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Chronic upper stomach Pain/Nausea going on 4 yrs. ALL TESTS NEGATIVE
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Oct 19 5:17am | Replies (110)Comment receiving replies
Hello @trip17,
I too am excited to hear that your heart test might have revealed the reason for the pain you have had in your stomach. Since you mentioned in your first post above that your pain started after gall bladder surgery, I thought you might be interested in know that there are many problems that can occur after gall bladder surgery. One of these complications is called, Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction. Here is a link to a discussion on Connect about this post-surgical problem, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/i-have-sphincter-of-oddi-dysfuncfion-it-causes-severe-upper-abdominal-pain/?orderby=DESC#chv4-comment-stream-header.
I'm also wondering, @trip17 if your gall bladder surgery was laparoscopic or invasive? If it was laparoscopic you might be interested in this discussion on Connect, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/nausea-pain-and-headaches-after-gallbladder-laparoscopic-surgery/?pg=4
Finally, here is a video presentation by a Mayo physician, Dr. Mark Topazian, where he discusses possible problems after gall bladder surgery, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=uooaeA9tiv0&feature=emb_logo
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Hello Teresa. They ruled out sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. My Gallbladder surgery was laparoscopic but it took longer than anticipated due to the stone being stuck just outside the gallbladder. They had to get the stone back in the gallbladder before they could take it out. The Gastroenterologists have said they’ve done all they can do. Will have tests this week (hopefully) by the vascular surgeon to see if clogged veins are causing my stomach issues. I’m also seeing the Neurologist to get the blood test results for the neuropathy that came out of nowhere a couple months ago. This is a big week coming up for me to get answers finally.