What the heck is wrong with me?

[misty]

I wouldnt rule out gall bladder just yet, I had pains they were in my front and in my back and they were searing and came is waves. I got the sweating and the runs. I went to emergency 4 times and they never once thought of gallbladder. I went to a GP that I had never seen before as I was in such a bad way and she sent me for a untrasound and there was at least 12 stones in my bladder and it was huge. She sent me straight to hossy and I ended up having emergency surgery that night.

Before that I had a few mild attacks after DD was born but nothing huge and obviously it was an issue for a while as I had a heap of stones! But I never had any issues or symptoms before the huge attack.

I hope for your sake it isnt as its really not fun!

For what its worth I also suffer from seveare IBS (gee im fun arnt I!!) and I get the bad pain and the runs and the sweats and the vomiting! Especially when preg! Soo I guess it could be either or something else!

Hope you feel better soon babe! xox

My bet is on gallstones too. Untill you do an u/s they really cannot rule it out. It sounds exactly like what I went through.

[Jahzara]

Melly

I had an ultrasound on my gall bladder, liver, ribs etc last year (all clear) but was at St Lukes (Calvary) and the chickie that did it took about half an hour looking at all my bits... I can't remember how much it cost me though sorry.

What about your liver ? Has there been any mention of that ?

Lets catch up !
xoxo

[FabFiona]

I have no idea what is wrong, but I hope you can get to the bottom of this.

[Antheia]

I get that searing pain too under my right ribs when pregnant. When i first got it they thought gallbladder too because it was such a crippling pain but I had an ultrasound and there was nothing wrong. They just put it down to one of those things that can't be explained.

[Arimeh]

Well I have a scan at 4.30 today (Jahzara, I wanted to go to St Lukes, but they sent me to St Vincents instead) and I have to fast for 6 hours!!!!! So I've had a sanga, glass of milk and a fruit bar, so hopefully that will tide me over for the rest of the arvo. Ridiculous.

Antheia - thats the diagnosis I'm scared of getting too... just one of those unexplained things.

[Jahzara]

Oooh, goodluck ! Thinking of you ! Now that you mention it, I had to fast too (urgh) and yep it sucks !
Is C able to have the kids or do you need a hand ?

[boobaloo]

mel, had a thought, i replied on your fb that it sounded like gallstones, my gallbladder was removed in sept, but then i remembered a couple of months ago, i picked miff up, 2 minutes later, i was on the ground in the foetal position, massive pain between my ribs and shoulder blades, thought i was going to faint. i ended up spewing everywhere, then xavi called me, i turned around, my back clicked and the pain and nausea ended. the pain this day was so similar to the last attack of gall stones i had.

so, point of my rambling - how's your back going??

[Lolpigs]

This sounds completley like gall bladder attacks. I had them for approx a year, until tmy gall bladder became infected and had to be removed.

My dr explain to me the reason my skin *****les and itches when i'm hot when i'm pregnant is because I dont have a gall baldder, my body (whos liver normally has to work hard anyway) is now working extra hard and cant clear the bile prolery.

Sounds to me like the pregnancy is causing your gall bladder to work OT, however you normally only get an attack when you have a stone blocking the passage way, or its infected.

If its really affecting you I would get them to do an ultrasound to confirm weather you have stones or not, because if you have stones, it will just get worse over time sadly Happily if you dont have stones, it probably just your liver taking a battering. I find drinking apple juice always helped me as it is a natural directic and helps clear the liver.

Sorry to hear your going through it, I know the feeling, feels like your dying sometimes with the severe attacks.

Thinking of you.

[Arimeh]

Thanks lolpigs. Well I'm no longer pregnant and all symptom have gone away!

Luckily I won't have to go through that stuff ever again!