Gallbladder post op question in regards to nausea problem ...

[smiles4u]

Hi all,

I had surgery to remove my gallbladder this past late January.

Took me a good 3 weeks to feel comfortable with eating foods again, and healthy food at that.

Then the past 2 weeks i have had constant nausea to the point the past 3 days i have had absolutely no appetite at all to eat anything, never feeling hungry ... and if i do try to eat something it doesn't seem to have much taste.

Then last two nights i have almost no sleep at all.

The nausea in the beginning was only from midnight to about 10am but the past few days it's more like 24hrs of it.

I have also noticed my vision has become blurry at times the past 4 or so days.

Thankfully No stomach cramping, etc ...

Has anyone that has had gallbladder removal experienced this at all, and especially get the nausea at 2mths after your surgery ??

My A/F arrived on the 5th of March if that helps any (and been the past 5mths+ about a 31 day cycle)

TIA xox

[AnyDream]

Hi Smiles! I've been missing you...was just thinking about you this morning actually.

Sorry to hear your recuperation has been slow. I've not experienced the nausea etc side of things - I started eating gradually more oil/fat slowly over a couple of weeks and didn't have any problems at all.

Is it possible you have picked up some sort of low-grade gastro that's causing this? I think either way, you should see your dr, if you don't get any joy with the GP, go back to the surgeon to talk to them about it. The blurred vision in particular is something you should get checked out.

[smiles4u]

thanks heaps MD (missed you so very much too ) ... i'm seeing my GP tomorrow for something else so if she has time (which she usually doesn't as she's always running behind schedule) i will ask her for sure ... i think the blurred vision might something separate, funny i just googled and they reckon ' short sightness ' occurs quite common for over 40yrs of age & long sight 30+ ... hey can't win either way, LOL !!

[Butterfly Child]

Smiles.. sorry no advise as i haven't had any experience having that opp.
but i hope you start feeling better soon beautiful.
Like Marydean said, i definitely think going to the doctors to get everything checked out especially with the blurred vision side of things is a good idea!
fingers crossed everything alright Hun, thinking about u xx

[smiles4u]

... thanks my beautiful Em xOx

[~Kim~]

Hey gorgeous girl.....any chance you could be UTD?....or O'ing? i know they aren't related to your surgery but you asked for suggestions.....but I get nausea like that on O.

[Butterfly Child]

i was secretly pondering that too smiles..hmmm

could it be beautiful?

[Queen]

Smiles
Wow what a drama! I had no reaction, post op except eating fatty foods (butter even) I get sick still and I had mine out in 2007.

Hope it all gets sorted

[Mother Goose]

I didn't get any of these symptoms post surgery. as awful as they are, these are very vague symptoms in that they could belong to any number of conditions including elevated BP, vertigo, pregnancy. Is there anything in particular that makes you think it is related to the surgery?

MG

[smiles4u]

for the stalkers ...

well, interesting day GP can't workout why the nausea so she got me to do a pregnancy test just to rule that out ... she said looking like probably not but then she said still early days to tell due to where my cycle is ... and she looked very surprised that my i can't remember if she said progesterone or oestrogen level came up high on the pregnancy test giving the notion of maybe i could be preg ?? Anyhow, she's not focusing on that thinking it's more likely NOT preg ... Anyway, BP wasn't too bad and she sent me off for blood test (4 nice vials, LOL) & another urine test today for different things one seeing if i have diabetes, so i hope to crikey it's not that ... bad news is test results don't come back until a couple of days and GP is booked out (due to public hol too) so i don't see her until next Tues arvo ... so will keep you updated then

[AnyDream]

Well I"m glad your GP is being thorough about it...I'll admit diabetes crossed my mind (fingers crossed for you it ain't that) so I guess all you can do is sit tight and wait.

[smiles4u]

thanks MD , yeh it crossed my mind too and yep so hope it's not, no one in my family has it ... and i wouldn't describe myself obese and sure not an unhealthy eater as i'm careful what i eat so it would be a huge shock if i am, just hope the GP might think to ring me earlier than next Tues as she said results come in about 2days but then she knows i'm booked in to see her next Tues so more than likely she won't ring. She did say to not to hesitate to ring her if the nausea worsens which it has been so far so at least that's comforting to know i can contact her. Just hope i don't stress too much in the meantime ... hopefully the Easter Bunny might bring me some good news !!
....... Cheers for now xOx

[Butterfly Child]

fingers crossed for some positive news beautiful
ill be keeping an eye out on the boards and this post

[Jakabella]

Not much help from me either as I am only 4 days post op!
I had to go back to hosp the dau before last as I could not keep any food or water down since before my op ( week and a half) and I needed to.. turns out that I was very constipated (sorry TMI) and once that was given something to help "pass" (pardon the pun!!) I was all ok to go!!

Apparently the drs told me that its not uncommon to have relapses after the op and even think that you are goin through it all again as your body "forgets" you have had your GB removed and starts the pain again..

I am taking eating slowly and just eating fruits and meats and veggies - no fast foods and no fats - infact the thought of fast food makes me feel ill... my attack was bought on my a meal of Maccas and I was kept in hosp as my GB was looking like rupture..

Not much help sorry Smiles!!

Kate

[smiles4u]

Well here's an update ;

Saw GP today to find out blood & urine tests results turns out my cholesterol is fantastic, and every other test result came back with brilliant results so that's great news ... BUT it turns out my liver is inflamed, GP said there could be many reasons as to why, one being i might have had a reaction to something when i had surgery this past Jan or other reasons the GP went over (she laughed when i confirmed i'm no heavy drinker infact i couldn't remember my last drink) ... so did more blood tests today and find out results for that next Tues, so fingers crossed i get some answers and that it's nothing serious !!

Oh, by the way AF arrived so nah NOT PREG ... but that ok

[~Kim~]

well that's good......I think.

[smiles4u]

Thanks Kim, ... yeh could be a number of reasons as to why, blood tests will find out if could even be Hep A,B or C - strange seeing i had my vacs for 'em ... might even be something heading to glandular fever ... Doc said might have been reaction to anesthetic when had surgery (strange again seeing i've had same drugs before).

Can't believe my liver of all things as that's what i've been worried about since having gallbladder out thinking my poor liver gotta work hard now without it. Wish results weren't a week away as causes me anxiety not knowing like the past week it did but hard to get into this GP for appt's (and she knew it's a good week away too even though results only take 2days to come back).

Oh well hope the next week goes fast

[Miss H]

I also had bad liver results with blurred vision and nausea after caesarean section surgery. The docs still have no reason for it and my liver has slowly returned to normal. I hope you get good news and everything turns out ok.