I am 24 years old. Having pain under my
right rib cage and it is tender to the
touch. Had ultrasound and everything was
normal. My Gi doc is sending my for a hida
scan monday and a endoscopy. wednesday. He
said he could tell that it was my
gallbladder and depending on what he saw
when doing the endoscopy he may send me
straight to the hospital. Help Me!! What
do I need to expect with all these
tests/surgery.
The endoscopy is to rule out ulcers, they
can mimic gallstone pain etc. I had that
done the day before my surgery, The
surgery itself is short. They put you
under anesthesia first, when u wake up u
will feel really really sore but by the
next day its not so bad, u may or may not
get pains in your shoulders etc wich is
the air traveling up into them from the
stuff they pump to inflate yer belly for
the surgery but they can give u a med to
help that as well. 2 weeks post surgery i
felt practically back to normal, the spots
they cut open were/are a little tender but
thats nothing. 6 weeks is complete
recovery to resume normal activities, i
jumped the gun and was rearranging my
living room 2 weeks after surgery lol. Not
smart.
Are there certain foods that trigger the
pain or is it just constant? Do u have
stones? Thickened wall of the gallbladder?
Hopefully it all goes well for you though
Got any questions
lemme know i had my gallbladder removed
april 5th this yr.
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Maciecodymom
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Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Location: NC
Posted: 04-27-07 08:08am
Well No stones on the ultrasound, They
said everything looked normal. The first
attack was at night and i had eaten
chicken and rice for dinner. The second
one i hadnt eaten anything. My dad had
gallbladder disease so i guess i may have
inherited it from him. i am just worried
about my children I have a 4 and 2 year
old. How long will it be before i can pick
them up. my 2 year old is a mama's boy
i was pickin my kids up 2 days later but i
was really sore still but 2 wks post
surgery i felt lots better my son turns 2
in august and i have a 4 mth old
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Maciecodymom
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Location: NC
Posted: 04-27-07 10:20am
Maybe it will not be so bad then. I am
still scared. Never been put to sleep
before. I have never even had a cavity in
my mouth. But I survived childbirth twice
with no pain med b/c i was scared of
needles Will
I be able to come back to work on Monday
after the Hida Scan. It is at 8:00 and i
dont want to miss so much work.
yeah that was my first time being under
anesthesia too lol , i fought the sleep as
long as i could until i was finally out, i
woke up about 3 hrs after surgery. But all
in all it wasnt bad at all.
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Maciecodymom
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Location: NC
Posted: 04-27-07 10:40am
How long did you have you stay at the
hospital? I think mine will be same day.
Not sure how much time i am gonna need off
work yet??
in the states the longest i think is
overnight, i was stuck there for 5 days
here in germany at the german hospital, i
went bored out of my mind and my husband
had to watch the kids that entire time. so
it sucked but i think as long as all goes
well for you you shouldnt be there long
Got any questions
lemme know i had my gallbladder removed
april 5th this yr.
Will
I be able to come back to work on Monday
after the Hida Scan. It is at 8:00 and i
dont want to miss so much work.