I am interested to hear anyones information about the HIDA. I had a trip to the ER after an ultrasound the previous day at a radiology freestanding place which showed an enlarged gallbladder without any stones. I was in agonizing pain at that time but I went to the ER the following day and another ultrasound was done and a CT. Also a bunch of lab. Again, an enlarged gallbladder without stones, my liver did show a number of cysts. All the lab was normal except for the Lipase which was elevated. All my organs seen on the ultrasound were normal. The attending physician who signed off on my visit prescribed Augmentin for one week. He is a bariatric surgeon. After the 2 day bout of excruciating pain, I have had no other symptoms, no nausea, no reflux and no radiating back pain that I had had previously. I cancelled the appointment with the bariatric surgeon which was a follow-up and I also cancelled the HIDA. The HIDA was ordered by a GI doc with whom I had made an appt but he made me really mad when he started acting like a big shot arrogant kid on the phone and what was he going to do anyway? ( I knew I was going to be paying his NYC office rent) More and more diagnosis which I may need. I have had so many traumatic events over recent years that I just can't do any more and so many surgeries and breaking down physically that I want to wait until I know that I know I need more. ( 2 children have died, both parents, 2 husbands of long marriages, my home burned, I can go on... then there were fractures and body breakages ) I believe when you have had all you can stand and it is all you can stand then that's enough. I'll talk to my primary care doc when I see her this next week. She diagnosed my pain in the first place and sent me for an ultrasound. The last thing I want to do is head into a hospital for something. I have already lost everything and I am all I have left. I sure don't need to be getting Covid. I'll wait a bit and take it one day at a time.

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