Quiver0f10 Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I woke up this morning in intense pain, apparentyl having the worst gallbladder attack, which ticked me off since I don't have a gallbladder. Two vicodin later and off to the ER we head. The surgeon was called and apparently during the surgery they do some kind of exam and he saw a stone possibly in my cycstic duct. He said he was ging to refer me to a gastro when I saw him on wed. So they did an MRCP this morning and I am waiting for the results. If there is still a stone then I will have an ercp tomororw I think. I don't know how long they plan to keep me and hope if the mrcp shows the stone moved that I can go home today. I am a little tender but not near the pain I was in earlier. I would appreciate your prayers and thoughts. I am nervous of the risk involved with an ercp, but I know this needs to be dealt with. I will update when I can. I am so thankful for wifi! LOL Update: The mrcp came back normal so the Dr thinks I had a stone stuck in the billary ducts and that is worked it's way out, which caused the pain and elevetated liver enzymes and billirubin. He said that for now I don't need the ercp and that he wants to recheck my #s on Wednesday, which is when I was scheduled to see him anyhow. If my #s are still up I will have to see the gasrto, but if they are coming down I should be in the clear. If I have another attack I will have to have the ercp to make sure something else isn't going on. So for now I am fine and I am HOME!!! :hurray: I am wiped out and am going to take a much needed nap. Thanks for the prayers!!! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I'm praying for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Oh my goodness, didn't you just get out of hospital. I know how nerve wracking it is in there. I pray everything is okay and you can just go home. Know that God is with you. Tons of prayers. Jet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 :grouphug: Oh, a very delicate hug coming your way. Prayers here, keep us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamagistra Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Praying for quick, pain-free resolution, (((Jean))). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashleen Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 (((Jean))) I'm sorry you are going through this right now. I'll pray for you, dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2legomaniacs Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Oh no! I am so sorry this is happening. I hope things resolve very quickly and the pain goes away!:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Ohhhh, I'm so sorry! A careful, gentle:grouphug:! I will pray that all goes well for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Oh no! Im so sorry Jean. Hope it all goes well. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Me Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 AWW...I am sorry! Relax, rest, and get better soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pajama Mama Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Sending good thoughts and prayers your way. Feel better soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doran Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 You must really have the hots for one of those front desk volunteers, girl -- you just can't get enough of that place! ;) Seriously, I'm glad you're being well cared for and that the pain has subsided. Whatever course this thing takes, I hope you are home and well again soon! (((Jean))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Oh my! Thoughts and prayers for you. Hope you get some relief soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 Thanks eveyone. I am tired from the drugs, but otherwise feel too good to be here. Atleast I will get my night away that I wanted LOL Doran, my surgeon is a hotty :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Thakd eveyone. I am tired from the drugs, but otherwise feel too good to be here. Atleast I will get my night away that I wanted LOL :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemywhirlygirls Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Jean, You've got my thoughts and prayers for sure. Thanks for letting us into your world and for offering us the opportunity to pray for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB in NJ Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Thanks eveyone. I am tired from the drugs, but otherwise feel too good to be here. Atleast I will get my night away that I wanted LOL Doran, my surgeon is a hotty :D ((((Jean)))) You poor thing! What a way to get a night away from home! Are ya still bored? ;) I continued to have "gallbladder attacks" well after my gallbladder was removed. Turned out to be acid reflux, I guess. I would still have them but for Aciphex. :D I'll be praying for you! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenschooler Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Thanks everyone. I am tired from the drugs, but otherwise feel too good to be here. At least I will get my night away that I wanted. LOL Doran, my surgeon is a hotty :D I was so scared when I read the subject line, but now that I see you're all doped up and getting a vacation, I feel better. I will be praying everything goes smoothly, and that this can be taken care of quickly. Well, not too quickly, as I think you deserve a day or two of rest, and maybe the surgeon's steaminess will take your mind off the actual surgery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doran Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Doran, my surgeon is a hotty :D See...I knew it!! But, really, Jean - don't you think you're taking this crush a bit too far? ;););) Rest well, dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 OH goodness! Praying for a speedy recovery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie in Oh Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I am so sorry! Just when we thought you were out of the woods. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dominion Heather Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Praying for you, Jean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 O God of heavenly powers, by the might of your command you drive away from our bodies all sickness and all infirmity: Be present in your goodness with your servant Jean, that her weakness may be banished and her strength restored; and that, her health being renewed, she may bless your holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. :grouphug: Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 ((Praying)) and isn't WIFI great!! You used to just have to lie in the bed and watch how bad daytime TV really is nowdays. At least with WIFI you can chat with us!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Thanks eveyone. I am tired from the drugs, but otherwise feel too good to be here. At least I will get my night away that I wanted LOL That's looking at the bright side Jean. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Jean, I, too, was scared when I saw the title of your thread. I'm glad to know you are being taken care of and will be praying for your procedure to go smoothly. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 along with some prayers for a quick recovery. :grouphug: Blessings, Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarfoot Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 the same EXACT thing happened to me. I've had 2 ERCP's, to remove stones. I woke up during the first one, got pancreatitis, had to go back 2 weeks later and repeat. They were done by the Dr. that trained my husband, who was trained by the Dr. who invented ERCP. Entirely not his fault--just a fluke. He felt so bad, though. It's a joke in the med. world that the "worst case scenario" always happens to Dr.'s families. Ugh. So true for me. On the bright side, my husband can now tell all of his patients that the worst case he's ever seen happens to be his wife.:D If it's any consolation, he does these regularly, and they're usually no biggie. I, however, am a total wimp, and so everything is a biggie to me.:) Now, just for fun, here's what's happening to me on Thursday. I will be having surgery to fix my ACL. Next door, (or at least, down the hall:)) my husband will be doing "his thing"--endoscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, etc. His patients are scheduled so far in advance, and he feels badly about canceling at this point. I understand, as I pray for said patients daily. Sooo, it was me who said, "Just go ahead and keep working. You can't be in the operating room anyway. (although he probably could, but I don't need him to be!) I'll be fine." And it's true. I'm always spoiled as a patient, the orthopedic surgeon is our neighbor, and DH is not concerned about the actual surgery in the least. I realize that may sound a bit weird, but it's always been our life. He loves what he does, and he's great at it. And I'm thankful for that.:) All this to say, I'll pray for you! I know EXACTLY what pain you're dealing with. ERCP is a great invention! Those little stones that "escape" from our gall bladders can wreak havoc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Thanks eveyone. I am tired from the drugs, but otherwise feel too good to be here. Atleast I will get my night away that I wanted LOL Doran, my surgeon is a hotty :D Now we know the real reason you are back in the hospital - a night away looking at a hot surgeon! :D Seriously, I hope you feel better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 I updated the original post, but it didn't show in the title so here it is the again: Update: The mrcp came back normal so the Dr thinks I had a stone stuck in the billary ducts and that is worked it's way out, which caused the pain and elevetated liver enzymes and billirubin. He said that for now I don't need the ercp and that he wants to recheck my #s on Wednesday, which is when I was scheduled to see him anyhow. If my #s are still up I will have to see the gasrto, but if they are coming down I should be in the clear. If I have another attack I will have to have the ercp to make sure something else isn't going on. So for now I am fine and I am HOME!!! :hurray: I am wiped out and am going to take a much needed nap. Thanks for the prayers!!! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Thank god for the power of prayer. So glad you are home. Jet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 the same EXACT thing happened to me. I've had 2 ERCP's, to remove stones. I woke up during the first one, got pancreatitis, had to go back 2 weeks later and repeat. Yikes, I don't want to have that happen! I know the risk is small, but you're scaring me :) Now, just for fun, here's what's happening to me on Thursday. I will be having surgery to fix my ACL. Sorry you have to have surgery again and that your DH can't be there. I pray everything goes smoothly! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Oh no! So glad you are home and SO sorry you were in so much pain and in the hospital! Please keep us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Prying that you continue to feel better. Also as a side note, I will pray for you Nina, about your upcoming surgery. Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Wow Jean, what an adventure. Hopefully by Wednesday everything will be straightened out on its own. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I'm glad you are home. I hope that everything goes well on Wed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Oh my! I'm glad to hear you're back home now. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarfoot Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 that's great that the stone may have worked its way out! I'll definitely pray for that. My little stones didn't show up in radiology, so I had to rely on the good judgement of my Dr.s that there really were stones causing my pain. Sure enough, they came out during the 2nd ERCP, as the radiologist continued to read, "no stones," and the gastroenterologist made the cut anyway, just knowing that they were there. And...that lovely little story is just to say that it'll be okay:)! I know it's stressful, thinking that the surgery has taken care of everything, and then finding out that maybe it didn't... Thank you for praying for me! It's okay that my DH won't be in the operating room. It cuts down on the small talk!;) When my last baby was born 9 mos. ago, my Dr. was finishing up my C-Section as we all discussed who we hadn't seen since he and my DH were in residency...:rolleyes: Have a restful nap, and hopefully, no more pain! Thanks, Christina, for praying for my surgery! I'll ask here in a day or so for any advice on ACL recovery. I'm too nervous to hear anything about it yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Glad you are home and hope everyone gives you time and quiet for a great rest! Praying for no more attacks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testimony Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I am glad that you are home!:hurray: Karen http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/testimony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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