Update/Vent---long

 Well I went to Dr. Pohls office and saw Jeremy for my 6 mos follow-up and  post op appointment from the surgery I had two weeks ago in hopes of finding the source of the pain I have been having for two months now.  Well lets just say that I am a bit frustrated as post op we have no answers and now I am going to see yet another Dr.    Jeremy/Dr. Pohl think I should check in with a Gastroenterologist now that they are out of options to see if there is anything further they can come up with.  If not they can consider taking out my gallbladder even though no test points to that being a problem.  I just had surgery two weeks ago and we discussed this and it was not the recommendation two weeks ago so why bring it up now.....ARRRRRR

I am feeling frustrated as this pain is not fun to live with and I feel it is holding me back to some extent.  I just feel rotten all the time, when I am not in pain I feel so discouraged to the point that looking in the mirror last night i was really questioning was this all worth it,  

To top it off I am low on protein so need to work on that some more.  Blood work said I need more protein.  I am just feeling sick of this process, I know it is my frustration fueling how I feelm just need to work past it.  It is just hard to do when you know that the first thing you eat/drink is going to start the pain all over each day. 

Upside I am still losing albeit somewhat slower than I would like.  and I am going to make the appointment and see where this takes me.  As "sick" as I was as a morbid obese person I have never gone for so many appointments.  Guess I was lucky.  
Also going to get back to work next week so that I will have less time to think about myself and how I am feeling and focus on something more productive.  

Thanks for listening to my rant everyone!

Cynthia

Sorry to hear you are still having difficulties.  I thought maybe you might want to check this website out.  http://symptoms.wrongdiagnosis.com/

Maybe can help you narrow down what is going on? 

Hope the GI doc can figure it out.

 Thanks Donna.  I will check it out!  
Lets pray for some answers soon.

Cynthia, I've heard that abdominal pain in a female is really hard to diagnose as it could be so many things: the gut, the gall bladder, the uterus or ovaries, etc etc. So hang in there and do the next test and eventually some clarity will come. I'm glad you are still losing weight.
 
I read medical records for a living and I see folks struggle for a LONG time and I wonder how they got through it, then they have years and years of NO trouble. So I hope you feel better soon.

You DO need to keep your protein up so your body can heal. I'm a big fan of the BSN Lean Dessert whey protein powders in skim milk and ice (blended) or the unflavored Unjury in Crystal light raspberry lemonade. YUM.

 Thanks for the ideas.  I need to work on getting more protein is so the suggestions are a great help.  
Take care there!

Have they ruled out adhesions?

 Hi Patty-  Yes they ruled out adhesions with the exploratory.  There were a couple of minor ones but fixing them did not resolve the pain.  Such a mystery.  Need to have patience and trust that God will help resolve this soon.  

Prayers going your way.

I know how you feel with that unexplained abdominal pain - I've had mine since May '99.  Mine started the day after I'd had a very simple surgery on the back of my neck and I've been in constant pain ever since.  I haven't had my WLS yet and I'm hoping that once I do, and lose some of the weight, that my problem will either get a diagnosis or even better GO AWAY!!!  My advice is to keep a journal of what aggravates the pain IE: movement, laying in one position, sitting too long, legs bent while trying to sleep things like that.  Do you have other symptoms, be very specific when you describe the pain to the GI doc, will ice or heat help with the pain.  As someone mentioned above, it's very hard to diagnose abdominal pain in women and even harder if we have the extra pounds as well.  For me, well since I've had it for 10  years I've somewhat learned to cope with it and you name the test I've had it done been to several different medical schools in TX and yes several tests come back abnormal, but not enough to identify or give me a diagnosis.  I've even had 2 pill cam endoscopes and nada.  My GI finally admits that there is something wrong with my intestines, (lining is very thick in several places) but all biopsies comes back normal.  So I would like to wish you luck in finding your problem, what ever you do DON'T LET THEM TRY TO TELL YOU IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD!!!
YOUR PAIN IS REAL!!!  Keep at them until everything is exhausted and then keep at them some more.  Treating the symptoms is a pain in itself, yes it lets me function somewhat, but not like I want to,  Most people think that I'm on disability b/c of my weight and medical issues like that, no that's not the case, it's b/c of my pain.  I considered WLS years ago when I was in my 20's but decided against it, yes I was obese, but still in good health.  Now with the pain, I 'm obese and the pain has caused other health issues.  So, I'm having the surgery to first regain my health and second and see if we can finally find out what's truly wrong with me.  If the surgery won't allow that, I know that I'll be a healthier person but still in pain.  If you have any questions about some of the test I've been through trying to get a diagnosis, PM me and we can talk!

KIM