Is it necessary to get a gallbladder removed for a stone of 3mm?

That sounds bad designer girl, don't let it get too serious.

I'm going to go back to the docs end of March. I'm looking at the lesser of two evils here. 1. blurred vision if I eat the wrong thing, and 2. Bile salt Malabsorption . It is difficult to chose the lesser.

Wont they take GB out? Or dont you want it out.Neither of those are good, I didnt know it could affect vision.

Hello,

Just wanted to add my eperiences. I didn't know it could effect your vision. Other things can effect tear ducts too though.

Whilst scaning my kidneys they found one big gallstone. Too big to dissolve and couldn't operate because the gallbladder would collapse. I was having trouble with acid and bloated tum, heartburn,

My GP sent me to another (teaching) hosp. who did a MRI. The results were it wasn't the stone and I emphasize stone, that was the problem, that was small, but the gallbladder lining. It was thickening and I should have it out. As they were doing a MRI, I asked the consultant if they would look for any signs of cancer in surrounding parts. I'd had pain in the pancreas. The consultant got very impatient when I asked about any signs of cancer but did say no there wasn't and it was this that put me off having the gallbladder out.

Some 6 mos later I had another ultra scan at another (non teaching) hosp. and that showed multiple small stones and slight thickening of the lining, nothing to worry about.

I decided not to have the op and after some research, found that it could either be mucus or cholesterol causing the thickening. Mucus I cannot control but do know I get a lot. Cholesterol has always been relatively low and I love my veg. But I did love the cheese too, lots of it. This I've cut down to very small about once mo.

The finale is I have bowel cancer. Found last Oct 2013 about 2yrs after the scans. My tum never did get better. Gastroenteritis (as I was told), at the same time as the gallbladder. Symptoms are same as bowel cancer.

Don't want to frighten you but don't mess around, you don't have that much time. Mine is quite advanced.

Best to all

I'm so sorry to hear of your bowel cancer, Daffs, I don't really low what to say, ut I think you are very brave to come on here to share your experience.

I know gallstones lead t bowel cancer and bite my parents died of it , my mum having gallstones too, but hopefully I will not fall under that awful spell.

best wishes

Oh Daffs I am so sorry to hear that.It is disgraceful that you weren't listened to. I get so cross at these consultants, after all we know our bodies.It took me continual persistence to get tests done and as it turned out the oesphagitis that was found could have progressed in to cancer if left untreated.I also have narrowing of the bowel due to diverticulosis. For years they kept telling me it was IBS, their famous cop out.

Those doctors just dont want to do any work, always want a short-cut, any eay solution/easy way out.

I had stones the size of sand particles at my first scan and they could have used medication to dissolve these or use soundwaves to break them into powder and flush them out but they didnt, now these stones have grown to about 2 cm in size, several of them where they cant use those technques but can only perfom an operation.

They get bonuses for every op they do, so thats why they play stupid games with peoples lives.

They are criminals those doctors!

Hi All

I don;t think my blurred vision is to do with gallstones, although I refit on the internet, (bad I know), I have just turned 60 and I know that your eyesight is affected by age. It is not blurred vision I am getting I am getting to bad able to see long distances without glasses in my right eye.

I recently had my eyes tested (last August) and will want to go to the opticians and use the frames they have sold me, watch the argument with them lol

It's great, this thread, I feel we are all on the same wavelength. Keep it coming folks.xxx

Have to agree with you Trex.Also they are more interested in doing private work,mega bucks there, I paid £170 for 20 mins to see consultant, when I went on her nhs list her attitude totally changed, she was hardly interested.

Definitely Designergirl.

Makes you wonder whey doctors take the Hippocratic oath, doesn;t it?

Thank you designergirl, your best wishes are apprec. I'm very sorry about your parents. I didn't know gallstones coul;d lead to bowel cancer. After all, we are told people can have them for years and not know it.

I might be able to help with your vision, but it's only a thought. A friend told me just yest. that she was getting her other eye done and very happy about it. She originally said about a year but after her hosp. checkup for the 1st eye, was given appnt in April for the 2nd. I'm very pleased for her. Can't be nice to only see with 1 eye when you have 2.

Her problem was vision going too quiickly. She is 73 but very healthy, eats well and exercise. Now we are thinking of total veg. She did get an appnt from her GP for the hosp. and it turned out to be chataracts (spell). Simple op. only few hrs. They took off the lense and sewed a new one on. The drops for the eye does give her dried tear ducts. She has one very good eye and wonders why she waited so long but can't see much with the other. She said they won't do the 2. and still has to wear glasses and because of this can't see with her good one with glasses. Now though, after her visit to the hosp. she iss going to have the other one done and soon. She says it was because she bypassed the GP and offered it by the hosp.

A bit like the hip op. suffering for yrs with one and limping which must damage the other, put too much strain on it. Only to op and then the other one goes.

My vision is not that good anymore, but am told because of the chemo. Whether permanent or not, I don't know.

Drawn out, I know, but...

Best wishes, Daffs

Thank you Jane for your kind words. I too was told IBS and as I have a friend with that. Symptoms were similar until the bleeding.

Best wishes to you, Godbless, Daffs