Guest guest Posted March 20, 2000 Report Share Posted March 20, 2000 Barby, I had a pain in the same place and the doctors thought it was a stomach ulcer. They had me on Zantac for 2 months but it didn't help. It turned out to be Plurisy (is that the right spelling?) Steve Lawson. ------------ Nordgren1@... wrote: > > Liz, > I have a question about pain. My pain has never been RAP but has been in > the center right below the sternum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2000 Report Share Posted March 20, 2000 Close enough, it's pleurisy. Mighty painful according to my husband and patients, I personally have never had it. Thank goodness Spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2000 Report Share Posted March 20, 2000 Thanks for all of you who suggested pleurisy! I am going to do some research right now. Barby - KS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2000 Report Share Posted March 20, 2000 I've had chest pains that I was told was pleurisy (I don't know if that's the right spelling!). Interestingly, after they did the EGD to fix my varices I had the same kind of pain, but more severe. Since that's healed up I haven't had any more problems. athan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2000 Report Share Posted March 20, 2000 That's pretty interesting. used to get pleurasy (I can't spell it either) pretty regularly before her transplant. Her doctors acted like they didn't really know what was causing it but it sounds like it might be PSC related. The standard treatment was a few days of prednisone which usually worked. The pain was pretty debilitating when it happened. Thankfully no recurrances since transplant! Roy T. Re: question > Barby, > > I had a pain in the same place and the doctors thought it was a stomach > ulcer. They had me on Zantac for 2 months but it didn't help. It turned > out to be Plurisy (is that the right spelling?) > > Steve Lawson. > ------------ > > Nordgren1@... wrote: > > > > Liz, > > I have a question about pain. My pain has never been RAP but has been in > > the center right below the sternum. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Now's your chance to get organized! Get the Web's lowest prices on > Palm PDAs and accessories at Accompany, the leader in group buying > Visit us today at start saving! > http://click./1/2513/5/_/24674/_/953556500/ > > -- 20 megs of disk space in your group's Document Vault > -- /docvault//?m=1 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2000 Report Share Posted March 29, 2000 Hi Everyone!!! Do we have a Lawyer in our group? (Please don't worry, no one is being sued <grin>) Our research group has a few minor questions, that we could use a lawyers help with. I don't mean to impose on anyone, but would appreciate the help! Thanks in advance! Love, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2000 Report Share Posted June 4, 2000 Jackie: Sounds similar to me. The only real abnormal result on bloodwork since my gallbladder surgery was my ANA pattern was speckled and my antinuclear antibodies which were elevated slightly at 1:80. The doctor didn't check them on the blood tests he ordered the past two times. So that was from about a month after my GB surgery (5 months ago). It seems like my liver doctor (who I go see again on Monday) isn't concerned about me right now. I think he just wants to monitor and wait and see if I ever get any symptoms. Although he indicated the last time I was there that he thinks I do have " something " and it is probably cholangitis. I think he doesn't want to put me through an ERCP until I have symptoms. I guess that is probably the best way to go, but it can be frustrating not knowing if I have PSC. I think since he is the director of the liver transplant unit at a large hospital, he sees many people much sicker than me and my minor symptoms don't concern him. I do feel lucky to have him monitor me though since I don't like my other options in the town I live in. Thanks, Judy > Hi Judy: > > My husband has had normal liver profiles. His ALT and AST were elevated one > time during a trip to the ER (which started this whole roller coaster ride). > They kept him for observation overnight and see what happened with the > levels. They decreased on their own, but they decided to do a ERCP (they had > a cancellation). After the ERCP, they determined he did not have PSC. They > thought he might have Autoimmune Hepatitis, so they did the liver biopsy and > drew blood like every week or every other week. Anyway, the only thing out > of the ordinary was he had a high ANA titer. > > They decided to do another ERCP. When they did they used a different machine > and something with a balloon to look further into the ducts. After this, > they compared the findings to the first ERCP and decided he had PSC. They > started him on Actigall 900mg and I convinced the doctor to increase to 1200 > about 2 months ago and hopefully will increase to 1500 soon. His LFT's were > normal before starting the Actigall, even his Alk phos was in the normal > range. > > Since being diagnosed, Ken says that occasionally he feels something in the > liver area. He says it's not pain and not discomfort, but as if someone had > softly touched him. Since increasing his dosage he has not had this > " symptom " . > > Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2000 Report Share Posted June 12, 2000 Judy,, we wouldn't take Aspirin or Paracetamol if we read the bottle! <g>. Paracetamol is bad for the Liver!!! Steve. ------------------ Judy Nieman wrote: > > Hi: > I guess I shouldn't have read the bottle first! lol > Judy > > > > > > > Hi: > > > Last visit to my liver doctor he put me on 1000 mg a day of URSO. > I > > > had never been on any meds before for my PSC. He originally gave > it > > > to me for the itching I was having and the itching has let up > quite a > > > bit. Do you all think I should go ahead and take it anyhow? I > see > > > that there are quite a few side effects. My only other symptom > right > > > now is fatigue and some back discomfort in the kidney area off > and on > > > and I don't know if the back discomfort has anything to do with > PSC. > > > Judy > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > > > Looking for SUPPORT on lowering Long Distance bills? Join beMANY! > > > Our huge buying group gives you Long Distance rates which fall > > > monthly, plus an extra $60 in FREE calls! > > > http://click./1/4830/8/_/24674/_/960766326/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Big Groups = big savings @ beMANY! > http://click./1/4112/8/_/24674/_/960807437/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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