Possible Gallbladder Infection, sent home by GP
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Hi there,
Hoping for a bit of advice. I have been experiencing upper right quadrant pain for the past 2 weeks, I have IBS and M.E so figured it was something related to them. The pain started at the front behind my bottom right rib and has since got a LOT worse and spread around the side and back, so last week so I went to the GP who prescribed Volterol and said I had pulled a muscle. I spent the bank holiday in absolute agony with dodgy guts hardly able to move so I went back to see a different GP today who said due to my temperature which I didn't know I had and the location of my pain he was 99% certain it was a Galbladder infection probably caused by stones.
He has referred me to the hospital for an ultrasound but this will take around 6-8 weeks to come through and has given me anti-biotics (Amoxycillin). I also have a GP follow up appointment in 7 days to see how I am.
At the moment I have taken myself to bed for R&R with my anti-biotics and only snacking and drinking water as I cannot manage the pain of a full meal, even low fat. Will the anti-biotics make me better or will I be suffering like this until something is done? G.P didn't really have enough time to explain everything to me. So I would really like some advice on the best way to 'look after myself' until I can get a definitive answer and treatment plan sorted which may be a couple of months away!
Thank you so very much.
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sally_14743 Firefly427
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Firefly427 sally_14743
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Thank you very much for your really informative and helpful reply. My boyfriend did some food shopping for me today and I have got lots of no fat soups, crackers, wholemeal gluten free bread, same for pasta and rice, fresh veg and salad but lots of fruits, so maybe I should skip the fruit. I have camomile tea and some ginger/lemon/honey tea as this is supposed to be good for digestive issues. Oh yes I have also now switched to skimmed milk but thanks for the tip, I shall skip the sugar in my tea.
I'll go very light on the food for a week and so how I get on before seeing the GP again next week.
I feel so sorry for anyone going through this, it's agonising and miserable, can't believe I once said you can't get worse than IBS, I feel karma has slapped me haha
Thank you Sally, all the best in your recovery
sally_14743 Firefly427
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I found something out which is interesting . Rosemary Conley invented her low fat diet because she had gallbladder problems and couldn't have the operation done straight away .. 3 years or so she kept to the diet and then had the operation. The diet kept her pain free. You can google it .. Hope you soon feel better . I know how absolutely horrible it is ...
Firefly427 sally_14743
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Wow poor Rosemary Conley, I have done her diet before so I'll look her up again as she has some great cook books, that'll help as my inspiration has dried up for no/low fat meals at the moment, although I did enjoy the Beanfeast spag bol last night, very tasty and healthy and no stabby pains afterwards - result!!
I think mine will go on for a while, ultrasound 6-8 weeks and then another wait for results, more wait for referral if something is wrong, the NHS is a great free service but the waiting periods are really bad when you're in so much pain. So if I can help myself along with diet that will be really good.
One last thing, I am taking 4 paracetemol a day which equals 2,000mgs, I take 1,000mg in the morning and then another 1,000mg in the late afternoon. Is paracetemol the best thing to help with the pain or would ibuprofen or something else be better?
Best Wishes
sally_14743 Firefly427
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sally_14743 Firefly427
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Firefly427 sally_14743
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I actually have Buscopan for my IBS so will start that up again as well. Feel a bit rattly with all these pills hehe