Just to remind you, I was initially having a lot of pain from inflammation of the gallbladder and bile ducts. (The liver makes bile, and it sends it to the gallbladder for storage via the bile duct, and the bile duct also carries it to the stomach for digesting fats).
Anyway, they couldn't figure out why my gallbladder was swelling up and causing me pain. All their tests showed no gallstones, so they decided to look at it from the inside with a camera. For some reason, they couldn't get to the gallbladder, but instead pissed off the pancreas. That lead to pancreatitis and 3 days in the hospital.
Last week, I had an MRI of the gallbladder and bile ducts, and I followed up with the specialist today. He said that the MRI looks completely normal, and the blood tests supported that finding. All my blood tests are normal now. My liver numbers are especially good. He said they're the best they've ever been. So that's the good news.
The bad news is that we still don't know what was really causing the initial inflammation. The only thing we know is that there definitely was a problem. After the scope, when I got the pancreatitis, I threw up a lot of bile. And it's possible that whatever was blocking the bile ducts cleared out of my system at that time. We might not ever know for sure, but I am feeling much better and gaining my weight back (135 today). I've been eating really health and it seems to be helping so far. For now, I'm going to continue eating healthy and the doc said I can have some good fats in moderation (olive oil for cooking, fish, avocado, etc) along with regular exercise. But no alcohol for now (sorry Bid). I can live with that!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Sat's Health Update
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I can't live with that!! Get a second opinion. I am glad to hear you're doing better though.
That was fast... I was still editing my post when you posted the comment. Maybe I'll find a good wine that I like and I can have that in moderation in the future, but I'm gonna chill for a while and see how it goes.
glad you're doing better sath.. ehhh, its just alcohol, who needs it.. your health is much more important...
i'm glad you're feeling better! lay off the alck for now. ur gallbladder will thank you.
as long as your alive...we chillen..we all are drunk stock so its okay
i read a book once about a group of people in the phillipines that believe the gall bladder is something like the equivalent of the human heart. so when you gall bladder hurts, somebody offended it. so everytime you talk about your gall bladder i always think of the book and i think "some body offended satty's gallbladder."
LOL, Randeep... LOL!
LOL.. WENDY!
LOL random randeep.
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