Gall bladder really getting me down
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Hiya everyone,
I started with severe pain and vomiting on Sunday, when I saw my GP on Monday she suspected gallstones. I am lucky to have a scan on Monday to confirm.
It has really been a depressing week! The pain was almost constant from Sunday until Wednesday, the kind that has you crying like a little baby. The pain has lessened but is still there all the time. I have that annoying thing where I feel hungry but when I eat (non fat) I can barely tolerate it and am hardly eatting anything at all, plus the need to vomit.
It just feels like no one cares really, they turned me away from a&e, it took a few gp appointments before they gave me an anti sickness injection so I could start taking painkillers, which don't take the edge off.
It seems some people go to a&e with this issue and are treated really well, I was told being in pain and vomitting for 24 hours in an adult isn't a concern. But on the other hand a lady I know went with similar symptoms to me and was admitted and had keyhole surgery. It's crazy!
I know this post is completely self indulgent! I just needed to say it.
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cynthia89958 nic56674
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E11eth nic56674
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Don't apologise for the self indulgent post, it's completely understandable, I was finally diagnosed with Gallstones in January after having two severe attacks which resulted in visits to A&E, for yeas it has been put down to IBS, which my consultant now thinks I have never suffered from. On the list for removal, been advised it's a 4/5 month wait which means surgery won't be until may/June time. I'm constantly in pain, always have a pain between my shoulder blades which gets worse as the day goes on, eating anything now causes me issues so I only eat know once I'm home from work, im barely functioning most days and this op really can't come soon enough, work don't understand and are not the most amiable when I have to take time off which has not be often, as I do not get paid while I'm off I have to drag myself in, this really can be a debilitating illness and we are all entitled to a self indulgent moan every now and then x
cynthia89958 E11eth
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E11eth cynthia89958
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I have only just come across this forum, wish I had found it weeks ago. You are completely right, there is no where near enough understanding on this illness, I think because you have to wait so long for surgery people think it's not important, family & friends really do not understand so I just give up talking about it, then get nagged at for not eating enough, but eating makes me ill so why would I? I'm literally only eating in the evening now, grilled chicken with veg as I'm too scared to eat in the day as I don't want to suffer or have an attack at work, im a sales rep so spend most if my day driving which can be extremely difficult some days, as I'm writing this now I have a severe pain in my right shoulder blade and feel very nauseus and all I have done is drank water! Do you have any idea when your op is? x
cynthia89958 E11eth
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E11eth cynthia89958
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I have already been admitted to A&E twice with attacks since end of Jan, to be honest I don't think it makes much difference with the list, also they have told me that they won't operate during a flare up as it's a more difficult operation. I'm hopeful for a date by the end of May as was advised at the beginning of Jan in would be a 4/5 month wait.
Take care of yourself x
nic56674
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I had my scan today and she said I had a lot of gallstones so need to book with my GP for surgical referral I guess.
Don't feel too nervous about your surgery, it's like a weird gap where you fall asleep in one place and in what feels like a few minutes you wake up somewhere else!
E11eth nic56674
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Glad you got your scan done, get your gp appointment as quick as you can to sort out your referral, I was lucky my gp referred me the same day my scan took place, as soon as he received the results he referred me, then phoned me to tell me. I was lucky that my referral only took two weeks, it's the wait for surgery that's the problem 4/5 months x