Happyinlalaland's Journal

Last Friday I had an MRI of the gallbladder to see why things are not as they should be. Again...I wait for the results.  I have a feeling this is leading to surgery and I'm not in a hurry yet so I'll wait for the phone call again. 

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 Last Friday I received a call from my primary physician's office stating that he wanted to see me asap to review the results of the ultrasound of the liver/gallbladder. I had an appointment for this morning.  Now I need to have an MRI (MRCP) of the gallbladder asap. He said the ultrasound shows a bile duct is 3 times larger than it should be which means that it is not working properly and I may have a stone lodged in it or one passed thru already stretching it.  I guess I am too dumb to know when I am in pain.  Actually, I've had episodes of pain but chose to sit it out.  The last place I want to be is in a hospital ER for hours and hours.  I really think that if the pain is severe enough, I would call someone. 

This is just an update. I asked why he was concerned with my gallbladder since I never complain about it.  His answer was that the gallbladder/liver has a lot to do with IBS. The newest concept with the GI doctor and my primary doctor is that many IBS sufferers often complain about having a swollen stomach after they eat and the end result could be an IBS attack.  Since I am not a doctor, this sounds pretty reasonable to me and definitely describes the problems I have experienced.

I'm just adding this note in case anyone else has the same problem and may want to discuss this option with their doctor.  This is really a new way of thinking for the doctor's I have seen.

Anne