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I have a small stone sitting there for last 20 years or so .

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SLA
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I am 65 .My LFT is fine .I used to get pain episodes  three four times in a year ,which have stopped .Now I feel continuous mild pain under my robs on my right hand side .I need to drink a lot of water when taking food otherwise it stucks.. Sometime I get constipation .The pain under the ribs is relived after some winds .I take restricted diet -try to avoid  oily food and sugar .However the food we eat is generally spicy.

My surgeon however advises for removal of the gallstones as he sees the stone sitting at the neck causing a shadow in one of the various ultrasounds .

I am confused should I go for the surgery .I don't have symptoms like loss of appetite or fever or lot of pain or nausea .

Can I get some advice on this forum please .

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  • Scottie13
    Scottie13 SLA

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    It is causing you pain and some of the other symptoms are down to that. You can wait and see but you’ll probably find in time it begins to cause more problems xx
    • SLA
      SLA Scottie13

      Posted

      Thanks Scottie  for your response .

       Its a small solitary stone causing occasional problems, perhaps  I may wait and see . I  get pain under my ribs on the right  side , burning in the food pipe when eating- prompting to take a lot of water during my meals. Pain is not too frequent

      Plus I get lot of winds and I have a somewhat  "white" liver as they call it. My surgeon says there is no treatment for white liver -I need to avoid all sort of fats .For the gallstone the recommendation is to get the gall bladder  out.

      Any further comments from the forum shall be helpful  

       

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