Att: Tracey & others - How do you categorize these stones

I am reproducing my u/s reports for your convenience not to refer back. Are they calcified or non-calcified. The doctor told me that they are very tiny stones. Please review their sizes in these reports and let me know your opinion. Do you think these are silent stones, as I don't feel pain. But I feel gasiness and bloating. I believe it is not related to constipation. When I am not constipated, this gasiness and bloating is still there. Empty stomach I feel okay, but it starts after morning breakfast. Sometimes it subsides and sometimes it exceeds. As per your advice, I have started taken probiotics since yesterday. The doctor also gave me zantac in order to avoid reflux, which is causing continuous cough.

This problem of gasiness and bloating started just one year ago with the following severe symptoms. It seemed to be some sort of attack on my immune system :

-Gasiness on the right side under the ribs, which while sleeping travels to left side under ribs. Sounds of gas coming.

-It caused severe back pain and while driving on a bumpy road great discomfort under the right ribs and back.

-Great discomfort and pain while coming to standing position from a sitting position.

Presently, this intense pressure of gasiness is over, but mildly still continuing.

In addition to u/s reports, following tests were done.

A blood test showed that I am a recovered case of HB. I don't know when I contracted it and when I recovered. May be this attacked my immune system.

Urine showed Sugar in one test, but later test showed no sugar. I am not a diabetics. It shows an attack on my immune system.

First ultrasound

Liver: Normal in size, shape and position, Uniform and normal echo
pattern. No intraphepatic biliary diltation. No mass lesions.
Gall Bladder:Nomal in size, shape and position. Normal wall and clear bile. CBD normal. Evidence of equivagenic structures measuring about 7 mms in size and faintly shadowing, suggests gall stones Both Kidneys: Normal in size shape and position, No calculi, cysts or hydrophrosis. Spleen: Normal in size. Uniform echo pattern. No abnormal changes seen

On 2nd February 2002, another ultrasound was done. Findings are as under :

Within Normal size liver with fatty changes. Gall bladder distended with multiple stone. CDB: WNL Pancreas obscured by gas. Spleen WNL

On 4th March 2002, another ultrasound was done. Findings are
as under :

Liver: Normal Gall Bladder: Multiple stones 1.7 cm in total Spleen: Normal Pancreas: Normal Kidneys: No stone seen Bladder: Normal

On 8th May 2002, last ultrasound has been done. Findings are as under :

Liver: Normal in size, shape and position. Normal and uniform echo pattern. No intrahepatic biliary diltations. No mass lesions
Gall Bladder: Normal in size, shape and position. Evidenc of multiple calcu;li measuring from 5 to 8.8 mms in size. Normal wall and clear bile. CBD normal. Both Kidneys: Normal in size, shape and position. No calculi, cysts or hydronephrosis.
Pancreas: Normal in size shape and position. Normal and uniforms echo pattern. Within normal limits.Spleen: Normal in size, shape and position. Uniform echo pattern. No abnormal changes seen.

Regards