Second trip to ER in 6 days!

We are visiting relatives in Illinois.  I had a gall bladder attack and ended up in the ER.  Last Saturday, I was in the ER back home for dehydration.  OK I'm not trying to set a record or anything, but this is getting ridiculous.  I guess I've met my deductible early in the year this time!

The ER was quite busy and it was almost 2 hours before I saw the doctor.  By the time he got in to see me, my pain was gone.  He thinks I possibly passed a small stone.  So I'm on liquids for the weekend.  I don't want this to happen again while we are here. 

Feeling good tonight.  We're at the hotel and ready for bed. 

I sure don't want to have another surgery since I'm only 3 weeks out, but I don't want to have that kind of pain again either.  I'll see my PCP when we get home.  I did call both the surgeon and my PCP and they both told me to go to the ER.  I was already at the ER before either office called me back. 

So I'll be celebrating my Mom's 80th birthday party tomorrow by toasting with a protein drink. 

Wanda

Did your surgeon not prescribe actigal for you when you left the hosptial?

Actually, I did get a prescription for it and it got tucked away and I had forgotten I had it!  Another "symptom" of getting old! 

Hi Wanda,

You sure have had it rough.  I hope it settles down for you.  I don't know.  In my opinion once you have a gallbladder attack it just doesn't go away forever.  When I use to get them they were brough on by dense meat and something fatty.  Towards the end I would get them on everything.  I think you should talk again to your wls surgeon and ask what he thinks about the gallbladder.  I know some people who have had the surgery, their doctors take out the gallbaldder at the same time.

Please be careul and get your docs advice.  I don't want to see you go through anymore problems this early out, or for that matter anytime.

Let us know what your surgeon says.

Peace

I am so sorry about your gallbladder.  Stay on top of it though.  I let mine get so bad after surgery that I ended up in the hospital for 6 days on antibiotics and had to wear a drain with a leg bag for 6 weeks to collect the bile while my bile duct healed.  Everything was so rotten in there they had to place a stent through my side.  It was not fun.  Did you know that the body produces between 500-1000 cc of bile a day?  I kept thinking I had a stomach bug until the big attack.  Then I thought I had the flu, lol.  I finally went to the er when I was running a temp of 103 for a few days and got worried I would get dehydrated.  I don't know why they all just don't take them out when they do the surgery.

Hmmm, my surgeon gave me something to help prevent gallbladder issues, as for our bodies, processing all that fat, which is what the gallbladder kind of does, is often too much and it is not uncommon for people to lose their gallbladder as a result of this surgery, some surgeons even do a scan before surgery and if it shows that it might be an issue, they remove it when they do the surgery. ..   but all surgeons are different and I for one, would not want to lose an organ, just in case and as it turned out, I still have mine. . .  hope you find a solution without adding more ER visits. . .

Best wishes to enjoy the rest of your visit with relatives and your Mom's 80th BD party.

 

Laureen

Wanda....hugs and prayers are on the way!!

Hope you feel better soon. Once they take the gallbladder out you will feel so much better.

Hugs again.....connie d

OH NO, you poor thing....how about not spending your weekends in the ER for a change....

Sure hope you are feeling better.
Get some rest, plenty of fluids and take care of yourself!!