Not well

Tessa · Post by **Tessa** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:44 am

Hi my dear friends,

I have been unable to join to post because I am not feeling well since about a week and a half ago. It has been long ago since I last had abdominal pain (nearly two years), but it started again around a week ago with a slight discomfort and has been there for many days, sometimes more painful than others (just under my ribcage, on the right side = colon).

I am also having a white pale tongue, as well as mouth ulcers, with white lining and fissures and I am feeling tired.

I suppose that I am suffering a worsening of MC. I have been trying to avoid going to the Emergency Room, but I am starting to think about it. I will wait till tomorrow morning and if it has not improved I will get to my nearest ER. I have a note from my GP of what they should do when I am feeling bad and I am afraid that I will have to ask for it.

If I go to the ER tomorrow and show the note I will get the following treatment:

Intravenous therapy or IV therapy of fluids + Buscapine + Solu-Moderin (corticoid).

I usually feel completely recovered after it (though I suffer from acute blurred vission while having the treatment and I was afraid of going through this all over again. Is it possible that the blurred vission remains after the treatment?

I have tried feeling better taking Easprin (antiinflammatory) at home as I taking Bisoprolol (beta-blocker) and was not sure if I was able to take another drug for MC, but I am not feeling much relieved.

Do you know if a beta-blocker (Bisoprolol) can affect our MC and worsen it? I wonder what has increased the symptoms so suddenly, as I have not done anything that can produce such a reaction.

Thank you for your answers, my friends. I am looking forward to hearing (reading) from you soon,
Love,
Tessa

kate_ce1995 · Post by **kate_ce1995** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:28 am

Tessa,

Sorry to hear you feel under the weather. Is it possible that the mouth sores are signs of a fungal infection like yeast? I don't know about the meds you mentioned. But I do hope you find some relief soon.

Katy

Tessa · Post by **Tessa** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:35 pm

Hi Katy

Thank you for your support.

I´ve always had such a mouth reaction when my MC becomes worse. I have been tested before but they never found any mouth infection, even my dentist said that there was nothing wrong with my mouth but that it had to be provoked by something internal (stomach, gut...)

I do not worry so much about the ulcers because I know they are gone when I do not feel abdominal pain... But this time, the discomfort/pain is still there and it does not seem I will feel some relief soon... If I do not feel better, I am still thinking on going to the ER tomorrow...

Love,
Tessa

thedell19 · Post by **thedell19** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:49 pm

Well if it doesnt clear up soon I would just get your meds and treatment over with so you dont have to be in so much pain anymore. Mouth sores are always a sign of some infection or inflammation... so watch it carefully

starfire · Post by **starfire** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:30 pm

I'll definitely be thinking of you, Tessa, and if you have to go for the treatment I hope it will help tremendously. Of course, I hope you'll be feeling better so you won't have to go.

Love, Shirley

Tessa · Post by **Tessa** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:38 pm

thedell19, you are right, I do not need to continue with the pain. The decission has been made, if I am still feeling this pain tomorrow morning, I will go the ER and look for a way to solve this.

Yes, I imagine it means there is an inflammation (MC). Thank you for mentioning it.

Thank you, Shirley. I would love feeling better without having to go to the ER, but I am still feeling the discomfort/pain (it is here around 9 pm now). In a few hours, I will be sleeping and we will see tomorrow...

I´ll keep you updated.
Love,
Tessa

Polly · Post by **Polly** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:43 pm

Oh Tessa, mi querida amiga,

I am so sorry to hear that you are feeling poorly.

I don't have much time to post just now but am wondering if you checked with the manufacturer to see that your beta-bloker pill is gluten -free.

I'm not familiar with Easprin, but if it is an NSAID (non-steroidal antiflammatory drug), it could certainly be making your MC worse over time. It is believed that NSAIDs can precipitate MC as well as make it worse.

Sending lots of positive thoughts and

Polly

mle_ii · Post by **mle_ii** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:43 pm

Hi Tessa,

You might be already aware so forgive my ignorance for not knowing what you have or have not done. But have you had your gallbladder looked at? This is the location of the gallbladder (and right liver) where you are feeling the pain. Just look at one of the recent threads that Cristi started and you'll see the discussion there as well.

Hope you feel well soon.

Mike

Tessa · Post by **Tessa** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:54 pm

Hi Polly, my dear friend (querida amiga)

Thank you for caring about me. I did not check with the manufacturer about the beta because I trusted the Chemist and the document in the box explaining the contents (as it is mandatory to mention if the drug has gluten). Even though, I have no idea if this kind of drug can affect our MC as NSAID´s does.

I really do not know if Easprin

makes MC worse, but I am taking it only as a painkiller (not every day any more). I do not know if it is an NSAID. As you know, I have been taking this drug for at least 1 1/2 year and although I stopped with it from December 2006, (when I started with the beta blocker) it could recently have caused a worsening of MC...

But what can I do? I am sure they do not know what to do with me at the ER, but I will try to get the treatment prescribed on the little note of my GP. I just hope they do not refuse and that it really helps.

Will keep you updated
Love,
Tessa

Tessa · Post by **Tessa** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:58 pm

Hi Mike

Thank you for caring and answering. (Nothing to forgive, your suggestions are welcome).

Yes, I had my gallbladder looked at when I got the diagnosis of MC (I was suffering from the same pain those days)...

I´ll take a look to Christi´s post.

Thank you,
Love,
Tessa

Edited:
Mike, would you mind writing a link to that discussion? I cannot find it

Thank you.

mle_ii · Post by **mle_ii** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:28 pm

Here's the thread:
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5482

Tessa · Post by **Tessa** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 3:21 pm

Thank you

cludwig · Post by **cludwig** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:15 pm

Hi Tessa,

I agree with Mike. There was a thread here recently asking what your GI pain is like and a majority with MC don't seem to suffer severe pain, which makes one think if you are having it you shouldn't limit your investigation to only MC. I had a recent CT scan and an ultrasound on my gallbladder which showed it as being fine. But when I went to ER during an attack it looked completely different. When they removed it they said it looked diseased and rubbery. I hope you find the cause of your pain, Tessa.

Love,
Cristi

mle_ii · Post by **mle_ii** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:22 pm

cludwig wrote:I had a recent CT scan and an ultrasound on my gallbladder which showed it as being fine. But when I went to ER during an attack it looked completely different. When they removed it they said it looked diseased and rubbery. I hope you find the cause of your pain, Tessa.

Love,
Cristi

Cristi, I wonder. Do they do any analysis of the gallbladder aftward to figure out what the problem was? I'd be interested in what they find if they even look.

Thanks,
Mike

cludwig · Post by **cludwig** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:35 pm

HaHa,

Apparently they do. They are looking at it , although I am not sure what they will be able to tell since it is all ground up before it's sucked out. So, yes ...it will have an autopsy!

Love,
Cristi