Guest guest Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 > I have posted twice here with questions and am beginning to wonder if I am getting through to the list. > > Glenny > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Glenny~~Capriella > gallstones > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 4:50 PM > Subject: Re: Help - gallbladder inflammed for two weeks now! > > > Pleas describe a gall bladder attack? This may sound crazy but I do not know what I am experiencing. > Glenny, It's often mistaken for a heart attack--that's how bad it is! It's a tight, squeezing pain just under the middle of the ribcage that can radiate straight through to the middle and upper back and right side. It is relentless--like one long neverending labour contraction. In fact, after going through several of these, I think that I could now walk through childbirth without any drugs! Bring it on! Anyhow, like someone said before, a gb attack is spelled P-A-I-N-!-!-! I had my first severe gb attack when I was 28, and went to the hospital. My gb was inflamed and infected and they actually kept me there hooked up to some major antibiotics for a week! And that really says something to me about the seriousness of an inflamed gb, because here in Canada, hospitals are always pushing you out the door! I was actually begging to go home by the end of that week. So, if you haven't seen a doctor, don't be a vigilante. Though I admit that I've found that doctors don't know EVERYTHING, there is still much worth in the medical system. I don't think your health is something to mess around with. I regret having my gb out (it was taken out about a month after the hospital stay) because I still have problems with forming stones in my bile duct--which produces the same kind of attack that I described above. However, because my gb was inflamed and infected, who am I to say that I could have sucessfully treated myself and spared myself from surgery? Someone before did admit that sometimes there just isn't an option...... All that said, I encourage you to go to the doctor and have it checked out, so that you at least know what you're dealing with. Cheerio, Leah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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