Biliary dyskinesia

I suffer from CRPS also, which causes the insomnia which causes the depression. I hope the psychiatrist will clear me for surgery, I see him on December 15th. I am sure the surgeon is not convinced the pain is caused the GB. I have been cleared for surgery by my Pain Management team and a Hematologist. They have sent him letters with instruction for surgery and aftercare.

The surgeon's fear, which he has expressed, is that he may leave me in pain. He has expressed what he does is permanent and can not be undone. I am more complicated case with my family history of clotting and with this chronic pain syndrome. He is just being cautious and making sure this is the right thing to do.

I will say things have settled down these last few days and I have had some of my lowest pain days. I think it because I have been aggressively treating the pain from the start, instead of waiting to it reached the higher levels. I am over the shock of this new delay and have accepted the wheels of progress move very slowly at times.

I was working on painting my livingroom last week, which improved my mood. My husband told me, "If that is all it takes I will buy you 50 gallons of paint." The room has been a project that I have wanted to do for years but never could figure out what I wanted to do. Also my mother-in-law lived with us and any change in the house was upsetting to her. She died a few years ago and I have started doing what I wanted. This house is full of color. I sit in my living room and just look at the Cancun Blue walls so clean and crisp with a very large smile.

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It was a simple physical exam, looking for the Murphy sign (which was negative). He felt my abdominal below my right breast and on my right shoulder blade. He was quite shocked when I told him he caused me so much pain. He said an hour but not 5 days of pain. The upper right quadrant ultrasound is painful sometimes. He is thinking there is something else going on. This is a documented issue.

I think part of the reason he is sending to the psych is because I checked I suffer from depression and insomnia, which is caused by another health issue.

I will say I kind of like the surgeon. He called me yesterday to check on me. I expressed my frustration and told him that he had said I have an 70-80% chance of relieving my pain with surgery but I have 100% chance of being/staying in pain without the surgery.

There really isn't any other treatment for this condition. There isn't any medication that takes care of the problem. I have taken Bentyl, which is for intestinal cramping, and it has helped some over the years. I can tell you that it helps right now. It does not eliminate all the pain but helps. That is the only medication I have ever been given for it. I have celebrex, tramadol and vicodin prescribed another pain condition which I have been using.

I try to distract my mind before I use the meds with painting, anything from lightshouses to furniture. I have been known to paint anything that doesn't move. Walking is another one of the things that helps a lot. If it is daytime, I take my dogs for a walk. At night time, I use a treadmill to exercise.

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