Re: Is gallbladder a normal problem?

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Everyone has been so helpfull... i have to bother you again. Chad had surgery last night. He had his gallbladder removed, they checked on the liver biopsy sites & said everything was healing well & they did the cholangiogram & said that one side of his bile duct looked a little more narrow than the other, but all the dye was able to get to the intestine just fine. He said the liver looked healthy, but the preliminary results of the biopsy confirm PSC. The doctor also said that he didn't know if all of chad's pain came from the biopsy itself, or if the biopsy triggered the gallbladder attack. has anyone else ever had that? This all sounded like good news to me. am I being premature in my celebrations? He looked & felt so much better today... he was up walking around even.... I was so happy!!! May God bless everyone for their prayers! Tammy (husband of Chad, UC &

possible PSC 2007) Crumbliss wrote: Tammy-Take a deep breathe! You have found an excellent group with a wealth of experience & knowledge that is readily available to you!I am sorry to hear of your husbands dx. Keep in mind that PSC affects everyone differently. We have members in this group that have lived 20+ years symptom free, other's 10+, some less. Your husband can live a very product life. The best defense for you is to

learn. Learn what works for your husband, learn what works for your lifestyles. Have a doctor that you can communicate everything to! Having a doctor that you trust and will listen to you is worth it's weight in gold with this disease. Don't be afraid to ask questions, even if you are afraid of the answers. My brother was dx in his early 20's with PSC, with UC in his early teens. We were told he would need a transplant in about 6 years from dx of PSC, and with him he is right on track. We just went through eval testing. There are members here that have only occasional flare ups, and lead very normal productive lives. PSC is a scary dx, but you are not alone. Ask questions, this group is an amazing resource.Best of luck to you & your husband. Brother, , 30, UC & PSC On 4/9/07, zorro_tammy <zorro_tammy (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote: My husband's doctor says he's 99% sure that my husband (Chad) has PSC. He is going for a liver biopsy on Wednesday. We are both 30 years old. Chad is a K-9 police officer & very active in his job. It's driving him crazy being on sick leave. Everything that I have read on PSC suggests that a person will probably go into liver failure & need a liver transplant within 10 years of being diagnosed. I'm not dealing very well with that! Can someone give me some more positive news about this disease before I have a complete nervous breakdown? Thanks. Tammy

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Tammy,

I had my gallbladder removed more than a

year ago. My gallbladder was passing bile sludge and little stones through the

strictures in the bile ducts and blocking them. I am basically symptom free since,

but I don't know how long that will last, and I don't know if the same will be

true for Chad.

Hope this helps.

Many of the people of the group are in Denver right now, so don't

be alarmed if you don't get a lot of answers right away.

Chaim Boermeester, Israel

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of tammy VanCamp

Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 03:13

To:

Subject: Re: Is

gallbladder a normal problem?

Everyone has been so helpfull... i have to bother you again.

Chad

had surgery last night. He had his gallbladder removed, they checked on

the liver biopsy sites & said everything was healing well & they did

the cholangiogram & said that one side of his bile duct looked a little

more narrow than the other, but all the dye was able to get to the intestine

just fine. He said the liver looked healthy, but the preliminary results

of the biopsy confirm PSC. The doctor also said that he didn't know if

all of chad's pain came from the biopsy itself, or if the biopsy triggered the

gallbladder attack. has anyone else ever had that? This all sounded

like good news to me. am I being premature in my celebrations? He

looked & felt so much better today... he was up walking around

even.... I was so happy!!!

May God bless everyone for their prayers!

Tammy (husband of Chad,

UC & possible PSC 2007)

Crumbliss

<tiffany.crumbliss (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Tammy-

Take a deep breathe! You have found an excellent group with a wealth of

experience & knowledge that is readily available to you!

I am sorry to hear of your husbands dx. Keep in mind that PSC affects

everyone differently. We have members in this group that have lived 20+

years symptom free, other's 10+, some less. Your husband can live a very

product life. The best defense for you is to learn. Learn what

works for your husband, learn what works for your lifestyles. Have a

doctor that you can communicate everything to! Having a doctor that you

trust and will listen to you is worth it's weight in gold with this

disease. Don't be afraid to ask questions, even if you are afraid of the

answers.

My brother was dx in his early 20's with PSC, with UC in his early teens.

We were told he would need a transplant in about 6 years from dx of PSC, and

with him he is right on track. We just went through eval testing.

There are members here that have only occasional flare ups, and lead very

normal productive lives. PSC is a scary dx, but you are not alone.

Ask questions, this group is an amazing resource.

Best of luck to you & your husband.

Brother, , 30, UC & PSC

On 4/9/07, zorro_tammy

<zorro_tammy (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>

wrote:

My husband's doctor says

he's 99% sure that my husband (Chad)

has PSC.

He is going for a liver biopsy on Wednesday. We are both 30 years

old. Chad

is a K-9 police officer & very active in his job. It's

driving him crazy being on sick leave. Everything that I have read on

PSC suggests that a person will probably go into liver failure & need a

liver transplant within 10 years of being diagnosed. I'm not dealing

very well with that! Can someone give me some more positive news about

this disease before I have a complete nervous breakdown? Thanks. Tammy

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