my abdominal ultrasound

Posted by happyat76 @happyat76, Apr 27, 2018

The results of my recent ultrasound are scaring me a lot. I was told I have a fatty liver and that something is wrong where the bile duct is. I am in constant pain on my right side and in my stomach. The pain goes right through to my back. I am not on any meds for pain. I have been taking Lanzaprazole? for my stomach, but it isn't doing anything for me, so I stopped it. I read on Web MD that it is a PPI and that these types of meds are not good for the liver. Is this true? Can anyone tell me what I should be doing for myself to help improve my fatty liver. I am overweight which I know is really bad and I take 3-6 Tyleonol #1 every day and have been for years. I believe that the Tylenol has damaged my liver. I am going to see a surgeon on May 10 to find out what she thinks about the ultrasound. I don't have much faith in my new Dr. in town and she wants me to go see this surgeon. I would very much appreciate any discussion anyone will have with me so has this same problem. Thanks so much. Loretta

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@happyat76...I have a very similar problem. My doctor told me my ultrasound results didn't really show any problem with my gallbladder, although it feels like something is spasming in there every once in a while (given hyoscamine for that) and I have fairly constant right upper quadrant pain. I also can get midline stomach pain, like a stinging pain (given Tagamet for that-I had been taking Ibuprofen for a low back and hip problem). I get the occasional twinge of pain in the left upper quadrant. Once in a while I have pale-colored stool. My doctor has now added Cymbalta for nerve pain in my hip. She stated the ultrasound did show liver enlargement and fatty liver. Since I do not drink alcohol, I have a NASH diagnosis. I am overweight and need to exercise. I am being referred to a gastroenterologist, also. Hopefully, I will get some more concrete information from him. All the best to you, hope all goes well.

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@nina9, Good Morning and welcome to Connect. I want you to feel assured that you are not alone with questionable / confusing symptoms. I have some experience with liver health due to a history with a different liver disease. I also was sent to a gastroenterologist (GI) who was able to diagnose and to monitor and provide for my treatment plan.

I want to share the following links where you can learn more about non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. I hope that you find them helpful as you prepare for your appointment -
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/newsfeed-post/five-habits-to-adopt-if-you-have-nash/
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/newsfeed-post/nash-patients-add-these-foods-to-your-diet/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/nonalcoholic-fatty-liver-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20354567
I look forward to hearing from you with any questions.
When is your appointment?
Rosemary

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@rosemarya

@nina9, Good Morning and welcome to Connect. I want you to feel assured that you are not alone with questionable / confusing symptoms. I have some experience with liver health due to a history with a different liver disease. I also was sent to a gastroenterologist (GI) who was able to diagnose and to monitor and provide for my treatment plan.

I want to share the following links where you can learn more about non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. I hope that you find them helpful as you prepare for your appointment -
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/newsfeed-post/five-habits-to-adopt-if-you-have-nash/
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/newsfeed-post/nash-patients-add-these-foods-to-your-diet/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/nonalcoholic-fatty-liver-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20354567
I look forward to hearing from you with any questions.
When is your appointment?
Rosemary

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Thank you so much for your reply and welcome to Connect, Rosemary. I certainly appreciate the time you have taken to send those links to me. I will be seeing the gastroenterologist in a week's time. I hope to get some answers from him. I had labs drawn today and have signed an authorization for all my records to be released to the doctor. Fingers crossed! Thank you once again for the links. I have found them to be very helpful. Have a lovely day. All the best,
Nina

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I had never known anyone else who had their gall bladder removed and continued to have pain. I have all kinds of tests done and everything is normal but about ever six weeks I have a week long episode. Hard to live with.

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Only thing I know for sure is to avoid high fructose corn syrup. It can cause nonalcoholic fatty liver in some people.

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@cherokeetwin

Only thing I know for sure is to avoid high fructose corn syrup. It can cause nonalcoholic fatty liver in some people.

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Hello @cherokeetwin and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, a community of members connecting on a variety of health topics and conditions to support one another. You seem to have experience with this topic. Do you, or a loved one, have fatty liver?

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@gingerqueen

I had never known anyone else who had their gall bladder removed and continued to have pain. I have all kinds of tests done and everything is normal but about ever six weeks I have a week long episode. Hard to live with.

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Hello @gingerqueen

You might be surprised to learn that many people who have their gallbladders removed still continue to have pain. Hee is a link to a discussion about that very topic, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pain-at-old-gall-bladder-surgical-site/
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/post-cholesectomy-gallbladder-removal-chronic-back-pain/
Here is another website that may offer you more information, https://www.healthline.com/health/gallbladder-removal-side-effects#side-effects

I'm wondering where your pain is located. Are there any foods that seem to trigger the pain?

Did you have open surgery or was your surgery laparoscopic?

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I have several right ups on pain after gallbladder. I had same thing but it started a couple of weeks after lap surgery to remove it. I took cholestyramine resin, took one packet a day, it is powder in the packet. I took one box and a 50billion probiotic urgent care Flora....it got rid of it and I have never had it back. In Ontario you need a prescription....try it! You have nothing to lose.

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