Cannon
04-21-2008, 08:07 PM
So, you may remember that I had been posting about my liver enzymes running high for about three months, and my onc not being overly concerned, but waiting to talk to my GI (I have Crohn's) about it.
Sure enough, the nite before the GI would be back, I had an acute attack of pain, nausea, vomiting and my bowels shut down entirely. I also had tightness around my chest. My sister was visiting, and I told her if vicoding could get me through the nite, I'd rather go see the GI in the AM than go to the ER in the middle of the nite. So that's what we did. BTW, I was pretty sure I was not having a heart attack, and my sister had a gallbladder attack last year with chest tightness.
My regular GI was of course, crazy busy, so I saw one of his junior partners. I was terrified that it was an obstruction or cancer in my liver. They did an EKG, normal, and blood, normal, off to the radiology center for an ultrasound. DX: bug fat ugly gallbladder that needs to come out. Was admitted to hospital, finally put on pain meds and antibiotics and surgery the next day.
They were sceptical that they would be able to do the surgery laparoscopically b/c I have a lot of scar tissue from other surgeries. But I made that my intention as I was wheeling into surgery, and though it took them four hours, they were able to do it. So now I only feel like a horse has trampled me.
Interesting note for all my friends here: It never occurred to my GI that I was worried about liver mets! When my onc's jr. partner stopped by, he said, thank god it wasn't mets, he totally got it. So even though it is absolutely top of mind for all of us, it's not for all the doctors we run across. Crazy.
So surgery Fri, released Sunday, home resting. Should be back to work next week. And my liver enzymes were already getting back to normal while I was in the hospital.
Rebecca
Sure enough, the nite before the GI would be back, I had an acute attack of pain, nausea, vomiting and my bowels shut down entirely. I also had tightness around my chest. My sister was visiting, and I told her if vicoding could get me through the nite, I'd rather go see the GI in the AM than go to the ER in the middle of the nite. So that's what we did. BTW, I was pretty sure I was not having a heart attack, and my sister had a gallbladder attack last year with chest tightness.
My regular GI was of course, crazy busy, so I saw one of his junior partners. I was terrified that it was an obstruction or cancer in my liver. They did an EKG, normal, and blood, normal, off to the radiology center for an ultrasound. DX: bug fat ugly gallbladder that needs to come out. Was admitted to hospital, finally put on pain meds and antibiotics and surgery the next day.
They were sceptical that they would be able to do the surgery laparoscopically b/c I have a lot of scar tissue from other surgeries. But I made that my intention as I was wheeling into surgery, and though it took them four hours, they were able to do it. So now I only feel like a horse has trampled me.
Interesting note for all my friends here: It never occurred to my GI that I was worried about liver mets! When my onc's jr. partner stopped by, he said, thank god it wasn't mets, he totally got it. So even though it is absolutely top of mind for all of us, it's not for all the doctors we run across. Crazy.
So surgery Fri, released Sunday, home resting. Should be back to work next week. And my liver enzymes were already getting back to normal while I was in the hospital.
Rebecca