Sometimes stones do not always show up on ultrasound. Another one
would be helpful in the near future just to make sure they didn't
miss one (or more) on the first scan. If you do a few flushes and
still have colic, that is when I'd check it again.
Also, the smaller ones (and gravel) could cause colic just as well.
The smaller gravel could be blocking your cystic duct or common duct.
One good thing is that the gravel is a lot easy to clean out in one
or a few flushes and hopefully your colic will stop. Bigger stones
that can't fit through the mouth of the gb are sometimes harder to
exit. Example; I've done 8 flushes and still have a 1 cm stone that
causes colic attacks. But like I said, you may not have something
like that and hopefully the flush will clean you out faster.
Please keep us posted on your progess.
Barry.
--- In gallstones@y..., "Teresa French" wrote:
> Barry,
>
> I have had an ultrasound and it tells me that I have lots
of "gravel" but no
> big stones. So maybe I don't have any or maybe they are hiding...
>
> BUT...
>
> if I don't have any big stones, just gravel, why oh why do I have
these very
> painful attacks??? this worries and frustrates me....
>
> still no stones, or any of the green things I saw in the first
flush. Maybe
> they were all in the big mess I passed first up an hour or so
ago... wasn't
> going looking to check that one!
>
> I can nearly eat!!! Off to have some juice now
>
> Teresa