Re: ? about post-ERCP pain

[Guest guest]

Basically in my case, I experienced soreness right away and it

increased in intensity as time went on. By the next day it was

pretty intense. Severe is the key in that it makes you moan out

loud and any oral pain meds really don't do much for it or if they

do take the edge off from it it only lasts for an hour or so. The

other symptom to watch out for is nausea - if he starts to notice

that getting worse and worse, or if there is outright vomitting,

then he should head to the ER. Soreness is probably OK as

long as it isn't building in intensity from hour to hour. He will

know it when he feels it, believe me. If that happens, don't mess

around with it, it is significant and you should go straight to

urgent care or ER. Symptoms to watch out for: pain, increasing in

intensity hour by hour, or minute by minute; nausea and or

vomitting; fevers; dizziness when standing up; restlessness;

paleness; sweating; or just a feeling of something is terribly

wrong (feelings of impending doom); increased thirst; blood in

the stools or in the vomit, etc. These are all alarming and needs

immediate care.

I am not sure why he would be experiencing any increased gas

pain though after the procedure......they don't use any that I know

of to dilate the stomach or duodenum, do they?????I only

thought that was done for surgery, but I could be wrong. Unless

there is duodenal stasis and the gas is from GI contents......

[Guest guest]

Well, he says that it feels like he has been beat up. Really sore,

like someone hit him in the stomach. We thought that maybe it was

common from them poking around in there.

He has been tolerating food all day. His pancreatitis is always on

left side only...very intense. This is " uncomfortable, irritating,

soreness " .

The nurses told us that they do put air in the stomach for the

prodedure.

[Guest guest]

I have been told that they do dilate the digestive tract with air

when doing an endoscopy/ERCP. I had major surgery and was told that

I was not to let anyone scope me because the air they inflate with

could be fatal at that time..

I have woken up from anaesthetic in a full blown attack after an

ERCP, other times it came on between 1/2 hour to 5 hours

afterwards...although my GI used to tell me it was just the gas

pain, but I knew differently, and my lab results used to prove the

point.