So I have been living with unexplained left upper quadrant pain for years. GI Dr. did endoscopy and found grade A esophagitis (gerd), did a colonoscopy and found one 5 5 mm polyp. Did MRI found enlarged spleen, a couple small hemangiomas on my liver, some fluid around my left kidney, (relieved when bloating subsided that episode). The pain comes and goes. I also saw an Endocrinologist who did blood work and said I have slight hyperinsulism and was pre-diabetic. The Metformin however just increased my bloating and gas, so in discontinued it. I went on a diet and lost 40 lbs. I still have left upper quad pain though. This last August I thought I was having chest pains WITH my side pain and it went around to my back. I went to ER but they tested only for heart issues and released me even when I told them I was still in pain in my side and weren't they testing that? I followed up with my doc who sent me for a CT that still showed my enlarged spleen but not a lot more. My periods were off so he sent me to GYN. They did US and found 8.7 cm ovarian cyst., but on right side. And every 6 weeks they repeated and just found different size cysts that usually followed with irregular bleeding (tmi) ..like through my clothes, sheets, onto work chairs. Bloating, constipation \ diahrea back and forth, estrogen levels high, prolactin high....i thought pre-menopause would lower estrogen...not raise it! (If that is why elevated) they did endometrial biopsy...normal. Then another ER visit July 9. This time US showed Gallstones. This felt so much like pain in August. Could all of this that I have been dealing with for years be gallstone disease!?
My mother just passed away in December. She had Multiple Myeloma and pancreatic cancer. She also had her gallbladder removed, and had the hemangiomas on her liver. My oldest brother passed away from pancreatic cancer in May of 2005 at 47 years old. He had just been diagnosed with diabetes that January.
Should I just move forward with gallbladder removal or go see another GI doctor? Any other suggestions? I feel as though no one really knows what is going on. I also have elevated white blood cell, glucose, and liver enzymes from ER blood work.
Thank you for any advice.
Erin