Hello,I am new to all of this Parkinsons "stuff". My neurologist is on the verge of discovering whether to diagnose me with it or not! I have one more test to take. The neuropysiological tests to...
that is the way he explained it to me. He said there would always be extra bile in the stomach without the gallbladder so that when food hits it and the digestion process starts, the down side of it...
Hi, well, the way this was explained to me is that the gallbladder is like a holding tank for the bile that is produced by the liver. When food enters the stomach the gallbladder is stimulated to...
/community/emoticons/turn.gif Hello everyone, I hope all had a good christmas weekend!!! I thought I would pop in and give you and update. I had the HIDA Scan done the day after Christmas and the...
oh, I forgot to answer you about the Miralax. It is helping. He bumped up the dose so it is doubled for right now and I am having small BM's each morning.........I am happy with that for now. I still...
Hodaya, Is it typical for them to check the gallbladder to see if it is the culprit for the colon slowing down? At first it didn't make much sense to me......but as i have read up on the functions of...
Hi all, Well, I suppose this is an update of some kind?? The gastroenterologist office called me yesterday and had me come right in. He went over my test results from my ER visit last week. He is...
/community/emoticons/tongue.gif well, I finally had my "moment" Thank goodness. after all that stuff that made me drink it took until sunday to get any relief.. Am feeling great today, although now...
Lizzie, The "relief" has not come yet!! I don't know how long a doctor expects a person to go on like this. The go-lytley didn't work i guess, so i took matters into my own hands and took two ex-lax...
Thank you Heather, I will be praying that your surgery goes well. This site has been so much help to me already just being able to talk to ones that relate to what is going in with my body. I do not...
Hi, it sounds like you have been through ALOT!! My, how do you get through this misery and keep your wits? I feel like my nerves are about shot and I am only just beginning to show signs of a real...
Hi, Thank all of you for the wonderful responses and the encouragement. I think you are a great support group for others and I will be spending a lot of time here. Since I posted on Wednesday, I have...
/community/emoticons/shocked.gif Oh, my, You are way too young to be going through this stuff!! I am 51. I think I will ask the doctor if he is planning on doing further tests. I have good insurance...
Hi, Oh thank you for responding so quickly...i am so frantic about what to do with myself!! This may seem strange now that i have read some of the other posts. I never had any other tests besides the...
Hi, I am new here. I have been reading the posts and now I think my anxiety level is higher!! My story is that 5 years ago i went in to a gastroenterologist because my mother made me go after she was...
Hi everyone. I am new here. I was diagnosed 5 years ago with CI. Now I am getting worse (couldn't be due to the fact that i am getting older??) I saw my gastro doc Friday and yes....am going to have...
ok thank you......am new to this site and will try to learn how to find my way around it!!...
Hi, Are there any of you out there with colonic inertia? I was diagnosed 5 years ago and treated...(somewhat).......then as time has gone by it has gotten worse.. Went to the gastroenterologist on...