I had a portion of my pancreas removed
(due to enlarging benign tumor) just over
a year ago. Recovery was ups and downs
but continued to get better. However, I
have continued to need a lot of water,
urinate frequently, and am extremely
unfunctional (feel like my brain just
doesn't work, can't
focus/concentrate/converse properly) if I
dont get enough sleep; also occurs (though
more minorly) when I don't eat healthy
enough (am generally very healthy) or get
enough exercise. Also, for the past 5
months, I get mild to severe yeast
infections every month.
Now I feel like i'm facing something more
immanent. Within the past week or so,
i've been having pain in my upper right
quadrant. Not extreme, more achey and
extremely annoying--have wanted to put
pressure on it, though it doesn't really
help. My urine has been very dark for at
least the same amount of time, perhaps
longer. Had a severe bout of diarrhea for
about 24 hours yesterday--a first--and my
stomach still seems queezy. Seems to be
that once I eat, I lose it fairly soon
after.
Also been having (for quite a few months)
a tenderness (like a bruise) that moves
around my right ribcage. Sometimes very
tender to the touch, sometimes just achey
& want to massage it, though it
doesn't bring much relief. It moves
around my entire rib cage.
In looking into these things, they seem
like the could possibly be different
things. Gallstones are hereditary in my
family & sybling & mother had
gallbladders removed in the past year. I
recently lost my health insurance (and am
the process of trying to get another) so
i'm trying to find ways to identify what
it is and ways to control them (been
trying to get into yoga & perhaps use
natural methods, though not quite familiar
enough yet).
Any thoughts--your experiences or perhaps
advice--would be extremely appreciated.
Blessings to all of you!
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Anonymous
Posted: 01-22-06 16:37pm
If you had part of your pancreas removed
last year, i'm assuming that you had a ct
scan or some type of x-ray. Do you know
if it showed gallstones? If you don't
know, you should get a copy of the report
from your doctor or the lab. Of course,
you could have developed gallstones in the
past year.
You really need to see a doctor if the
pain and other symptoms continue.