now -- did anyone else start to have trouble

with

> their appendix, gallbladder, or anything similar after the

operation?

> it must just be bad luck, but i am curious... another odd thing

was

> that in the emergency room, 3 separate doctors asked me, " are you

sure

> they didn't just take your appendix out during your myotomy? " i

have

> no idea why they asked, as the locations are completely different.

did

> anyone have their appendix or gallbladder out during their

heller?!?!?

>

> giselle in san francisco

>