Hi Drthein71,

After surfing the internet and suspected to have gallstones, hence, I went for an ultrasound at BP Health Lab. What they found was 4 polyps. The biggest is 3mm x 3mm. Doctor said nothing can be done at the moment and need to go for a regular check up. A surgery is recommended if the polyps got bigger than 1cm.

My symptoms were dull aches on upper abdomen with slight fever occassionally once in a while. That symptom started about three months ago. Once, I had a diarrhea for five days, which I find it unusual. Not sure whether this is due to polyps or food poisoning. But that diarrhea triggers me to go for an ultrasound a couple of weeks back. Doctor said polyps usually don't cause problems and doctor said it may be due to some other problems. Historically, I'm also suffering from gastric problem.

I took a blood test too.

I'm underweight but surprisingly my bad cholesterol level is high. I don't eat much anyway.
Total cholesterol = 4.9
Tryglycerides = 0.5
HDL = 1.5
LDL = 3.1
Total Cholesterol = 3.2

Questions I would like to ask:
1. Is polyps caused by fatty food?
2. Is the high LDL the main culprit for polyps?
3. What can I do to stop the polyps from getting bigger?
4. What can I do to avoid having gallstones and polyps?
5. Or any advice you would like to give, I would be happy to hear. Thanks.


This post has been edited by Blofeld: Mar 23 2012, 12:13 AM

I'm not a doctor but I agree with queenc.

I remember being told by my doctor that the higher the radiation dose, the clearer the x-ray image will be. Can't remember if I hear that correctly.

Correct me if I'm wrong, I remember reading somewhere that taking one chest x-ray is equivalent to being exposed to background radiation for one month. In fact, we are being exposed to radiation every single day. The more dangerous thing is the CT scan. Instead, the chest x-ray doesn't really pose any harm at all.

There was once I took a digital chest x-ray (that's the term that I was told, which contain a lower radiation dose) at a private hospital. As a result, my doctor was having some hard time reading and comparing the x-ray because it was not as clear as another earlier x-ray which I took at a government hospital which has a much clearer image.

This post has been edited by Blofeld: Apr 3 2012, 11:45 PM