Update - ERCP on Monday 13th July at MoBap.

Well, today I finally got to see the GI Specialist at 10H00. I was shocked to discover that the initial "negative" I received on my MRI that was done at end May, 2009, was not true. Today I was told that this doctor had looked at the MRI and discovered that the ducts left over after I had my gall-bladder removed in August, 2005 were swollen "way and beyond" what could be considered "Normal Parameters"?!?!?!?!?!? Sheeeeeeeeesh!!!! After all that!

I will be undergoing surgery at MoBap on Monday 13th July at 12H45 and I will be staying in hospital for from 2.5 - 5 days, depending whether I develop complicatons or not. The Proceedure is called an ERPC (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography), which, although is a nit-picky surgery, has some pretty severe complications.

1. Pancreatitis (5%)
2. Bleeding (1%)
3. Perforation of small intestine. (3%)
4. Unforseen cardio/respiratory event (1%)
5 Infection

I continue to covet our prayers, especially that I will not develop any of those complications. Please ask the Lord to keep me safe under that anaesthetc and to guide the hands of the sugeon. Thank you very much for all your prayers and all the love you have shown me over the past month or so. I am deeply touched by all your e-mails, PMs and comments.

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[modublin22]

wow not sure all of your symptoms but I feel like you. I have been in and out of emergency rooms for the past 12 months, lost 25 lbs and everyone thinks i am nuts. I do have a GI doc that is taking extra measures to help me figure it out. But its just hard in the meantime to not be able to eat much, drink much or enjoy my life. I am having the ERCP done next Tuesday and it couldnt be soon enough let me tell you. This video was so touching and so true. I hope you are doing well and are better.

[Afrikitty]

@modublin22 Hallo Margie,

I have accepted many friends on Facebook that have struggled with problems like this. These things hit at an awkward age....like later life....in some cases from early 40's to my age. The quacks struggle to find the cause, and when they can't they want to send you to a shrink.

I INSISTED to them - "I have a pain in my gut, I DO NOT have birds in my head!" This became my mantra, and I refused anti-depressants. I am not depressed! What part of that can't they get?

[MyE555]

Hi Liz, we've never spoken before, but I came across your video and believe i am experiencing the same thing after having my gallbladder removed 3 and a half months ago. I pray that you are doing well now...I believe i know what you were going through all too well. I am at my witts end...every day is so hard. I tried to send you a message but it woudln't let me, so I am going to just ask here, did you by any chance experience a stiff feeling that went from your right side across your stomach?

[Afrikitty]

@MyE555 Hello Erin,

I beg your pardon, I forgot about this post and remembered it when your PM arrived tonight.

Everything you mentioned, I had. The ERCP was only effective for a a very short time. The story is a long and arduous one. Let me ask you a question, if you don't mind - Are you, by any chance on any kind of painkillers, SPECIFICALLY Vicodin or Oxycodone? If you are, get back to me, please. I have a story to tell about these drugs that will shrink your brain by half, trust me.

[shellymeert1]

whatever u folks do if your sick make the doctor listen to you dont give up hope and keep going until your pain is fixed thats what i did even if the hospital didnt listen i never gave up

[Afrikitty]

Hello shellymeert1,

Thank you for your comment. I saw it quite by accident as I did not receive an e-mail notification about it.

My problem with this issue is still far from over and I would appreciate it it you would contact me through PM. I would like to find out from you what it was they actually did to relieve your suffering, as I have had absolutely NO relief and I am at my wits' end now after going from doctor to doctor and emergency room to emergency room. Thank you.

[MyE555]

@Afrikitty Forgot to answer your question about the pain killers, I'm not on any pain killers, they did give me vicodin before they took my gallbladder out, and i had only used it about three times because i felt that it upset my stomach too much.

I had to go to the emergency room 4 TIMES over a course of two months, in non stop agony before they finally admitted me and took my gallbladder out, by the time they took it out it was chronically inflamed, this is why i think a duct is inflamed too

[MyE555]

@Afrikitty Thank you so much for responding, i appreciate it more than i can say. Right now i'm sitting here feeling panicky, like i have felt everyday for months....this is wearing me down. It takes so long to even get an appointment with the doctor, she basically acts like my suspision about it being a duct is probably not true....she scheduled me for an endoscope to look into my stomach for friday, which i believe is a waste of time...because i just know it has to do with my ducts.

[missteecat]

Hello sister how are you feeling now? I am praying you are doing better. God Bless you and hope to connect with you here. God Bless, Cathryn

[APSOC38]

Liz, I hope you haven't blocked me from commenting. I just thought that I would share something with you about the sister in Christ that I remember from a few months ago: watch?v=UOFiaJk1kmA