need some help please! so the surgeons office called today.. and bad news.. i don't get in to have my gallbladder out until June 15th. i cried when i hung up with her... i don't know how i'm going to make it until then... i had it in my head that i would be getting it out at the end of may... and now i have two months... as it is i only eat one meal a day.. usually a lite lunch of a bagel and lite cream cheese.... and even that hurts... i feel miserable... does anyone know of anything i can take after i get an attack?? after i eat i'm in pain but i can't figure out what to take to make it go away... i'm making an appointment with my doctor to see if i can switch hospitals and get in sooner.... i don't know how people who live with chronic pain do it.. i have a new respect! i know my pain will eventually go away but it just feels like forever... so any help would be great! |
With all the pain your in, I can't believe the doctors are having you wait so long. Sending prayers you way. |
I'm so sorry. I hope you can find a clinic that can get that sucker out sooner. I really hope you can find some way to ease the terrible pain you are feeling. I don't know much about gal badders but maybe different foods would react differently in your body. Have you tried different food to see if the pain eases? |
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Before I had gall bladder surgery I ate very tiny amounts a couple of times a day. Usually yogurt or something light like that. I know how you feel! I thought I was having a heart attack and it was always worse at night. I ended up sleeping on a "back wedge" pillow sitting up until I had the surgery. I hope things work out so you can get in earlier. That's one of the most miserable things I've ever been thru. |
I can't beleive they are making you wait my doctor forced me to have mine out the gall stones can get stck and go into your pancreas(sp) and cause serious problems. Try to find another place to get it done sooner. I know first hand the pain doesn't go away it just gets worse and it get so bad that water will cause an attack. For now to keep the pain down you need to eat balnd foods nothing fatty nothing greasy that inclused cream cheese. your doctor should be able to help you with foods that will be safer. also i ate plain toast no butter(fat) that was all i could eat and then it got so bad i was having 3-4 attacks a day even from water. Good luck i'm sorry you have to suffer i know it sucks if you need anything please let me know |
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Gosh, I'm so sorry, it sounds horrible. Okay here are some foods that are apparently 'good' for this condition: Beets Cucumbers Green beans Okra Sweet potatoes Avocados (so yummy too!)-a good way to get needed fats directly from food Tomatoes apples, grapefruit, berries, oranges, papaya, pears |
I have gall stones - at least one huge one that the dr. called in all the nurses to see during my amniocentises and ultrasound in 1988. It was the biggest he had ever seen. Up till then, I would have what felt like a heart attack about every 2 weeks. After Krysten was born, I started having them up to 5 times a week sometimes 2 or 3 a day. I went on a fat-free diet that helped. It was hard at first but got easier as I discovered things I could eat. I never had it out and I haven't had an attack in probably 3 or more years. I don't know if it disolved on it's own, but the Dr. couldn't feel it any more. Yes, it could be felt from the outside. Stay away from anything gassy, fatty, fried, dairy, chocolate, or anything with oils in it. Good luck. |
I feel for you and hope you can get it done sooner!Roxyjosmom is right on with the foods to avoid and sometimes even spicy will trigger.I had mine removed Oct 2005 I am so glad thats over,I put it off for months telling myself stomach virus even though I knew better,finally couldnt bear it any longer,even water had me in pain so bad I broke out in sweat,had the ultrasound to confirm and a few weeks later (delayed d/t increased heartrate)had lap surgery to remove it.The surgeon said it was the most stones he has seen,I 'd had them for a long time.I thought about it and I have a daughter at time she was 6 when i was pregnant I joked I was naming her Maloxx because all the pain I had , I know it was GB attacks!Good luck!I know your pain. |
I,m so sorry you have to wait Marci, that's just wrong that the doctors would make you wait and suffer with all that pain. When I had mine, all I could eat was dry toast, crackers and Gatorade. Maybe if you call and beg and just tell them how bad of pain your in, I would think they would sympathizes with you. |
I am so sorry! Cream of Wheat will be your new best friend. Prayers going up for you to get in sooner. Angie |
Girl why can't you get in sooner ?? Can you see another doctor and maybe get them to operate asap ?? it sounds like you need it... Sending hugs - that has to be awful |
I had my gall bladder out immediately. I would definitely tell my doctor that is unacceptable or find another doctor. It's a fairly simple operation and there is no reason why you should be in pain for 2 months. Good luck, I know exactly what you are going through and believe me...the pain does end. |
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