Re: Adamm - SOD and ERCP

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Hi Laurie,

Thanks for your detailed post in response to my eariler post about my

hospitalization. I didn't copy/paste it here since there seems to be

some confusion for me about posting, but I will clear that up.

Anyway, I am home from the hospital but ended up coming home with the

same problem I had going in. I am not able to eat more than liquids

without pain.

They did an MRCP, an upper GI, ultrasound, and a gastric emptying

study. I also had blood labs all week. I have some new info but not

a solution yet. I do have a dysmotility problem with my stomach

emptying too slow. My MRCP, and ultrasound showed no abnormality of

the ducts, pancreas etc. I did read an interesting study where they

compared accuracy of MRCP to ERCP and MRCP was as good as ERCP in

lots of problems with stones, but not with SOD.

While I was there I had taken percocet for pain and this caused

increased pain and nausea and vomitting. There seems some indication

that this could be related to SOD. My LFTs were elevated after that

for the first time it was documented. Although the bilirubin and

pancreatic enzymes were not.

So the only thing they can suggest is the ERCP and spinterotomy if

necessary. I am very reluctant to have that done. I don't want to

have a new problem. AS it is, I was told the gallbladder surgery

would take care of that...and now things are worse.

I am looking into alternative treatments and testing. I also have

another GI appt coming up in a few weeks with a dysmotility

specialist that I have been waiting 5 months for. I hope he knows

something about this SOD.

Laurie, I know you have had the ERCP but did you have the

sphincterotomy?

Thanks for all your help and I will look up those references you

mentioned.

Adam