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How bad should the gallbladder be before removal suggested

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SuzyQ101
SuzyQ101

I had my first terrible gallstone attack a couple of weeks ago, bad pain and vomiting. went to the gp who did a blood test and organised a scan. Blood tests came back that liver enzymes ALT and GGT were very high. Had my scan which confirmed gallstones but gallbladder was not inflamed and bile ducts were not dialated. Since then Ive had my bloods checked and liver enzymes had gone down, one is now normal and the other had halved.

I have an appointment with the gastroenerologist in a week. GP was reassured that liver enzymes were going back down. Ive had a slight pain in gallbladder ever since.

I was just wondering at what point is it recommended that the gallbladder is removed? Has anyone had anything similar to me and if so what did they recommend? I also had mild pain in the summer and was given buscopans for it, but no severe attack back then.

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