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38 Female 5'2" 135lb White
Stomach issues have been persistent for 2.5 years.
Symptoms include:
-Constant pain in the middle of my abdomen and occasionally in the middle of my back, worsens after meals -Frequent hiccups, heartburn, indigestion, difficulty swallowing, nausea, and constipation.
Other medical conditions: -restless legs syndrome -depression -anxiety -insomnia -frequent joint pain -arthritis in my back, neck, and right knee. Mostly due to stenosis in my upper spine and a past injury that lead to arthroscopic knee surgery 20 years ago. -Hepatitis c (Diagnosed in Nov. Rechecked in March resulting in a very significant drop in levels. Dr. is hopefully I won't need treatment)
Medications: -Pramipexole 0.25mg -Omeprazole 40mg -Trazadone 25-50mg as needed -Clonazepam 0.5-1mg as needed (I don't take it very often though)
Currently smoke tobacco and marijuana daily. Drink very rarely.
My concerns are what to expect afterwards. With the US currently on a war against opiates I'm terrified that I'm going to come home with very little medication and a lot of pain. Any advice on the info above is highly appreciated. I'm concerned I'm not actually getting the help I need and I'm struggling day and night right now. I don't want to take a lot of meds. I guess I will if I have to. I work 2 jobs and do some volunteer work so I stay pretty busy. I try to stretch my neck and back every day to cut back on the pain and stiffness there. I drink a lot of water and very little caffeine.
Thank you to all who took the time to read through the short novel about my problems!
Edit: An attempt at better formatting and spelling mistakes.
Edit 2: Forgot to list EGD, Ultrasound, and HIDA scan results. Also another attempt at formatting. Not sure what I'm doing wrong....
EDG was done in Feb. Showed irration and inflamation but nothing to cause immediate concern. Ultrasound was done this past Nov and showed no gallstones but they said my gallbladder looked diseased. HIDA scan was done a couple weeks ago. It took a shot of morphine to get my gallbladder to even appear to find it is only functioning at 4%.
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