My husband recently had an upper GI. He
has experienced dramatic weight loss about
30 pounds, he has a constant horrible
stomach ache which keeps him from
activities and sleeps most of the time. I
just received the findings from the
secretary as no one ever called to let him
know what they had found. The following is
the findings and I don't know if it is
anything or something. He is still
incredibly ill and we need to figure this
out:
Preliminary film shows some spurring at
L2-3 and superior aspect of L4 vertebral
bodies. Preliminary scout film of the
abdomen shows a prominent Reidel's lobe of
the liver. There is prominence of the
right lobe of the liver probably as a
Riedel's configuration.
Is this normal or should we be following
this up with the doctor?
Thank you
Tresha Souza
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 07-05-07 11:13am
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
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treshasouza
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Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 2 Location: San Diego
Upper Gi Posted: 07-05-07 11:28am
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.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 07-05-07 11:43am
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.
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