Hi All...question for you,
I saw a Gastro Interologist about a week ago, I've been waiting over a year to see him due to absolutely horrible abdominal pain attacks. The pain starts in the upper right quadrant, radiates to the left side, into my chest, through my back and up onto the tip of my right shoulder blade. The attacks are completely debilitating.
He found I have whats called Sphincter of Oddi Disfunction. He explained that he ONLY see's this in patients with Auto Immune diseases. **interesting** I lost my gallbladder about 7 years ago, no stones, no sludge, just a bad gallbladder.
I'm wondering if anyone has ever had a Sphincterotomy. He says it's a very simple procedure to have this repaired, and I'm scheduled for the end of March for this. I'm of course nervous, but very anxious to have this done, to end the pain. There is a risk of temporary pancreatitis due to the procedure.
Some say that Lupus doesn't affect the Liver, which I would like to loudly disagree. The Sphinter problem causes the bile to back up into the liver, causing elevated enzymes and severe pain. He also said the Sphincter problem is why I lost my gallbladder. ugh
Has anyone had this, and had it repaired? Would love to hear some success stories!!
Thanks!
Karin
I saw a Gastro Interologist about a week ago, I've been waiting over a year to see him due to absolutely horrible abdominal pain attacks. The pain starts in the upper right quadrant, radiates to the left side, into my chest, through my back and up onto the tip of my right shoulder blade. The attacks are completely debilitating.
He found I have whats called Sphincter of Oddi Disfunction. He explained that he ONLY see's this in patients with Auto Immune diseases. **interesting** I lost my gallbladder about 7 years ago, no stones, no sludge, just a bad gallbladder.
I'm wondering if anyone has ever had a Sphincterotomy. He says it's a very simple procedure to have this repaired, and I'm scheduled for the end of March for this. I'm of course nervous, but very anxious to have this done, to end the pain. There is a risk of temporary pancreatitis due to the procedure.
Some say that Lupus doesn't affect the Liver, which I would like to loudly disagree. The Sphinter problem causes the bile to back up into the liver, causing elevated enzymes and severe pain. He also said the Sphincter problem is why I lost my gallbladder. ugh
Has anyone had this, and had it repaired? Would love to hear some success stories!!
Thanks!
Karin