Severe Left Upper Quadrant Pain.....Gallbladder?

Dkav · Newbie Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 4

Seems like were all in the same boat. I've had pain in my upper right and left quadrant for over three weeks now. Nausea, dehydration, abdominal pain.

I've had Chest X-Ray, CT Scan, MRI, Stool sample, Abdomen sonogram, endoscopy which was done this past Wed.

They biopsied me for H. Pylori and Barretts Esophagus as well. Reseach H. Pylori which is a bacterial bug you get in your stomach that can cause Peptic Ulcers which can lead to stomach cancer.

Anybody think thats what I've got?

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Hello: I'm 30 years old, been having this pain in my lower left side, often the pain comes then after I release gas, it hurts to touch when the pain is there. I don't know if it is my appendix? pancreaus? or my gallblatter.... I don't have health insurance right now so I don't know what to do!

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Hi,

I have been having pains in my right side like near my abdomen, and I would get so sick I couldn't keep nothing down, and the pains would be so bad sometimes I would crawl on the floor, crying. I went to the hospital everytime I've had it cause I would be dehytrated from not being able to keep nothing down, the first night it happend I went to the ER and they kept me over night then the next morning they gave me a ultrasound but it came back normal. Well I kept having the pains and vomitting, and they said to keep coming back when it would happen again so I would, well they gave me a hida scan and couple days later my doctor called and said I HAVE to get my gallbladder out, so they sent me to a surgeon. He said that my gallbladder has completly stopped, so I am going in for surgery on December 10th. But I'm not sure what would be wrong since you said it's on your left side[/b]

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I think that you have some kidney-stoney, trying to move downwards towards the bladder. Nausea, pain, etc. I had the same.
Must drink lots of water to get rid of them.
Please TALK TO AN urologist good luck.

amberngriffinco · Newbie Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 1

WOW, what a year for all of us?!

I began having severe pains in my intestinal tract and my stomach 2 yrs ago.. A Nexium a day helped, so I went on about my life... this past Summer (07), the Nexium did zilch, so, after days in bed, light food diets and a heating pad as my constant companion, I went back to the Dr.. XRAYS showed nothing unusual, except the dam kidney stones (can't surgically remove), I was 'fine.' So, the Dr. upped my Nexium to 2/day and I felt great till October, when, I started having pain in a specific area on my left, just under the last rib... dull, bothersome.. now the pain in my gut and stomach is breaking through with the pills!!

I go to the gastroenterologist on 1/7.. I know I'm going to need an EGD but b/c of the lower pain, I'm thinking colonoscopy as well, to r/o diverticulosis. I'm 46, diabetic and worried sick.. I am 'hoping' I have an ulcer. Someone told me the pains in my gut could be from a stomach ulcer, but not sure.

My kidney stone pains, when they dropped, were on either side and It was too painful to sit, stand or even cry. I managed through them the first time, in 45 min, no drugs.. I thought I was dying.. the second time I had vicodin and took 1.. in either event, it felt to me like what I THINK an ovarian rupture would feel like.

Aging sux.

Amberngriffinco
amber_n_ griff at yahoo dot com

mjoneil · Newbie Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 1

Wow - I've been surfing since my symptoms began 2 years ago and I finally feel like I'm not alone. Mine is a stabbing pain in my back - ULQ - right where the pancreas is. After taking pills for an ulcer, getting an upper and lower GI done, MRI, Ultrasound, and enzyme blood work when in pain, nothing but elevated lipase levels showed up. I went to a holistic guy who did stool & saliva tests and found I had 3 parasites and candida. I did the antibiotics, probiotics, and candida diet and felt great for quite a while. Now the pain is back and not sure if it could be candida (lots of sugar over the holidays)?? It occurs after I eat, when stressed and I've been having heart burn dispite the daily enzymes, probiotics. Any ideas?

knakedknitter · Newbie Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 1

I had pain in my abdomen upper right and center area for way over 2 years. The drs kept saying it was IBS. I finally started demanding some answers when I almost lost my job because the pain was so bad I couldn't stand to sit at my desk. I felt like I needed to lie down to breath. After an upper and lower GI, ultrasounds, x-rays and Cscan and still no real diagnosis. I told the dr. to start taking out organs. After going into the 3rd year of pain my dr finally decided to take out my gallbladder. He told me it was huge, beet red and completely packed with sand, not stones. So that's my gallbladder story. Now I'm having pain in the upper left quadrant. It hurts so bad that I can't catch my breath and radiates into my shoulder. It started about 3 or 4 weeks ago and it really bothers me if I eat alot of fruit and veggies. As soon as I ate some fattening food (fried fish) the pain eased up and now it's just barely noticeable. But, I really miss my fruits and veggies and can't live on fattening fried food just to keep the pain away. Does anyone have any ideas on what this could be? My dr retired and I haven't found a doc that I really like yet.

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I have been looking online since I have been having these symptoms. When I was 20 I had my gallbladder taken out 3wks after I delivered my son via c-section. That was a hard month. The gallbladder pain was the worst thing I ever felt. Worse than labor! After that I was having diarrhea and very bad stomach cramps. There was also some blood in my stool. It all went away and I never thought about it. Now it's been 5 years later and all of a sudden I started having a lot of blood in the toilet. It went on for 2 months before I went to the ER. They sent a refferal to the GI, which I have an appt on the 18th of March for. The doctor didn't see any external hemrhoids. I had a fecal occult test which showed positive for blood in the stool. I also took 2 urine tests that showed blood in the urine as well.

The bleeding stopped 2wks ago, finally after 3 months of bleeding every single day. Since the bleeding stopped I have been getting so sick. I can't eat anything. I mean, I can eat, but it hurts right away. It takes me so long to eat one meal. The other day I had 3 almonds and my stomach hurt soooo bad. My pain is in the ULQ. It feels like my ribs are being pushed outward. I run out of breath and I can't sit up straight. My belly gets huge too! It also starts to hurt in my back. This is all just so annoying. When I was having rectal bleeding I didn't have any other symptoms but the bleeding and nausea. I also felt tired all the time, which I still do now. I had blood tests done and I don't have anemia.

When I had my gallbladder out I had gotten pancreatitis as well because a stone tried to pass and had made my pancreas become inflammed. It hurt really bad. I don't think this is my pancreas though. I don't know what's wrong with me. I just wish my appt with the GI would hurry up.

My grandpa passed away from colon cancer 3 years ago so my mom is scared about that. I am young, but I know cancer doesn't know age. I know I don't have cancer. I just don't know what's wrong with me.

Another thing... when I was bleeding I was gaining weight. Now since the bleeding stopped and all these symptoms started.... I am losing weight. Not a lot. I have lost 3lbs in the week. I just want my appt to start. I'm glad I found a place where people feel the same way as me.

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Thanks amberngriffinco for including the info about your kidney stones & all on the ULQ pain, I started with that, & occasional URQ pain, had ultrasound & SAW for MYSELF lots of stones in Gallbladder...trying lots of vitamins, healthy diets, but now ULQ pain in back worse. I have seen a Gastro specialist, advises gallbladder removal because of ultrasound, but ULback pain was surprising. I'll check out Kidney stones...right now I'm trying to wait on surgery, unless emergency situation arises.
Watch for fever, pain--so far I don't have a fever & no inflammation showing on ultrasound. They are helpful.

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Yes I have also had LUQ pain for 3 years. Many tests the past year-and-three different doctors later; included Colonoscopy (IBS Diagnosised); took nexium/protonix/OTC prilosec;6 mos-no changes. no constipation/no diah. either humm IBS(?) Kidney tests DID CONFIRM (URINALYSIS sent to a Diagnostic Lab) Confirmed; bleeding from the "filtering part of the kidney" Required:Cystoscopy; normal w/INFLAMMATION of the Bladder; requring -3 YEARS of repeat labs/repeat checks (COULD BE: Pre Cancer; according to the diagnostician) Advise: Lose Weight; 50lbs get on the Lite-side-of-the-normal-of the scale; and INCREASE steamed COOKED veggies/and add FRUIT -early am before breakfast (On the empty stomach) and PM (the last thing before bed is orange/tangerine/etc. YOU'D Think-from all they say it would fare my GERD up -but IT has done the OPPOSITE. I no longer wake up-with Severe LUQ pain that felt like it was gonna come from by innerward parts out my back and thru my last two lower ribs! I also have a EGD coming up which they anticipate to be normal. The Galbladder; was suspected for-ever; though-no stones -one time sludge/the next time no sludge-no one wanted to risk surgery for "sludge" Instead I went online and followed advise for natural ways to remove gallstones/kidney stones seems to be the same -3 OZs ALL NAtural lemon juice -with 3 TBSP ALL natural Olive oil-mix well; slug it down-and prepare to stay HOME! Drink Fluids-sipping; 8 oz H2O every hour for all the hours awake and nothing else; IT set me OFF within 3 - 4 HRS I KNEW it was CLEANSING somethings out! I FELT awful thought I was gonna DIE; but I didn't and then after two hours -of a drawing type pain; I felt fine again. 5 days later -a 4 CM squishy soft rubbery stone plopped out; THIS was NOT showing UP on Cat MRI IVP-nothing -I mean I don't know here. I took the thing in to the Dr whom sent it to the lab; they didn't DX anything Abnormal-but said' "that is interesting it seems to be a detox mass of some sort and were unable to give a cause for it" though they felt it came from the kidney area-they couldn't confirm that nor disprove it. I think a lot of the crap we eat-even the environmental things we breath are just unreal what they can cause to accumulate. I feel in my particular case; my tiny-tubes-whether it be that connect things -between gallbladder -colon parts- kidney are just -stressed out! I urge everyone to check into the diet avenues I have certainly found-out-the-best-doctors aren't super and the tests lack insights into pain; and treatments are rarely w/o severe side effects and rarer yet fix the prob only mask the symptoms. In my case the root-causes; the natural repair the body-from the cells up will probable take me years-to-do; and I admit my own fault at prob most of the damage to me. But, having lived this for years-and seeing results finally an improvement -more nights sleeping thru I think I am onto something.

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