Gall bladder surgery date

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Hello all. For those who know, i've been waiting since Oct 2004 to

have gall bladder surgery done. Well I finally got a date. It's on

Mar 14. I am relieved to be finally getting this surgery done. But

i'm also very nervous. If my pancreas is still acting up after this

surgery, I really don't know what they are going to do. My doc

doesn't seem to think much else can be done. I really don't like

going to him cause I feel like he doesn't believe me.

About 4 weeks ago I was admitted to the hospital with severe pain,

nausea and lipase of 650. My doc came in and told me he didn't

think I really was having that bad of an attack and said to go home

in a day. I was really angry and hurt. As a RN myself, I really

avoid going to the hospital unless it is really bad. So I know I

was in a lot of pain.

The problem is is that this doc, who is a surgeon, is the only

surgeon in my whole province who knows anything about pancreas

divisum. So i have to go to him. But he's basically told me there

is nothing else he can do with my pancreas divisum since they can't

stent me by ERCP(they tried twice). And surgery is not an option.

So I totally think once this gall bladder surgery fails, he won't do

anything else to help me. It's very frustrating. He's still not

even convinced i am having recurring pancreatitis attacks, even

after a GI doc confirmed this.

Well here is hoping the surgery at least helps a little. Thanks for

letting me vent. Take care everyone, Jen.

[Guest guest]

Thanks to everyone who replied.

Chrissy, my doc said that he won't do any type of pancreatitic

surgery cause all my tests show no damage to the pancreas. He said

it doesn't even look imflamed. I've had numerous tests. So he said

he would not consider surgery cause he feels it won't do any good.

He keeps saying he's not even sure if it's pancreatitis, cause my

tests don't indicate it. Although I always have very high lipase.

He thinks it's IBS. Where as the GI said i'm definately having

recurrent attacks of pancreatitis.

As far as where my divisum is located, I'm not sure. They've never

told me. They just said they've seen it on the MRCP and that during

the 2 ERCP they couldn't find it to access it.

Laurie, I won't be in the hospital for more than one night, if

that. So i'll be recovering at home. Take care, Jen