Post ERCP Pain

[Guest guest]

Thank you both Arne and for your responses. I've ordered the

UltraThistle, and do intend to talk to my hepatologist about increasing

my Urso dose at my next appointment.

For anyone who has had stents placed, balloon dilations, and brushing

of the ducts during an ERCP... Did you have pain after the procedure?

How long did the pain last? How long did you have the burps after the

procedure? I've had a lot of pain, ranging in strength from a 5 to an

8 or so, since the procedure. It gets worse when I eat, and comes in

waves that last for a few seconds, then subside; I also have a ton of

gas still coming back up after being blown up like a balloon (the ERCP

was on Monday). I've been in close contact with the docs about it,

have been seen by my PCP, and had bloodwork done to rule out

pancreatitis. They want me to come in for a CT scan if this continues

through the weekend, because they say I shouldn't be having this much

pain. After examining all of my symptoms and trying to examine the

quality of the pain, this is starting to seem to me like a partial

bowel obstruction that just unfortunately coincided with the procedure.

Any thoughts? Just wondering about your experiences.

[Guest guest]

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> For anyone who has had stents placed, balloon dilations, and brushing

> of the ducts during an ERCP... Did you have pain after the procedure?

> How long did the pain last? How long did you have the burps after the

> procedure?

Whenever I've had a stent, I have been extremely uncomfortable throughout Right

Upper

Quadrant until after the stent has been removed. I couldn't stand to wear

anything with a

waistband at all!!!! Usually it was just a very deep aching that wouldn't let

me find a

comfortable position no matter how much I wriggled, but there were a few times

with

sharper pains, though brief.

My GERD (reflux) got much worse following all the endoscopies, due to the

repeated

irritation and inflammation of tubes going up and down my throat and through my

stomach. My stents stayed in for about 6 or 7 weeks; after just a few more

days, I was

able to tolerate waistbands again.

Regards,

Carolyn in SC