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I am 70 years old. My gall bladder was "thickening; had a lot ofbile, and maybe a couple of stones, according to the general surgeon. She had me do a blood work up, and a ct with contrast. A simple surgery, right? But she commented to the person who drove me, she might have nicked my colon. Surgery was done at a surgical center and I was sent home, with instructions to start walking 3 times a day, next morning. I did that, and then I began hurting. Two hydrocodone hadn't touched the pain, and I made the mistake of telling the ambulance Driver that. I was treated like a junkie, and nobody would help me. A doctor scolded me for moaning in pain. Finally, about 5 or 6 hours later, the surgeon showed up, took me to emergency surgery, and did 'something,' I dont know what, but she did say she drained blood from my shoulder. I had blacked out from the pain, all in the surgical area. I wasn't unconscious, I just dont remember past getting scolded and informed there was nothing they could do for me. When I came.
to, it was the next day. When I did the follow up,my surgeon handed me 2 pictures of my (liver) bile duct and referred me.to yet another general surgeon for the following day, whose "specialty" is oncological surgery. Instead, I went to a gastroentongist, who ordered an MRI with and without iodine contrast. I had told her I am still sore and still get pain. I forgot to mention the nerve endings in my shoulder blades burning, but anyway, she got the results of my MRI. Lo, and behold, she has spotted something in the opening of my pancreas. Wants a different blood workup and wants an endoscopy with ultrasound. I am not ready for another surgery. I will do the bloodwork, but I understand these cysts show up in mri' s for other reasons, when they weren't even looking for it. Has anyone else had this problem? I am still miserable from my other 2 surgeries, and just want to heal, if that is possible. Perhaps the bile duct and pancreas meet, and that's where the obstruction was, the whole time. But it looks to me like the Dr has forgotten why I sought her counsel. I want to know why I still hurt; why it feels like there is a lump, still, even after my gall bladder is gone? I still feel this when I sit very long, ride, and am sore when I get up from bed. Like my liver is swollen or dangling. It just isn't right. Everyone else was better in 3 days. I missed 21 days of work, and still hurt, though it is now tolerable. I am afraid that surgeon ruined my insides, and I will have a lot of scar tissue build up. I have pain under my incisions. It's not gas. Does this ever get better, and do I have the right to refuse to proceed with this pancreas problem? I'm afraid if I dont, my insurance won't cover me later. I have already stated, if I have cancer, I will not do chemo or radiation. I will not take any medication related to chemo. So why bother? I don't want surgery, because I am afraid, now. What if they perforated something in my pancreas? I couldn't keep my gall bladder, but the surgeon was determined to get it out, even when she saw the scar tissue, that made her not be able to tell where the gallbladder ended and the scar tissue began. I know she wouldn't tell on herself about her mistakes, and I had hoped the specialist would tell me what is still causing my pain. Has anyone else had this problem? Anyone had a cyst in the opening of your pancreas and had it treated? I don't even want the endoscopy. I am very scared. I am always in pain, though it isn't intolerable. Does that ever get better? I think I will do the blood work, as I am not afraid of that, but want to wait about the other. I'm just not well from the first 2 surgeries, but, at 70 years old, afraid I will just continue to go downhill and especially, that I might get injured again, if I let them invade my insides again. I hope there is someone who has been through this.
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