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Poor baby! :grouphug: I hope the ultrasound shows that it is the gallbladder and you can get that taken care of! I will be thinking of you!
 
I hope the ultrasound shows what is wrong and you get to feeling better real soon Girl

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I know they will be able to help you and you'll get through this! :hug:

thanks!!! :hug:

Doctors can be such big fat doofuses sometimes!:headache: :headache: :headache: :headache: :headache:

Well, I hope that ultrasound gives you some answers and you can finally get some relief.:hug:

yup yup!

thanks! :hug:

Thank goodness he agreed to the US. I really think they will find something and you can hopefully get this taken care of :hug: Such a shame your Doc is a Proud Butthead and doesn't want to think you could be right :headache:

me too! He did suggest it but if he hadn't I would have begged for it. Worst case scenario, the US doesn't see anything and dr. doesn't want to give me the HIDA scan---I will just get another doctor. I'm not gonna play around.

Doctors like that are a royal pain in the butt (insert what I'd really like to say here). Just can't admit they might have been wrong (is he a man?) Ooops sorry to any male readers (ladies you know what I mean ;) ). Good luck Cheri. Hope it turns out okay! :hug:

Yes he's a he. Yes, sorry male readers! :hug:

:hug: thanks again girl!

I hope the ultrasound shows what is wrong and you get to feeling better real soon Girl

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thanks! :hug:

Poor baby! :grouphug: I hope the ultrasound shows that it is the gallbladder and you can get that taken care of! I will be thinking of you!

thanks!! :hug:
 
The weather was TERRIBLE this afternoon/evening, and had to stop on the way home from the doctor because of all the hail. It was the worst I've ever seen it.

Here's what I came home to:
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That's the back door of my house. And those things were hitting my CAR too! :scared1:
 

The weather was TERRIBLE this afternoon/evening, and had to stop on the way home from the doctor because of all the hail. It was the worst I've ever seen it.

Here's what I came home to:
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That's the back door of my house. And those things were hitting my CAR too! :scared1:

That is just insane. Is your poor car okay? I hope you didn't get any damage. One of my coworkers wives had her car totaled by baseball sized hail and she wasn't even driving it at the time. Those storms are just so unpredictable. I'm glad you are okay :hug:
 
So sorry you are having a run around with the doctor!!! I hope your US helps them figure out what is going on!!! Please know that I am thinking and praying for you kiddo!!!

That hail is INCREDIBLE!!! I hope your car and home are okay!!!
 
I posted a reply on your gallbladder thread, so you can read that too. Don't let those Dr's make you feel like you're an idiot. If you don't get the answer you want from this guy, find someone else who will listen to you. We've all seen the shows on tv where Dr's didn't listen and people had to search for Drs who would take the time to find out what's wrong. It's not the flu and unless you've become alergic to lettuce, something is wrong. Keep up the fight.
 
Okay..I'm probably going to forget a lot, but I'll try to recap as best as I can. First of all, I had to fill out paperwork AGAIN even though it wasn't my first visit. They said every 12 months, and I apparently JUST hit the 12 month mark. Then, I had to wait over an hour to get to see the doctor. Mom and Dad were with me so we talked about stuff, mainly my symptoms, and I had brought some of my research with me to show them, so we had that to look over. Mom read all of it herself. She loves reading stuff like that.

I told the doctor everything I could think of. He didn't seem to like the fact that I went in with my own "diagnosis." So he came up with something else to test me on as well: Celiac disease. I was able to get that bloodwork done shortly after the appt. to get it over with. Just to appease him I guess! :confused3
Here are the highlights:
  • My mom said she was shocked they didn't test my gb last year. He said "she didn't have any symptoms that pointed to the gallbladder" Okay, Can you say COP OUT?!
  • When I told him about the lettuce and stuff, he said something about maybe catching a "bug" ---a 2 year bug? geez! I explained to him that this was NOT the first time I have seen it come out whole. It has happened for a while now, but that this is the first time I researched it to find that it was actually a symptom for something. He didn't really have much to say to that.
  • The best part was when he said something along the lines of: "not all your symptoms point to gall bladder" like he just WANTED to prove me wrong. Hmm...I wanted to say: Okay, if I came to you with a broken toe, it's purple, it hurts, it won't bend, but my finger is hurting too, are you going to say "well, not all your symptoms point to a broken toe" ? My point is, not everything has to be related. I just simply wanted to give him as much information as I possibly could. He really ticked me off, but he did say he "wants to get the gall bladder checked out" so he ordered an ultrasound and I called in between there and running over to the place to do the bloodwork. They had Friday morn available, which I can't do b/c of work. :sad2: And they had Saturday at 9 AM so I took that, and my cousin is going to go with me since Mike is working. The only thing I have to do is fast from midnight the night before. No problem at all.
    [*]Referring to the chest pain, he prescribed me Aciphex because I might have acid reflux/heartburn. (C'mon doc, I know what heartburn feels like and that was NOT it. Felt more like a heart ATTACK. Seriously! I just took the little samples and smiled and nodded because I was getting what I wanted ultimately (the ultrasound). If he had written me a prescription for acid reflux pills I would have told him to go ___ himself! (fill in the blank!)

I just hope the US shows something, so that I will have quick results, and not have to wonder anymore. I don't want to have to take the HIDA. And if so, I don't want to have to beg him to give me the HIDA scan. If that's what it takes though, I will demand it.

If I think of anything I missed, I will come back and let y'all know.

Saturday just can't get here fast enough for me!!! :yay:

Hey just wanted to say I added to this list. So I figured I'd quote it and put it in red so y'all can read. I can't believe I forgot that part. Doctors suck. :sad2:
 
I posted a reply on your gallbladder thread, so you can read that too. Don't let those Dr's make you feel like you're an idiot. If you don't get the answer you want from this guy, find someone else who will listen to you. We've all seen the shows on tv where Dr's didn't listen and people had to search for Drs who would take the time to find out what's wrong. It's not the flu and unless you've become alergic to lettuce, something is wrong. Keep up the fight.

thank you! SO MUCH!!! :hug:
 
So sorry you are having a run around with the doctor!!! I hope your US helps them figure out what is going on!!! Please know that I am thinking and praying for you kiddo!!!

That hail is INCREDIBLE!!! I hope your car and home are okay!!!

thanks!!! :hug: :hug: I really appreciate the prayers!

well I haven't been able to look at my car, because of all the rain. It was still nasty and raining this morning and I almost got stuck in the flooding.
 
IM HERE, IM HERE!!!! I am going to try and save this report so i can get my read on when my stupid MODEM is back up and running (using a friends computer). STUPID VERIZON!

Anyway, I hope to get back in the swing of things soon and put more time into being on the DIS---very hard when the warm weather is around the corner and I work so much---my free time should be outdoors. There is always bedtime with the laptop with me! hehehe. DH hates that!
 
hey i read the update, what a ding dong doctor.

you can sub in those words as well.

glad that you are getting your ultrasound, and i know htat i will show you what is wrong.

good luck and prayers will still be with you.
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IM HERE, IM HERE!!!! I am going to try and save this report so i can get my read on when my stupid MODEM is back up and running (using a friends computer). STUPID VERIZON!

Anyway, I hope to get back in the swing of things soon and put more time into being on the DIS---very hard when the warm weather is around the corner and I work so much---my free time should be outdoors. There is always bedtime with the laptop with me! hehehe. DH hates that!

:welcome: :banana: so glad you're here!

sorry your modem is not working :headache:

I hear ya on the outdoors time!

::yes:: Laptop in bed...My DH hates that, too! :lmao:

hey i read the update, what a ding dong doctor.

you can sub in those words as well.

glad that you are getting your ultrasound, and i know htat i will show you what is wrong.

good luck and prayers will still be with you.
:grouphug:

Okay, he's a Ding Dong doctor. :rotfl2:

Thanks!!!! :hug:
 
Sorry if I made anyone worry! Those of you that are reading my (still-going) Sept 07 TR will have already seen this same update, so no need to read ahead.

So I had the US yesterday morning, and by the way, it HURT! I had no idea they had to push THAT hard. I just had to keep thinking, this is for a good reason, this is for a good reason. I could see the screen at an angle if I craned my neck just the right way. The screen was on my right so when I had to turn on my left side so she could look at the gb from that angle, I was looking practically behind me. That part really hurt by the way.

After all that, I sure hope they saw SOMETHING that will give me answers once and for all!

I did ask the Ultrasound tech if she sees anything, and she kept telling me she was not allowed to say anything. After she was done, I said, "sure you can't tell me ANYTHING?" and she was VERY reluctant but said "well, the radiologist has to read it, but as far as I can tell, you're fine"
So more than likely there are no stones (at least I can be pretty certain I'm definitely not FULL of them)
Afterwards my mom was speaking to her friend who recently had her GB out (and she had all the same symptoms as me including the lettuce) and she said the Ultrasound tech told her the same thing but the Radiologist read it and said it was dysfunctional. So I guess I can't go by what the Tech said.

I will call the doctor Monday and make an appointment to get my results. When I saw him Wednesday, he had said "Have these done, and come back and see me in 2 weeks." So, I will see if they happen to be open on Memorial Day since I'm off. That would be perfect. And I will try to get it in the morning. If I get the first appt there is less chance I would have to wait like I did last time.
I'm assuming he will call me if he gets the results and decides he wants to see me sooner? :confused:

Well, I just hope the rest of this goes smoothly.

I am sorry it took me this long to update, but I had some sad news night before last that my grandma got in a bad wreck and is in Intensive Care now. She broke her neck and may be paralyzed from the chest down for the rest of her life. I visited her yesterday, and it was not easy seeing her like that and holding her hand when she couldn't even feel me touching it.

Can this month get any crazier? (maybe I shouldn't be asking that:confused3 )

I got to hang out with my cousin yesterday, so that was the better part of my day. We were on a mission to find some dressy sandals for the dress she is wearing to her son's Kindergarten graduation this week. We did find them. And I got some really nice LSU shirts for a great price. And new sunglasses since mine just broke this week. Shopping is therapy, I tell ya. Oh we also had IHOP for breakfast after my appointment. I was pretty hungry by then.

Mike and I also saw that movie 'What happens in Vegas' since we had bought the tix the night before (the theater was too full so we couldn't see it Friday). It was pretty good.

So that's it for now! Hope y'all are still sticking around..
 
:welcome: :banana: so glad you're here!

sorry your modem is not working :headache:

I hear ya on the outdoors time!

::yes:: Laptop in bed...My DH hates that, too! :lmao:


My modem is back up and running..I am going to spend most of today on the dis (in between catching up cleaning!) because I need to distract myself. My 16 year old boxer is at the vet extremely ill and they are running tests..I am praying that this wasn't her last morning with us.

I love my laptop in bed---but I've gained back my love of reading novels so lately I am in bed reading books...He hates that too! HAHAHA
 
OMG CHER!!! Thoughts an prayers for your grandma!!! I can't even imagine how that must feel to see her like that.

I hope you get answers from your Dr soon. I hate being sick and not knowing why.
 
I called the doctor's office again today, and left a message for the nurse. Even though they say strictly that they will not give test results over the phone, I really just wanted to know if mine were in. I figured the Ultrasound results would be in, but not the Celiac.

Well, she told me the results anyway. She said "the Ultrasound was normal" :sad2:

Now I have to try and get this HIDA scan done next week! I tried to get in to see the doctor for this afternoon but they were booked. I am going to call and hope for a cancellation for the morning of the 28th, so I can get an EARLIER appointment. Right now it's scheduled for 3:15 on the 28th and I have a day off to use next week so I picked that day. If they can get me in earlier, at least I'd have a better chance of getting the HIDA scheduled for the next day.
This is VERY disappointing news for me, as I was hoping to not have to do any more tests. I have been miserable for the past week, and today proves to be no different. I ate a few pieces of seedless watermelon this morning, and my stomach has been upset since then. Basically, anything I eat messes with me, so I don't eat much---and when I do eat, I get full VERY quickly.
I'm 5'0 and 110 pounds(just lost 5 pounds over the past couple days) but at this rate I'll be 100 pounds by my doctor's appointment next Wednesday. I don't know how much more of this I can take!!
They BETTER do the HIDA scan! And if that doesn't show something, I just don't know what I am going to do. I can't imagine that my gallbladder is even working at ALL right now. I've been having almost constant pain in my back, shoulder, and just below my ribs in the front.

What else could it be? I have ALL the symptoms of gallbladder dysfunction.
 
Let us know tomorrow what the doctor says! Hopefully, he spots something!

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My modem is back up and running..I am going to spend most of today on the dis (in between catching up cleaning!) because I need to distract myself. My 16 year old boxer is at the vet extremely ill and they are running tests..I am praying that this wasn't her last morning with us.

I love my laptop in bed---but I've gained back my love of reading novels so lately I am in bed reading books...He hates that too! HAHAHA

welcome back!

Oh I pray for your baby!! Is she okay? any update on that?

OMG CHER!!! Thoughts an prayers for your grandma!!! I can't even imagine how that must feel to see her like that.

I hope you get answers from your Dr soon. I hate being sick and not knowing why.

thank you!

yeah...see the post above :sad2: I still don't know why! :sad1:
 
I know we have been talking about this through email but I just wanted to say again that I am still praying for you. I know you will persist and make sure you find out what is wrong even if you have to force them to do so but it sucks that you are suffering so much in the mean time. You need a ton of hugs so I will give you how many the smiley police will allow

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