Gallbladder - Questions -attacks ???

[Patsy Warnick]

Anyone had GallBladder attacks?

what were your symptoms?

where was your main pain?

Tuesday Night @ 10:30ish p.m. - absolutely the worse unbearable pain

Tears flowing down my face as my husband runs me to Emergency.

I couldn't stand up straight to walk - sharp - sharp pain.

OMG - the worse pain I've ever experienced.

Returned home @ 3:00ish a.m. - Dr.'s found nothing wrong.

so - how many attacks does one need before the problem shows up in your blood work - ct scan ?? something?

I'm afraid to eat much of anything..?

anyone?

Patsy

[kayleneaussie]

I had a gallbladder attack many year ago...

Pain was unbearable-1 it was up under or near the rib cage if thats any help.

My doctor knew straight away what it was and put me on very strong pain killers till I saw the specialist. It was confirmed by the specialist but I didnt have an operation and have never had another attack...touch wood

I really feel for you as its the worse pain ever even worse than having a baby I reckon

[Kindle]

My pain was at bellybutton level. It would double me over and took my breath away. I use to press my stomach on the edge of a hard back wooden chair to be able to endure it. The attacks would come upon me without warning and when they were over, it was like nothing had happened.

Diet can bring about an attack, and can keep you from having one. If this is what you have, try and remember what you had eaten that day and try and avoid it in the future.

[Lon]

Patsy Warnick;1105264 wrote: Anyone had GallBladder attacks?

what were your symptoms?

where was your main pain?

Tuesday Night @ 10:30ish p.m. - absolutely the worse unbearable pain

Tears flowing down my face as my husband runs me to Emergency.

I couldn't stand up straight to walk - sharp - sharp pain.

OMG - the worse pain I've ever experienced.

Returned home @ 3:00ish a.m. - Dr.'s found nothing wrong.

so - how many attacks does one need before the problem shows up in your blood work - ct scan ?? something?

I'm afraid to eat much of anything..?

anyone?

Patsy


I never had any attacks or pain, but a routine physical in 1979 when I mentioned to the doc about indigestion and heartburn caused him to order up a scope of my gall bladder. I had one huge egg shaped gall stone. I had surgery within the week to remove the stone. I have had no heartburn or indigestion since. Fortunately, they now remove the gall bladder laproscopicaly and it's a piece of cake to have done. I had the old big saber cut across my right abdomen. Sounds to me like you will be needing surgery.

[Kindle]

Lon;1105336 wrote: I never had any attacks or pain, but a routine physical in 1979 when I mentioned to the doc about indigestion and heartburn caused him to order up a scope of my gall bladder. I had one huge egg shaped gall stone. I had surgery within the week to remove the stone. I have had no heartburn or indigestion since. Fortunately, they now remove the gall bladder laproscopicaly and it's a piece of cake to have done. I had the old big saber cut across my right abdomen. Sounds to me like you will be needing surgery.


That's what they told me when I needed to have my gall bladder out. Laproscopicaly is a piece of cake............. It wasn't for me.

The problem I had was that my stones were so large they had to crush them to remove them and so I was under a very long time. The doctor should have just slashed me and cut it out. It would have been faster and easier on me, but then this procedure was just new then and I think he was honing his skill..... :-5 What was suppose to be at most overnight, turned into 3 days and I was not a pleasant person. I actually snapped at the nurse who was moving too slow with my pain meds.

Years later a rupture developed by my bellybutton because of the length of time they were fiddling around inside me for this piece of cake operation, and I needed surgery to fix that.

I was bitter. They lied to me. I am still bitter. Since that "piece of cake" procedure, I do not handle pain very well anymore.

[Patsy Warnick]

The last few days I haven't felt real good - but then I'm a medical mess and can excuse some symptoms.

This was OMG - just shoot me,,! pain.!!! I've never had digestive problems - the Dr.'s are presuming it's my gallbladder & probably is..

my pain was on my right side at the end of my rib cage area, and it's still very sore - I feel very tender inside.

Oh, the pain - was like no other I've felt - crippling.

Blood work - white blood cell count would be elevated. my wasn't

ct scan - normal

I dread another surgery - I never want to experience another one of these attacks.

Patsy

[Peg]

I was told 30 years ago that I needed mine out. I've never had an attack since so I'm not thinking about having the surgery any time soon. :wah:

[minks]

Patsy Warnick;1105354 wrote: The last few days I haven't felt real good - but then I'm a medical mess and can excuse some symptoms.

This was OMG - just shoot me,,! pain.!!! I've never had digestive problems - the Dr.'s are presuming it's my gallbladder & probably is..

my pain was on my right side at the end of my rib cage area, and it's still very sore - I feel very tender inside.

Oh, the pain - was like no other I've felt - crippling.

Blood work - white blood cell count would be elevated. my wasn't

ct scan - normal

I dread another surgery - I never want to experience another one of these attacks.

Patsy


OH PW I don't know much about gallbladder attacks other then my mom had a couple many years ago, like others mentioned killer pain up under the rib cage. She told me stories of sitting on the floor propped up against the bed, knees pulled up as tight as she could get them. Oiy she had surgery and the scars look as though she were drawn and quartered Ugly.

Keep pressing the doctor for help hun. I can only offer support from afar.

Huggs

[CARLA]

If it is your Gallbladder Patsy it will come and go for years until it won't go away then surgery is required. My mother had hers out a few years ago the pain was so bad we had to call 911 she suffered mild pain off and on for years then it hit her very hard. For most it is a simple surgery that require no stay in the hospital.

[QUOTE]What are the symptoms of gallstones?

The majority of people with gallstones have no signs or symptoms and are unaware of their gallstones. (The gallstones are "silent.") Their gallstones often are found as a result of tests (for example, ultrasound or X-ray examination of the abdomen) performed while evaluating medical conditions other than gallstones. Symptoms can appear later in life, however, after many years without symptoms. Thus, over a period of five years, approximately 10% of people with silent gallstones will develop symptoms. Once symptoms develop, they are likely to continue and often will worsen.

Gallstones are blamed for many symptoms they do not cause. Among the symptoms gallstones do not cause are:

dyspepsia (including abdominal bloating and discomfort after eating),

intolerance to fatty foods,

belching, and flatulence (passing gas or farting).

When signs and symptoms of gallstones occur, they virtually always occur because the gallstones obstruct the bile ducts.

The most common symptom of gallstones is biliary colic. Biliary colic is a very specific type of pain, occurring as the primary or only symptom in 80% of people with gallstones who develop symptoms. Biliary colic occurs when the extrahepatic ducts-cystic, hepatic or common bile-are suddenly blocked by a gallstone. (Slowly-progressing obstruction, as from a tumor, does not cause biliary colic.) Behind the obstruction, fluid accumulates and distends the ducts and gallbladder. In the case of hepatic or common bile duct obstruction, this is due to continued secretion of bile by the liver. In the case of cystic duct obstruction, the wall of the gallbladder secretes fluid into the gallbladder. It is the distention of the ducts or gallbladder that causes biliary colic.

Characteristically, biliary colic comes on suddenly or builds rapidly to a peak over a few minutes.

It is a constant pain, it does not come and go, though it may vary in intensity while it is present.



It lasts for 15 minutes to 4-5 hours. If the pain lasts more than 4-5 hours, it means that a complication - usually cholecystitis - has developed.



The pain usually is severe, but movement does not make the pain worse. In fact, patients experiencing biliary colic often walk about or writhe (twist the body in different positions) in bed trying to find a comfortable position.

Biliary colic often is accompanied by nausea.



Most commonly, biliary colic is felt in the middle of the upper abdomen just below the sternum.



The second most common location for pain is the right upper abdomen just below the margin of the ribs.

Occasionally, the pain also may be felt in the back at the lower tip of the scapula on the right side.

On rare occasions, the pain may be felt beneath the sternum and be mistaken for angina or a heart attack.

An episode of biliary colic subsides gradually once the gallstone shifts within the duct so that it is no longer obstructing.

Biliary colic is a recurring symptom. Once the first episode occurs, there are likely to be other episodes. Also, there is a pattern of recurrence for each individual, that is, for some individuals the episodes tend to remain frequent while for others they tend to remain infrequent. The majority of people who develop biliary colic do not go on to develop cholecystitis or other complications.

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[Patsy Warnick]

Thank You Carla

I don't think the info makes me feel any better - confirms Lon maybe right.

I'm very sore - off to the DR. a attack like that - something is seriously wrong.

Thanks - I'll let you know if I find out anything..?

Patsy

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Lon had his out once. Abbey had hers out six months ago, she was quite vocal on how painful they are and how pleased she is to be rid of hers. If you track her down she'll tell you more than you ever wanted to know about them.