Re: Gallbladders/Would you do it again?

[Guest guest]

Holly wrote:

> Who still has there gallbladders here?

Holly,

I still have mine, and have never had any problems with it. It's been scanned

everytime my pancreas is, and always shows healthy and clear. The only

thing out of the ordinary with it is, that it's, in the radiologist's words,

" abnormally small " .

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI

Note: All comments and advice are based on personal experience or

opinion, and should not be substituted for consultation with a medical

professional.

>I am an elementary school teacher 4th grade, so if there are any questions

related to that, let me know! <

Yea, I've got a question, why do elementary students always have to have a

new box of crayons each year? I tried sending one of Austin's old boxes one

year and was told it had to be a " new " box! I must have 800 crayons left over

in a box in the closet that I have no idea what to do with!!!! Just joking, I

guess

what I need to do is donate them to a day school or something, right? ;-)

[Guest guest]

Holly, if I knew then what I know now; I would keep my gallbladder.

At some point in time, the outcome would be the same. Sooner or

later I would have cp; I would have liked later better.

Chrissy

[Guest guest]

> Hello Everyone!

>

> Who still has there gallbladders here? Also, I still have mine

I know this doesn't help much but, here goes...

I have been dealing with pancreatitis for about 5 years now. My

current prognosis is to wait for burnout and then remove the darn

thing.

I had my gallbladder removed in the early 80's. At the time it was

described as one solid stone so...it had to come out. From

experience I can assure you that the pain from my gallbladder came

darn close to the pain caused by my case of pancreatitis at times.

So to answer your question, yes, I would have it taken out again.

The gallbladder problem runs in my family and while it might have

contributed to the demise of my pancreas (I kinda broke that myself)

it was something that had to be done at the time.

Hope this helps some.

Best Wishes,

Knox

Northern Ca.