Gallstone pancreatitis treatment options
Common Questions and Answers about Gallstone pancreatitis treatment options
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My thought on a treatment plan is to try Gallstone dissolution therapy for a year or until another bout of abdominal pain. If a pain episode occurs, make sure it is pancreatitis and schedule gallbladder surgery. If I have no episodes after a year, schedule an MRCP to see if the stones still exist.
My questions;
1) How can I find a Gastroenterologist who has experience with this therapy?
2) How harmful would another bout of Pancreatitis be?
Had my gallbladder out 4 years ago and now they think there is a renigade gallstone in my bile ducts.
Been vomiting a lot (but not in the last 2 days) and have had two blood tests. 2 days ago ALT was 623, today its 454 - does this show improvement like the stone has passed. Would like to avoid unnecessary treatment if possible.
last year I had five operations - gall bladder removal which burst during surgery, removal of gallstone in bileduct; 3 weeks on life support followed by two more operations for necrosis of colon due to adhesions from gynaecological surgery many years ago. I now have upper stomach pain, severe back pain at same level, fever, headaches and itching. Could this be pancreatitis?
having gallstone attacks for almost 3 years, will the gallstones affect my hep c readings, or liver
I had my gallbladder removed 2 1/2 years ago. 10 months ago I had to have a wayward gallstone removed that had lodged in my bile duct. Lately, I have been having "phantom" pains where my gallbladder used to be. Nothing like gallstones, just sharp pains. Could there be another runaway gallstone? My liver function was off because of the last one, could this be the problem? Please help.
I'm confused by the lipase/amylase levels. I think I have chronic pancreatitis due to an episode of extreme acute pancreatits. I had a gallstone block my common bile duct, and my enzyme levels were both over 4,000 upon admission to the ER. That was a year ago. I continue to have upper abdominal pain that radiates to my left shoulder. My recent lab work has indicated "normal" levels of enzymes. My amylase was 61 and my lipas was 161. Are these truly "normal" ?
Discharging a patient after a bout of gallstone pancreatitis without removing the gallbladder first is certainly not standard. I assume that you are under some socialized system of medicine. I would heve planned to have it out within a week of being seen in September. The delay allowed for a serious complication. Pancreatitis is, perhaps, the most lethal complication of gallbladder disease.
Correction: Gall bladder pancreatitis should be gall stone pancreatitis
Although you may develop a life threatening complication from a stone either blocking the neck of the gallbladder, or passing into the common bile duct with subsequent blockage or the most lethal complication, gallstone pancreatitis the evidence would argue that the day to day symptoms that patients with gallstones experience isn't actually from the stones at all.
9 cm uteran fibroid and a large gallstone in the neck of the gallbladder. I have numerous symptoms that are listed but these could also relate to gallbladder issues (I understand). I also recently learned that I have high blood pressure (used to be low) and I have been on meds for this for two months and it is still pretty high in the morning.
Maternal side of my family has been studied for years for the BRCA gene. My mom and her two sisters all had breast cancer.
After my gallbladder was removed I developed acute pancreatitis, now almost 2 yrs later I have chronic pancreatitis and insulin dependant as my pancreas has stopped working, but it sure hurts. Blood/lab tests will show lipase and amylase. CT scan would help diagnos other problems.
Two weeks ago I suddenly awoke with an EXTREME sharp pain in the spot I have read pain from a sudden gallstone blockage of the bile canal(?) is found. I could not straighten up or walk into the ER but was feeling better even by the time I reached the ER. I had a sonogram which showed nothing. I felt nauseous and bloated. I had NO appetite. Eating at all increases the nausea and still does.
The ER doctor performed sonogram then had a CT scan done.
In pancreatitis both lipase and amylase are usually elevated. Other tests (CT, MRI) are needed to confirm pancreatitis.
But elevated lipase doesn't mean you have pancreatitis. Or, lipase level doesn't necessary correlate with severity of inflammation.
ERCP was probably suggested because a small stone, either from gallbladder or pancreas can block pancrteatic duct - what results in pancreatitis. There's another, noninvasive investigation - MRCP, which could be done instead of ERCP.
In few cases the sludge may resolve itself. However it can also lead to other health issues like gallstones, pancreatitis, cholecystitis and gallstone-biliary colic. It is suggested to consult a gastroenterologist and depending upon each patient's individual situation the doctor will advise watching and waiting, changing eating habits or surgical removal of the gallbladder. Do keep me posted.
Best wishes and regards!
Well it could be something dangerous such as pancreatitis or a gallstone etc. I suggest going to er at the minimum and then finding a free medical clinic etc.
Thank you.
after years of having SOD attacks, your pancreas can suffer and I have met so many people who end up with pancreatitis along with their SOD. Pancreatitis is completely different than pancreatic cancer, my thought is that the docs are not going that route as the symptoms are completely different. From what I know, pancreatic cancer is not painful until it moves elsewhere; pancreatitis is extremly painful from the beginning and does not go away or get better if it's chronic.
I think ive got maybe a gallstone in my bile duct and it excasped when they removed my gallbladder -(only took them 3 years of me yelling at them to do something about it) any suggestions or opions would be greatly sppreciated..
also when i get sever nausea attacks (online they said they were called gallstone attacks) i get really bloated and diarrhea. i have been getting my period regularly, i am in no way pregnant and have been on yasmine consistently. i have also done research that back and neck pain have been known to come about from gallstones (which i always assumed from my period).
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