Re: Fat Intolerance & Pain

July 8, 2003

Is there ANYTHING that hasn't happened to you medically? LOL

S.

> When I had my gallbladder removed, the HIDA scan came back normal

and my

> blood work was normal and the sonogram showed one big stone. Doc

refused

> to believe that all this was not being caused by the gallbladder and

> sent me to a surgeon. The surgeon said that sometimes these things

> happen and scheduled me for two weeks later. The night before the

> surgery I had a 12 hour gallbladder attack where I was praying for a

> coma. When I finally had the surgery, the surgeon told me that he

hadn't

> seen a gallbladder that " angry " in years. Said it was terribly

inflammed

> and had I waited any longer, there would have been a major problem.

>

> To the day I had it out, all the tests were normal. Make sure you

have a

> doctor that listens to you. Thank God mine did.

July 8, 2003

Is there ANYTHING that hasn't happened to you medically? LOL

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Very little. However, am happy to report that I still have both my kidneys,

my spleen, one ovary, both breasts and my tonsils (however, my ENT is

chomping at the bit to take those babies out). And through all of this, my

sense of humor has basically remained intact. If I ever lose that, I will

surely wither away and die.

I have my medical history typed out, single spaced on two sheets of paper.

Makes life a lot easier when seeing a new doctor. Also breaks the ice and I

think they tend to listen to you a lot better if its written in black and

white. Then it doesn't sound like you're complaining so much.

Regina

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