Questions that needs to be asked to surgeon.
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I'm meeting my surgeon tomorrow regarding gallbladder stones and surgery. Here are some of the questions in my mind. Appreciate if you can let me know some of the questions that needs to be asked in case i missed here. I'm taking this decision after suffering with 10 years with indigestion/Acidity/bloating and burping. and past 7 years with lightheaded and fatigue added to it. Hoping surgery will give me relief. I'm 36 years old male, 5.7 feet, 67kgs.
1) I have gastritis and gallstones, severe bloating and burping accompanied by lightheaded/fatigue, will the gallbladder removal will help these symptoms to go away?
2)In your experience, did you had patients who had gallstones/non working gallbladder with dizziness/lightheaded symptoms and after GB removal , did that resolve?
3)Initially i was diagnosed with non working gallbladder and no stones. Recently diagnosed with gallstones. so is my gallbladder still not working ?
4) My A1BC is 5.6, i get some times frequent urination and tingling in feet, does anything to do with sugar levels or gallstones? my gp says it might be due to my low B12 or Sugar levels -Not sure if this question can be asked to surgeon.
5) what is the recovery period for gallbladder surgery, how many weeks i need to be ooo for work?
6) Diet to be followed after gallbladder surgery.
please let me know if any other question i need to put to surgeon.
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TriciaLynn biliarydyskines
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Mrsoscared biliarydyskines
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i don’t think any of your symptoms have anything to do with your gallbladder!
you don’t mention anything whatsoever about PAIN !!
you do not mention anything whatsoever about disantry !!!
you mention acid reflux , indigestion, etc well most people with no gallbladder issues have a degree of these things I should imagine!
i do not think removal of your gallbladder will remedy these problems at all !
dizzyness etc I do not beleave has anything to do with your gallbladder !
i had my gallbladder removed 11 weeks ago because I had a large stone stuck in the gallbladder neck which led my gallbladder to become infected full of puss and gangrenous and I have been in agonising pain for 3 years and when I say agonising I mean it.
i had no issues with dizziness or indigestion or acid reflux at all .
however I am sure it’s all different for different people as our body’s are all different!
and if you have now been diagnosed with a non functioning gallbladder and gallstones, then it should probably be removed anyway as it’s not doing anything and surely can only progress to more problems!
however ?
please be aware that after removal of your gallbladder ,you may indeed end up with more problems than you had prior to removal !!!
for me the opp was breeze.
i removed easy. well so far !
the pain was minimal but I still feel like I am recovering if I ever will lol
and I seem to have ongoing issues as a direct result of gallbladder removeal ?
these are the things you need to take into account!
and ultimately it’s your decision on what you feel you should do and that will have to be your choice unless of course you end up with no choice as did I !!
personaly I do not think the so called advanced medical world has a god damn clue what’s going to happen to anyone who has their gallbladder removed !!
and I do not be leave they know very much about this at all !
but that’s just my opinion of course.
i wish you luck and a good outcome and merry Christmas to you.
best of luck.
biliarydyskines Mrsoscared
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i do have less pain , but not severe. But i have severe bloating and burping combined with dizziness and extreme fatigue. I do had many episodes of diarrhea,but that was stopped using colestipol medicine. I'm really having a mixed thought on the surgery. Also, i have waited for this many years to see if it gets well. But nothing happened. Again i also have gastritis.i have a mixed thought how this surgery is going to be .
matt57085 biliarydyskines
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I'm totally convinced my lightheadedness and off balance feeling which has now been constant 24/7 for 18 weeks now is linked to my gallbladder. I asked the consultant when i spoke to him 5 weeks ago and he was 100% that it was'nt. To be honest i've read hundreds of stories that people complain of this symptom. I also get tingling/pain in my feet which i'm also convinced has something to do with it.
Let us all know how you get on pls.
biliarydyskines matt57085
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Just came after meeting from surgeon.
1.since i had a non working gallbladder intially, the stones are formed now and more stones can form in future as the gb is not working.
2. He mentioned removing the gallbladder will help bloating and burping, will avoid passing of stones to common bile duct and pancreas. It is not going to help with the dizziness.
3.He said there is no answers why gallbladder stops working for many people.
4.He has 30+ years of expereince. He never seen any one with gallbladder issue with dizziness. He asked me few questions like what work i'm doing and when you are getting dizziness. I told him i work 8 to 10 hours in computers and watch majority of the time cellphone and i told him the dizziness occurs when i watch something close and look far away. for example, i work in computers for 2 to 3 hours continously and then when i try to go to restroom, i feel dizzi and focusing. Also feel dizzi and imbalnce walking in large malls where i need to look far away. He was saying that eyes is not able to refocus and insisted to wear glasses and see if that helps out.
5.Regarding B12, he was wondering why i have low but he said generally any one more than 50 years age will have B12 obsorption problem.
6.He also said gastritis is separate and gallstones/gallbladder issues are separate, so removing the GB is not going to help with gastritis.
7.Regarding tingling in feet, he mentioned it can be diabetic or b12 issue and asked me to deal this issue with my general physcian.
8.He also said a non working gallbladder is not going to work good again and more stones can form going forward.
9.He also said my body currently works in a way where i dont have my gallbladder as my gb is not working. He says my body is already adjusted to work with the GB.
10. He advised to take at least 1 week break from work and no diet restrictions for gallbladder surgery. He said three holes will be put around the rib area. The latest appointment date available is jan end.
matt57085 biliarydyskines
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biliarydyskines matt57085
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My parents says to take a second opinion in india before i goahead with surgery, so i might plan for india trip early next year or i may convince my parents to get the surgery done in US itself. But most probably i don't see any other solution at this moment apart from removing the gallbladder or i have to be with all these symptoms for rest of life.Also i dont like to prolong further as this issue is going for almost 7 to 10 years.
matt57085 biliarydyskines
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So the surgeon didn't push for removal then?
biliarydyskines matt57085
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