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Post-cholecystectomy or gallbladder removal surgery
Digestive Health | Last Active: Oct 31 6:33am | Replies (156)Comment receiving replies
I can certainly understand your dilemma. None of us wants to go through surgery and if you are not completely sure about the need, that makes the decision even more difficult. If I remember correctly, you had a HIDA scan. What exactly did it show? Were there problems with blockages or bile problems? The terms used in the scan results might help you understand the need for the surgery even if you feel better for now.
As a last resort, how comfortable would you be if you rescheduled the surgery for a few months and see how you feel after that?
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HIDA scan said the movement of the tracer from the liver to the Sphincter of Oddi was within normal readings, no signs of obstruction or leakage. I can't remember the terminology in the report but it said movement
slowed considerably from there to the Duodenum and the rating or metric used gave it a 6. Normal is anything less than 5. I am not sure what measurement or unit used was. Conclusion was that a 6 the diagnosis was SOD Dyskenisia by the radiologist reporting. Once my surgeon read this, he consulted with a GI specialist and referred me as urgent. He then scheduled me for the procedure which happens to be about a month after the diagnosis. This is record time for our system where the wait time is up to a year or more for routine ERCPs. Ironically I never actually met the GI yet personally but will on Friday in a pre consult before the procedure. All of this seems rushed but I still do have discomfort after eating but not the pain as before. I did tell my surgeon, not the GI this and he still felt I should have this procedure. I hope this helps. If I back out and it gets bad again I will not be as prioritized as before I can guarantee that unless my Liver and Pancreas enzymes are up. Currently those enzymes are normal.