Gallstones...is it just me or...?

[Madham]

Hi Marydean I had my gall bladder removed after my first pregnancy, had gall attacks on and off for a long time and omg i think they are the most painful things ouch ouch ouch.
I so sympathise with you and definetly dont eat satay chicken
I waited around 2 months in the public system, i was on waiting list due for op in 5 months time but got a call one night to say there was a cancelation in two days if i was available and luckily i had a great boss at the time so i jumped at the chance. I had no liver trouble but my sis had liver and kidney trouble with her gall bladder.
I hope you dont have to wait too long.

[AnyDream]

Ok Abb, will steer clear of the satay!! Did your sister's liver and kidneys sort themselves out once the gallbladder was removed? Is she ok now?

[Madham]

Yes she is very healthy now, had a bit longer stay in hospital to keep an eye on the liver but its been over a year now since her op and she is fine..

[myson]

I had my gall bladder out after first birth (8 weeks) using public health. During and after second birth i then develped reflux problems. Similar kind of pain. This was, and still is, treated with medication. I think the daily vomitting for 4 months is what damaged my eosophagus beyond repair.

[~ Mylitta ~]

I had my gallbladder taken out pre-pregnancy when I was about 21. It took 3 different doctors and 2 1/2 years for them to diagnose me! And in the end all it took was one little ultrasound to see the single MEGA stone in my gallbladder.

I didn't have any trouble with my liver at the same time... but a few years earlier I had been diagnosed with a viral infection that caused inflammation of my liver for about 5-6 months. Killed my immune system for about 2-3 years, but I haven't had any further trouble since then though.

I went through the private health system and still had to wait 2-3 weeks in excrutiating pain (I can't take painkillers) before I could have the surgery. The surgery was keyhole and went really well, except that my gallbladder had to be sent to pathology because there was something strange about it that my surgeon had never seen before. Turns out the stone was so big that it was totally blocking my cystic duct and had caused acute inflammation and the beginning of necrosis of the tissue in one end of the gallbladder. Ewww.

And now for the weird bit... I asked the surgeon to record the entire surgery (one of the instruments in keyhole surgery is a camera) and I have it all on video tape, lol.

[AnyDream]

OMG KL I can't believe you took no painkillers during those weeks of acute inflammation . I think I would've asked them to put me into an induced coma LOL! PMSL about the video - i just have to ask WHY???

[hj1981]

Goodmorning All

Marydean - Just thought i would let u know that i had my GallBladder taken out at 29wks pregnant - not something they wanted too do but they didnt have a choice as i had 3 really bad attacks (morphine didnt even work) and they didnt want the risk of an infection starting which would of affected my liver! mine was apparently brought on by pregnancy! they said it is a very common thing in pregnancy!
I went thru private and on the morning i was taken to hospital for my 3rd attack they booked me in for a operation later that day!