Jill, Erin or Nicole is just fine
Thank you, Spinningwheel.
As far as the consultation goes, as of right now I don't need surgery. I've been having pains in my lower right pelvic region (with nausea) for over 6 months now. I've been told I have this, that and the kitchen sink.
In any case, I went to a new doctor, went over everything with her, told her I have a history of gallstones, so she latched onto that and had me get an upper abdomen ultrasound.
I do have stones, and she told me to consult with a surgeon. However, after telling him I haven't had an attack since I changed my diet months ago, he doesn't feel it's wise for us to remove it since it isn't the cause of my on-going pain.
He's going to call the primary, then we'll decide on a second ultrasound (in the right area) or a catscan.
The one thing that's actually helped the pain and nausea was going gluten free. Wish I'd known about the celiac test before I did that since you need to be 'glutened' for 2 months to get an accurate bloodtest.
We know I'm highly intolerant to gluten now (possibly celiac, but I'm not willing to go back on gluten to find out).
The pains could still be from my insides healing, but it could also be cysts or any number of things. So, long story short, I need to see what's going on down there.
Sorry for the uber long post. Figure I should stop being mysterious.