Anxiety about my gallbladder!!!

The good thing is you are going for a scan and hopefully they will fine gallstones the scan is painless unless you are feeling tender then it might be a bit uncomfortable nothing to worry about .Lots of people have gallstones and survive.If you feel faint don't go out and if you are out sit or lie down chances are you will be fine at least you are getting a scan.Best wishes let us know how you get on..

Your gallbladder can still be functioning incorrectly without stones. Such conditions like biliary dyskinesia can cause that. Your gallbladder function can be seen with a HIDA scan, if no stones are shown on your ultrasound. 

Hi Charlotte67804, you will find that GB issues can bring on anxiety simply because of the nature it effects other organs, like making you feel your having a heart attack when your not!  This is what can make you sweat and if its interfering with the ducts, sleepless nights may be involved which will cause more anxiety!

When they do the Ultrasound do not wear your best clothes as they swamp you with a runny gel, they should give you loads of tissue paper to soak it up and wipe away but it still gets on your clothes.

My Ultrasound the Stenographer showed me exactly how things work, I have sludge in my GB which hides small stones if they are forming.  Anyway I told her of my symptoms and she then told why sludge is worse than stones, she rolled me side to side so I can see how the sludge moves and she explained why at night things get worse.   It was a very interesting experience and put my mind to rest and she said that her report would make my Dr's job of getting me well again would be soon.

However, the Radiologist report (the person who reads the Stenographers report) made no emphasis upon what the Stenographer told me which meant my Dr's had nothing to give them an indication of what was wrong.  Upon which I was dismissed from the hospitals care and I had to be re submitted which is why I have got to wait until January 19 before I can ask for a HIDA test.

Trust me with regard to your Dr's, you have to remember they are Dr's and not specialists so it will all come down to their knowledge and is hit and miss whether you get a good diagnosis.

This is why they rely upon blood tests as the indicator to illness I believe.  A Ultrasound or CT scan will show things up much better so you heading the right way for a diagnosis anyway.

As for your parents, only you can deal with that I'm afraid.  Your diet will help you more than drugs will that's for sure and you will find there is little you will be able to eat to keep you out of pain.  So do not be surprised with weight loss as well.

From my experience with GB issues, it is torture upon the body.

 

Try not to worry too much but do emphasize the fact that you are worried to your doctors and make sure your treatment is adequate. This applies to even letter writing to whoever it may concern.

Ultra sound confirms cholesterol type gall stones but I would think CT scan and especially with contrast(dye) confirms absolutely any calculi in any 'organ'....

Your doctors are or should be better equipped to allay your fears better than anyone else on the planet...... Although 'us lot on here' can put down what we have experience that does not confirm what is happening to all other patients.

The best advice I think is as above- make sure in your opinion the best care for you is being given to you. If you think for a second that you are not getting what is due then as said email or a letter galvanizes those who are caring for you into  'reply mode' and hopefully gets some action because as your post here suggests you would like help SAP.  I hope you get what you need and especially as you've got many many years in front of you yet to look forward to.