Pain on side after Endoscopy

[Jane325]

Hi Everyone. I have been suffering from stomach problems for 5 years or so and recently had a blood test done. It came back positive for celiac disease.

Yesterday I had the endoscopy done to see if I am really a celiac or not. When I came home (and after I rested the Propofol off) I had a very strong burning pain in my stomach, almost like expanding heartburn. Luckily that went away but today I have a sharp pain on the right side of my chest and it slides towards my armpit. It comes and goes, but mostly happens when I inhale (not every time).

I called my GI doctor. He was kind of cryptic saying that I should come in tomorrow for a gallbladder ultrasound. I was taken aback and didn't question it but now I am wondering how could my gallbladder be affected? For what I see the gallbladder is way below where I am having pains, so not sure if that's what I need... I tried to call him again but he is out of the office now so I am left all night to wonder...

So my question is: have any of you experienced this kind of pain, or any kind of pain after an endoscopy? If yes, do you know what caused it?

[kareng]

See if you still have it tomorrow.  They put you on your side and you might have just pulled a muscle.  Yes, I know it doesn't feel the same as when you pull a leg muscle - chest muscles don't. 

Obviously - if you can't breath;  heart beats too fast, too slow, or  stops; you have paralysis, or your arm falls off - then go to the emergency room!  

[Jane325]

9 minutes ago, kareng said:

See if you still have it tomorrow.  They put you on your side and you might have just pulled a muscle.  Yes, I know it doesn't feel the same as when you pull a leg muscle - chest muscles don't. 

Obviously - if you can't breath;  heart beats too fast, too slow, or  stops; you have paralysis, or your arm falls off - then go to the emergency room!  

It's not a pulled muscle. It doesn't hurt if I move, stretch or reach out (tried all kinds of movements to see). It hurts when I breathe...

[SLLRunner]

9 hours ago, Jane325 said:

It's not a pulled muscle. It doesn't hurt if I move, stretch or reach out (tried all kinds of movements to see). It hurts when I breathe...

I was really sick for about a day after my endoscope-vomiting, aching all over, just feeling horrible. For me, it was the sedative because the same thing happened after my colonoscopy a few years back. They gave me hardly any, but apparently I am very sensitive to it.. 

It could be coincidence that your having this problem right now just after the endoscope.  I would go and have the ultrasound done. 

 

[Jane325]

5 hours ago, SLLRunner said:

I was really sick for about a day after my endoscope-vomiting, aching all over, just feeling horrible. For me, it was the sedative because the same thing happened after my colonoscopy a few years back. They gave me hardly any, but apparently I am very sensitive to it.. 

It could be coincidence that your having this problem right now just after the endoscope.  I would go and have the ultrasound done. 

 

Thank you for your reply. I'm really sorry that you had such a strong reaction to the sedative, it sounds pretty bad.

I also thought that the pain might be a coincidence but it was really coming out of nowhere... I woke up without the pain this morning and feeling quite OK. I called the doctor and his nurse suggested that I still get the ultrasound anyway just in case so I agreed... but it turned out that I couldn't have anything to drink since last night (my doctor told me I should fast but that it was OK to drink) so I couldn't have it done today.

I was feeling like 90% until I went out to do some errands and started feeling horrible, a mix of allergy and flu-like symptoms. I have back pain, super heavy body, runny nose, sore throat and pain in my ears and was really light headed/tired. So I am just taking it easy for the day now. The GI asked me to monitor my symptoms during the weekend and call their emergency number if I got worse. :/