Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 32 Location: High Ridge, MO, USA
17% ejection fraction during HIDA scan (no stones) Posted: 03-07-08 16:22pm
Hello. I have been suffering from many
symptoms that vary somewhat from
day-to-day, but in general I have felt
very ill since December. Here are the
symptoms I have been experiencing:
diarrhea (usually about 3-5 times a day),
abdominal pain (in varied locations),
abominal sensation that feels like
tingling or numbness, comparable to when a
limb falls asleep, nausea (sometimes very
severe without ability to vomit),
vomiting, and acid reflux (still occuring
while on medications). Also, about once a
week, I have burps that smell extremely
bad (like rotten eggs). On days when this
occurs, I also feel a very noticable
increase in acid reflux. Eventually, I
begin to feel nauseated and vomit. The
vomit tastes the same as the burps and the
only thing that makes me feel better is
vomiting all of the contents out of my
stomach. All of the episodes that I have
experienced have been this way except for
my last, during which I took Reglan and
then things changed. About 30 minutes
after taking 10 mg Reglan, the egg smell
went away and was replaced by that of
bile. I also felt relief of the buring
caused by reflux. I still experienced
nausea and vomiting, although this time I
only threw up bile. Here are the tests I
have had:
*complete blood count
*h. pylori
*pelvic exam
*stool culture and screening for
salmonella, ova and parasites, c.
difficile toxins a and b
*abdominal ultrasound
*colonoscopy
*upper endoscopy
*CT scan of abdomen and pelvis
*Pelvic ultrasound
All of the tests came back normal, except
for a somewhat elevated white blood
count.
I had a HIDA scan done on 03/5/08...I have
been referred to a surgeon for
consultation reguarding gall bladder
removal surgery since my ejection fraction
was only 17%. My gastroenterologist says
that this procedure might make my problems
worse if I do truly have IBS and GERD. So
what do you think? If you have any
information that may be of use to me,
please respond. I am also interested in
hearing about gall bladder removal from
someone who has experienced it. Thanks in
advance.