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So I was admitted to hospital just over 2 weeks a go with a bad infection in my gallbladder, was given IV antibiotics and painkillers I was discharged 2 weeks ago today, I have my op on Friday and I am so scared!! Although I want it removed as its ruining my life I am so scared that it will cause more problems having it out as I have heard and read mixed reviews about having a gallbladder removed.
None of my family or friends seem to understand how I feel. Please help 😢
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Yellie89
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I'm about 36 hours post op and my god I'm sore, who knew you used tummy muscles to flush the loo!! 🙈🙊
Starting to feel a little better now tho and the pain is nothing like an attack. Luckily it was done key hole, was highly expecting to be cut open and so was my consultant! GB was full of stones and sludge and 3 stones that I was shown were the size of malteasers!! No wonder it had caused me so much grief.
Just wanted to update everyone xx
kenya13914 Yellie89
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sally_14743 Yellie89
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Laura1990000000 Yellie89
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sarah87162 Laura1990000000
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Take care and keep in touch
Sarah
Yellie89 Laura1990000000
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sandra2468 Yellie89
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All the very best for surgery.
I am sure you will be just fine.
My apologies for asking info as regards my daughter prior to your surgery.
It was not an apporopiate time so sorry.
All the best for a speedy recovery.
Best wishes,
Sandra
Yellie89 sandra2468
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Now I know I have gallstones I think back to the times I've had "trapped wind" 😳 which started a couple of years a go.
April this year I had awful tummy ache, mainly on my right hand side under my rib cage, after 5 days of eating trapped wind meds and antacids like they were smarties I finally went to the doctors, was examined and was given prescription antacids and to to go on a low fat diet for 2 weeks and cut out dairy (still pretty much dairy free now) as he thought it was acid reflux but could be gall stones, the pain settled eventually well for a month and I had what I thought was another acid flare up, back to the doctors, antacid dose doubled and sent on my way, no one asked about the low fat diet or mentioned gall stones.....starting being really careful with what I ate and thought I'd stayed clear from what would trigger acid.....had a few smaller attacks that only lasted an hour tops, until August, I was naughty and had an ice cream whilst at the zoo and my God didn't I pay for it, spent hours attempting to go to the toilet 🙈 trying to lay down and get comfy, taking paracetamol and codeine, I finally passed out from being exhausted, the pain lasted a few more days, back to the doctors again, antacids changed and because I had gown up smoking I was now told about a test that can be done to check that I didn't have an infection that can cause acid.......I had to do a stool sample 😳😳 first one was inadequately labelled by the doctors and was rejected it then took the doctors a week to inform of this and I'd need to do another one, in this time I had a huge attack and called 111 and was prescribed peptac liquid.....my partner thought I was giving birth due to being squat down, bent over and panting as it was the only thing I could do to relieve some of the pain I was in as any painkillers I had taken is thrown up, so I was violently sick and had excruciating pain in my tummy mainly my right side and in my back on the right side, after 2 days of not knowing what to do with myself I plucked up the courage to go to the doctors as I thought surely I'm being a wimp and the doctors don't need me to waste their time.....luckily I saw a doctor who referred me for an ultrasound....went for scan and it's showed multiple stones and sludge!!! Went straight onto extremely low fat diet (3%) whilst I waited for an appointment with the consultant. The scan was on the Friday and Sunday is felt uncomfortable and that night I had an ambulance out, on gas and air and given morphine, back to the doctors again after this for 2 weeks asking why I felt so poorly, so energy, was getting worse, blood work showed that my liver isn't functioning properly and was told that I would just keep going down hill until surgery!! I work in a special school and by this point I'd had 4 weeks of a 7 week term off work due to this....I was due to see my consultant Monday 27th October, the Saturday before I'd ended up getting worse, could hardly lift my head off the pillow, couldn't get comfy, I was taking paracetamol, ibuprofen and codeine and nothing was touching it, 5am Sunday morning I saw an out of hours doctor as I couldn't keep water down because I was being so violently sick, I was in agony and exhausted as I hadn't really slept for a couple of days, he prescribed naproxen and antisickness tablets, Monday morning arrived, I still do not know how I got myself dressed and went to the hospital for my appointment, I remember being in the waiting room slumped over a chair as it was all I could do, I was rushed into a side room and all obs taken, I was admitted and blood work done to find that my CRPs were at 205 (normal range is 0-5) I had an infection which was why no pain relief had worked, by this point I'd started turning slightly yellow too, I was kept in for 4 days on IV antibiotics and fluids as I was dehydrated, another ultrasound showed I now had thickening of the GB wall, I was sent home with a weeks worth of 2 lots of antibiotics not once in this time did my temperature go above 37.3!!! Just goes to show what can be going on in our bodies and we don't have to have a temperature! I have surgery booked for Friday yes Friday the 13th lets hope that goes better than the rest of this has.
I haven't written any of this to scare anyone, I have written it to make people aware of what can happen, I knew something wasn't right with my body and no one would listen because I am only 26 and too young for gallstones!!
Best of luck to anyone who is going through this as its awful and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
Worried_sister Yellie89
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Yellie89 Worried_sister
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The only thing I can suggest is to push with the hospital, as you know I had a massive fight on my hands.
Good luck and I hope your brother is better soon xx
Worried_sister Yellie89
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sandra2468 Yellie89
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Thank you for posting your story.
You have been through so very much.
IIllness is not always straightforward to diagnose.
I am sure in time you will regain your health and once again return to normal routine.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery
Sandra
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