well i went to the GP first he read the scan results his exact words were " well there is no medication that is going to fix this i need you to go up to the hospital asap you'll see the surgeon and depending on what emergency's are in front of you you'll be in surgery tonight ' so i took the letter he wrote and headed up to the hospital the took me in to the ED did a heart trace BP ETC looked at the scans i brought with me didn't agree with results WTF ok so they started the tests first chest xray then ultra sound then hooked me to a drip gave me a pink lady for REFLUX !!!!!!! then sent me home with a letter for the GP saying they didn't aggree with the scan results they told me to take panadol every 4 hours seeing as i can't eat panadiene forte just makes me throw up and also a NO fat No dairy diet and one dr did say that she thinks maybe i had a a gall stone that has already passed through ?? so they don't know or don't really care .. the pain hasn't gotten any worse expect when walking but it is bareable at the moment so that s the story thanks girls
Did they do blood/urine tests? because if it is pancreatitis it is very obvious due to (i think) increased creatinine levels. is that right mother goose?
there would be abnormal blood results. Usually LFT's are way out. I'd get another opinion esp if you're in that much pain. It is possible you passed a stone but they need to know where it went. An MRI is best for seeing this. If the pain doesn't settly, go right back to ED. See if your GP can refer you to a surgeon if you have private cover. Or get a referral to the gastroenterology unit at your public hospital for assessment.
HTH
MG
P.S. Sometimes a pink lady can actually help believe it or not. I chewed reni's when I had mine. It had mixed results. Buscopan worked best though. That with tramadol.
they did take blood but she didn't didn't say anything about it whether it showed anything or not obviously not !!! i'm assuming ...who knows ....i feel like i have been hit by a mack truck today had a shower an attempt at throwing up .... all good ... i am Not going back to hospital where they are just going to say the same that there is nothing they can find ..
different docs will be on hon. But get your GP to request the path reults from what they did and compare to the ones they already have. It will show what has been happening and if any changes have happened.
Is there another hospital you can go to?
Considering how you're feeling - the nausea - see if you can get a script for maxalon or stemetil and have some. Also try buscopan which will ease your discomfort. It will target and spasms if there is a stone causing havoc. And if you have any tramadol - that will also help (although may make your pretty drowsy). If you don't have any, pop into your local Dr and see if you can get a script.
buscopan are excellent. im on them anyway for my bowel adhesions...tramadol are good to and maxalon are good to...iv got kidney stones and they are bad enough and im on morphine constantly and that didnt help with the pain of them.
i hope they get to the botttom of this.
keep us informed huni.
love rach xxx
OMG Shazz, the hospital sounds very frustrating, what a shame there isn't another one you can go to where they will listen to your GP who is probably more experienced than the 25 yr old registrar you probably saw in hospital!!!
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