I have had my j pouch since April of 1994. It has given me problems off and on but I rather have this than a bag. Within the last year I get this pain in my upper right side. I might take a bentyl and it goes away. A local doctor had given that to me but not sure my clinic doctor would like that. So then a few months ago I had diarrhea so bad it was just brown water coming out of me. Went to the ER a couple times in the middle of the night because of the pain. I was at the ER ten days ago and they gave me only 7 days worth of Cipro and 5 days of prednisone. I finally called my doctor at the clinic but I cannot get in until Oct 27th. They did a catscan and they told me in the er that it could be a blockage that it was suspicious and also that I had a gall stone and my gall bladder was englarged. I tried eating solids but when I do it is bad cramping really unbearable. I am just drinking gatorade, water and ensure clear not the milk based one. The pain was very bad last night and I massaged the area that hurt and took two bentyl and a pain pill. I just do not know if I can last until the 27th and really am not sure if it is a blockage or gall bladder...it might be both. The thing is local doctors do not even know what a j pouch is and I surely do not want them to operate on me for a gall bladder and then turn around and have to have another surgery at the clinic. I dunno what to do.
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