Gallbladder Issues?

[ThisLadyHunts]

No new meds prior to symptoms. This has been going on for about a year now, and the only medication I started was about 3 months ago. I'm going in this morning for my scan.

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Have you had your C-reactive protein test included in your bloodwork? This is an inflammatory marker and an elevated # could indicate the presence of a pathogen (viral, bacterial, or fungal). From there, it’s a matter of isolating the type and cause of the pathogen.

I’m just grabbing at straws here, though.

[Smart]

Scan showed abnormal ejection fraction. <20%. Thanks for the heads up.

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I’m not sure exactly what that means . Is that a cardiac issue?

[firemanjj82]

I’m not sure exactly what that means . Is that a cardiac issue?

Similar. The HIDA scan measures how much the gallbladder ejects out into the small intestine. Normal is greater than 35%. Mine was 22%, so the gallbladder isn't contracting, which is causing my symptoms.

I mention thanks for the heads up more so for spurring me on to look into it further, rather than just leaving it alone.

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[SaltwaterSlick]

Sure glad you at least now know what's up. That alone will bring some "relief"! Now you can work with your Dr's to lay out a plan forward to actually fix it!

[Smart]

Similar. The HIDA scan measures how much the gallbladder ejects out into the small intestine. Normal is greater than 35%. Mine was 22%, so the gallbladder isn't contracting, which is causing my symptoms.

I mention thanks for the heads up more so for spurring me on to look into it further, rather than just leaving it alone.

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Sure thing! Good to hear you have a better idea. Hopefully you can get it taken care of and heal up/move on!

[firemanjj82]

Time to get it out. Prayers are appreciated.

Sorry I can't go live with this.

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[Dale Moser]

Enjoy the fantastic sleep.


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[Smart]

Time to get it out. Prayers are appreciated.

Sorry I can't go live with this. [ATTACH]1048982[/ATTACH]

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Man two months later? Dang they took my wife's immediately. Glad you're getting it taken care of good luck!

[Goldeneagle]

Piece of cake! Good luck and a prayer sent for ya.

[LonghornTX]

Had mine out and went on vacation a week and a half later. It is an easy recovery for most. Life will be much better with it gone, given your symptoms. Enjoy your rest and I bet you'll heal up quick.

[firemanjj82]

Man two months later? Dang they took my wife's immediately. Glad you're getting it taken care of good luck!

No stones..just inactive...

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[firemanjj82]

Abdomen is sore, so I'm loaded with pain meds.

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[RedBear78]

Abdomen is sore, so I'm loaded with pain meds.

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Take it slow ad easy for a bit.I felt a lot better the day I got mine removed.

[firemanjj82]

Take it slow ad easy for a bit.I felt a lot better the day I got mine removed.

Cool. No stones, but it was diseased and inflamed.

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[DS_1974]

Had my gall bladder removed in July 2015. Mine was full of little bitty stones. Luckily I only had one episode becasue that was the worst pain I have ever experienced. Got it removed 2 days later and all good since then. During recovery, you are going to find out how much we actually used our abdominal muscles and dont realize it lol. It's not a big deal though. I was sore for about a week but I went back to work two days later.