update on horrible pains in my stomach

May 19, 2010

i posted a few times about sharp horrible pains where my gallbladder used to be. well i got blood work and it showed h-pyroli and high lipaise levels. not high enough to mean pancreatitis, but definitely showing inflammation. my surgeon did an endoscopy yesterday. he said that my stomach lining is inflamed and also the hole leading out of my patch was too small. he stretched it while he was in there. (didn't feel good at all) and he took a biopsy of my lining to see what how severe the bacteria is and how to go about treating it.

he said that the inflammation could be due to the prednisone i take daily. also i am on another auto-immune suppressant for my rheumatoid arthritis. these things are causing me to heal slower than someone who is healthy. understandable. anyway, i am to go back to liquids for a couple of days. i have also been taking mylanta inbetween any meal or dairy drink. it has helped a lot with the sharp pains. i even got some lactaid. it tasted fine, but it is so thick, it actually made me gag. i think maybe i drank it too fast. bleh. this was before he stretched the hole in my pouch. he thinks that could have been contributing to my zero appetite and extremely slow digestion. food is taking a really long time to leave my pouch.

so, all in all, nothing life threatening or terrible. just some bumps that will hopefully be smoothed out soon.

thanks to everyone for your advice and prayers.

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