IBS, is your diagnosis correct?
Author: Scott BestSome twenty
years ago, I developed a pain in the lower right quadrant of my abdomen that
seemed to travel up and to the side radiating into my back on the right side.
The pain would come and go, accompanied by minor abdominal bloating constipation
and or diarrhea. My doctor of that time was what you might consider, an
old fashioned, tell it like it is country doctor, who though it might be a
gallbladder issue. Over the course of several months several tests were
performed including but not limited to an ultra sound, CT scan and a high fat
intake study, in an attempt to force the gallbladder to react negatively.
It never did react during the testing.
CT and MRI scanning were in their infancy at the time, and neither showed any
abnormalities. The pain and discomfort continued and in frustration the
old doctor told me that regardless of what the tests showed, he would be
willing to remove my gallbladder, because his gut feeling was that it was
malfunctioning and the cause of my pain. I have to admit that his offer at first
sounded tempting, but once I found out how the procedure would take place, I
decided against the doctor’s hunch and avoided the surgery. There was no
laparoscopic procedure at the time for removing the gallbladder.
Time passed, in fact years passed and my pain got a little worse with each
year, as did the symptoms that accompanied it. The old doctor passed away,
and I saw several new doctors about my pain and symptoms. With the new
doctors came a battery of new tests over time, none of which could ever find
anything wrong.
There is a measure of wisdom in this despite the fact that it may take a
while yet to get to it. Over the progression of years and pain, I had
become what might be considered to be desensitized to my level of pain. There
were times when it the pain became very acute and I felt it necessary to seek
medical attention. But I believe that the doctors I was seeing for my
condition had also become desensitized to my condition as well, having long
since labeled my condition with the diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Continued ...............Here
Copyright © 2008 Scott Best
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