It's Me Again

[Guest guest]

Hi guys: Well, I was and have been hoping that I wouldn't have to

be writing..and of course it's for selfish reasons although I do

sincerely hope you are all having pain free days. The reason I'm

writing is that I have questions for you all and am hoping to get

some answers. The doctors are either completely at a loss around

here or are just not treating the WHOLE PERSON anymore!!! I had my

gall bladder removed approx. 2.5 months ago (it started out with a

pancreatic attack -- not as horrendous as some of what you all have

been thru but enough that the enzymes were elevated substantially).

And when the GB was removed they never saw any stones or anything

and there explanation was that it just wasn't functioning anymore

(I'm beginning to have my doubts about that at this point.) Ever

since the GB surgery I have had escalating rib pain (BURNING) and

nausea and rectal pressure. I keep getting bounced around and

around from doctor to doctor.....at first I thought it was just my

insides recovering from the surgery, but it is now so bad that I'm

on Darvocet and anti nausea (Phenergan) meds. It was at first only

happening 2-3 times a week and I would feel relatively normal

between bouts. Now it is EVERYDAY!!! I'm in constant agony and I

don't know where to turn. I just called the gastro doc to see if I

could get in and of course no appointment for a couple of days.

I've had MRIs/HIDA scan to see if bile ducts were leaking

(negative), MRI of the spine for nerve damage (MRI was only done of

the spine from bra level to tail bone but that was negative as

well.) Has anybody ever experienced any of this? What in the world

is going on? The doctors seem totally perplexed. PLEASE HELP ME!!!

thanks