Tresha;

It sounds like you should definitely follow up as your husband is still having problems. The results you have given me are not very conclusive. A Reidel's lobe is described as : An occasional tongue-shaped process of liver, frequently found protruding over the gallbladder in cases of chronic cholecystitis. Also, Riedel's lobe appears to be a common variant of normal anatomy, its prevalence being dependent on age-related changes in liver size and skeletal shape. This may be an insignificant finding.

In order to help you further, I would like to know more about your husband's symptoms. How long has this been bothering him? Does it worsen during or after meals? Does he have bowel complaints such as constipatioin or diarrhea? Vomiting or nausea? What is his age? I will be able to give you more ideas on the questions to ask his physician based on this information

My husband is 46 years old 6'2" and before he started getting sick about 2 years ago he weighed 220 he now weighs about 180. His symptoms worsen after meals, he has diarrheia constantly, he worries about eating because he becomes so ill after. About 3 days ago he started getting horrible pains in his stomach he has had diarrheia water for the last 3 so bad that he cant leave the house that and the pain and has lost another 5 pounds. He has occasional blood in his stool and sleeps all the time.

Please read the "sticky" under Celiac disease for more information. This sounds suspiscious for Celiac. Other possibilities could include some sort of parasitic infection such as giardia. Possible tests to discuss with your doctor include blood tests such as a CBC, CRP, Hg/HCT, IgA, IgG, and a stool test for parasitic infection. Possible imaging studies to consider would be an endoscopy. colonoscopy, and small bowel follow through. Please contact the ordering GI doctor's office and be firm that your husband needs to folow up on his upper gi and further testing. Unfortunately, sometimes you really have to be tenacious. I hope this helps.