When do gall bladder symptoms become severe enough to think about surgery?!
Question: When do gall bladder symptoms become severe enough to think about surgery!?
please only answer if you have had gall bladder problems or know someone who has, and please be exact!. dont just say go to the emergency room!. the person who gets 10 pts will give me some details about their story!. thanks in advance!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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I went to the doctor, in a lot of pain near my R kidney, and she asked for a urine sample!. I peed in the cup, and it was black!. She brought back the cup and told me that there was no urine in this sample!. Then she sent me to the hospital!.
They didn't let me eat for 3 days, hoping my pancreas, which was inflamed, would calm down!. Then they did a scan, and found out that 3 stones (gallstones!?) were blocking the canal from pancreas to the gall bladder!.
I had been on long-term antibiotics for another condition, so it didn't make sense when the surgeon told me that my gallbladder was one of the worst he'd seen!. He attempted to do the surgery laparascopically, but couldn't, so he had to open me up to get to the gall bladder!. While he was there, he sucked out the three stones!. :)
Recuperation was slow, because the incision went horozontally through several abdominal muscles!. My urine became less black, less and less!. The surgeon told me it was backed up bile that made me pee black!. I stayed in the hospital 5 days, I think!.
Is this detailed enough!? lol!.
Most people just have four little 1" incisions, and they heal with no problems in just a few days!. Mine was a horror story lol! All better now, thanks be to God!
TX MomWww@Answer-Health@Com
They didn't let me eat for 3 days, hoping my pancreas, which was inflamed, would calm down!. Then they did a scan, and found out that 3 stones (gallstones!?) were blocking the canal from pancreas to the gall bladder!.
I had been on long-term antibiotics for another condition, so it didn't make sense when the surgeon told me that my gallbladder was one of the worst he'd seen!. He attempted to do the surgery laparascopically, but couldn't, so he had to open me up to get to the gall bladder!. While he was there, he sucked out the three stones!. :)
Recuperation was slow, because the incision went horozontally through several abdominal muscles!. My urine became less black, less and less!. The surgeon told me it was backed up bile that made me pee black!. I stayed in the hospital 5 days, I think!.
Is this detailed enough!? lol!.
Most people just have four little 1" incisions, and they heal with no problems in just a few days!. Mine was a horror story lol! All better now, thanks be to God!
TX MomWww@Answer-Health@Com
When the pain becomes almost chronic!. My best friend had gall bladder problems and she kept putting off the surgery!. A scan showed she needed the surgery but she had kids and was worried about how "everything would get done around the house!." She actually took prescription pain killers for many months!. Finally it got so bad that they took her by ambulance and she needed emergency surgery!. Afterwards they told her that her gall bladder was completely yellow (meaning totally infected)!. Pls!. don't wait that long!. If you have chronic and severe pain on a daily basis, speak to your doctor and get his/her input!. Then when you have all facts as is related to you and know the risks vs!. benefits, you can make an educated decision!. Pls!. don't wait till it's a life threatening emergency, and have to take all those painkillers!. My friend was almost addicted by the time the surgery was done!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Some people experience pain different than others!. My mom has a very high pain tolerance!. She never had medicine for all 4 of us kids!. Other than giving birth, she had never been in the hospital!.
Well, one day she was at work and feeling a little discomfort on her side!. She didn't think much of it, but later that day she got one sharp pain!. So painful she knew something was wrong!. She called her dr and he said her symptoms were serious and to come in!. She called my dad and he took her to the dr!. The dr immediately sent her to the hospital!. They did a scan and found she had gall stones that needed to be removed!. She went straight into surgery because of the size of the gall stones!. When they got in there, it turned out her gall bladder was gain green!. It was very serious!. The dr later explained that most people would have had serious pain before my mom did!.
So if your having pain, you need to have a dr check it out because everyone takes pain differently!.
Hope everything is ok with you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Well, one day she was at work and feeling a little discomfort on her side!. She didn't think much of it, but later that day she got one sharp pain!. So painful she knew something was wrong!. She called her dr and he said her symptoms were serious and to come in!. She called my dad and he took her to the dr!. The dr immediately sent her to the hospital!. They did a scan and found she had gall stones that needed to be removed!. She went straight into surgery because of the size of the gall stones!. When they got in there, it turned out her gall bladder was gain green!. It was very serious!. The dr later explained that most people would have had serious pain before my mom did!.
So if your having pain, you need to have a dr check it out because everyone takes pain differently!.
Hope everything is ok with you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I don't believe in living with pain--think about it!. My father is so much happier now that he had his gall bladder removed!. If the pain has been bad enough that you ended up in the ER--it's bad enough!.Www@Answer-Health@Com