Hi Everyone,
It's been awhile since I've posted. Let's just say I've been on an "MP" adventure. If you go back and look at my posts, I was diagnosed with MP in May of 2016. I took Prednisone and started to feel better. About a little over a month ago, something changed. I didn't feel better anymore. I was still using the FODMAP diet I posted so often about. But food choices were getting tougher . I was having diarrhea-like episodes, but what was coming out was clear. I know, a little descriptive, but there's a reason I'm writing about it. I called my GI doc and asked if the symptoms could be gall bladder related. She said we should check. I went in for an ultrasound and sure enough there were gallstone polyps and/or gallstones. One measured 4mm, the other 8mm. I was contacted by a surgeon's office and was told to come in for a consult. I was told when polyps/gallstones measure 10mm, there is a cancer concern. He told me I should probably have my gall bladder taken out. So we scheduled surgery for two weeks later. I waited to post until I got my results from pathology. Yes, they were polyps/gallstones, as well as gall bladder sludge. Yes, there is such a thing. All the stuff floating around in my gall bladder was blocking various places and that accounted for the pain. There were no malignancies! Great news!! I was also told that I may be on the bubble with ever having MP. The surgeon thought having my gall bladder out would take care of my symptoms. I am three weeks out of surgery today. I don't have the abdominal pain anymore. I am healing nicely. I am not so colorful (bruising) anymore. The surgery was done laporascopically. I have four incisions that are healing up. It's still a little like playing Russian Roulette with food for now. I am supposed to be on a low fat diet and introduce new foods in little by little. So I've had a little cheese (my staple in life), but not a lot of it. I've started eating greens again, which was tough before the surgery.
My point of writing all of this is maybe it's worth checking out with your doctors, if you haven't already. I'm hoping that mine was never MP. I just know that on CT Scan, I have a misty Messentary. And maybe it was always that way, and will always be that way. I was told I didn't have to have any more scans. So I'll see what the future brings.
I wish all of you good health, or at least good doctors that can get you there. Most importantly, advocate, advocate, advocate for yourselves. Had I not asked about my gall bladder, I would have never known what was going on in that area.
Take Care,
Bertbiz