He has been in hospital 3 times in 8 weeks, always with vomiting and diarreah and severe abdominal pain which is in his right hand side and travels to his back. He has lost 5 stones in 3 monthes. He has been on a drip for the past 4 days (nil by mouth) and is still vomiting etc. Has had MRI scan, barium enema, endescope, scans, x-rays etc ALL CLEAR. His CRP blood levels show infection and he does, at times run a temperature. Can anyone recognise these symptoms as anything? Please help
2006-12-18 09:37:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Have they checked his gallbladder? If the pain is in the right upper quadrant or the right upper back, that's usually the first thing they look at. There's x-rays and blood work that will give them more information, and if anything comes back positive, they can do an endoscopic procedure called an ERCP to diagnose and treat diseases of the liver, pancreas, and gall bladder.
2006-12-18 10:25:41 · answer #1 · answered by GI tech 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pancreas is on the LEFT side, and if he did have pancreatitis it would have been evident in his blood work, long before now. The abdominal pain on the right side, with the elevated blood counts would make me consider the kidney first, especially as he is passing stones, have they done a KUB? Have they cultured his stools? and have they drawn a blood culture? It sounds more like cystitis than anything else, or a severe infection of the bowel involving the right ascending colon. Surely the doctors have considered all of these as well. Be patient, I suspect they will solve the problem soon.
2006-12-18 17:44:20 · answer #2 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think you need to be really careful about asking for medical advice on Y!A. The vast majority of people on here will not be doctors, and those that are shouldn't be attempting to make a diagnosis based on a short case history.
If you want the doctors to check, ask them to. Yes, things sometimes get overlooked, but they are the experts. They may well already have considered pancreatitis as a differential diagnosis and rejected it for some reason. If they don't think test are warranted, or they have tested but don't believe it's pancreatitis, get them to explain their reasoning to you. If you're still not satisfied, ask for a Consultant to look at your husband or for a second medical opinion.
2006-12-18 17:43:49 · answer #3 · answered by purplepadma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister was in hospital a few weeks ago with pancreatitis, thought to have been triggered by a gall stone. The (large) gall stone showed up on ultra sound when she was first admitted to hospital - but after about ten days - all further tests were clear. We have family history of gall stones - anything in your husband's family?
2006-12-18 17:55:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had pancreatitis 2 times , very strong pain , almost taking your breath away, sick about 20 times a day , weight loss, I had all the test your husband had , if your husband drank a lot of alcohol then yes it could be , but not all cases of pancreatits is caused my this , I hope I have help you, and hope your husband gets better real soon , Merry Christmas to you
2006-12-18 17:57:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋