Had Gall Bladder Surgery

[Guest guest]

First I want to thank you all for this great group and all the

information you have provided. I have had gall stones and a duodenal

ulcer for a few years. I've had tons of pain, but the docs were not

completely sure if it was the ulcer or gall stones. I wanted to try

the flush, but I was afraid that the stones might get stuck on the way

out. I never did it, but I'm sure I will always wonder if I should

have.

I finally had the " big attack " and wound up in the emergency room. I

had been having pain for several days and took pain killers to get rid

of it. When the big attack hit, I was vomiting and couldn't keep

down pain pills, so it was off to the hospital. My liver enzymes were

elevated and I was jaundiced. They found several stones lodged in

the common bile duct. At this point they said my life was in danger

and they had to remove my gall bladder. They also did an ERPC to

remove the stones from the bile duct (it's like an endoscopy).

The worst is over and now I am recovering. I feel very weak and sore.

I know the physical pain will eventually pass. However, I hope my

depression about all of this will pass too. I am a big believer in

natural healing and I feel that too many gall bladders are removed

each year. I first started having attacks about a year after taking

birth control pills. As soon as the attacks started, the docs took me

off the pills. I am disturbed that I had to find out they can cause

gall stones AFTER THE FACT. In addition, I am sure that my long work

hours, skipping meals, etc. only made matters worse. I wish I had

another chance to eat healthy and make it right. Many people I know

tell me not to worry about it because they say you don't need your

gall bladder. However, one doctor told me that you can live without

it, but that doesn't mean you don't need it. I tend to agree and I

only hope there will be no downside to this surgery. If anyone has

been helped by the surgery, I would truly appreciate hearing about it.

Thanks,

Randi