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Q: gallbladder removal ?
asked by: Kaybean on December 30th, 2008
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I started having bouts of nausea about 5-6 weeks ago and it finally lead me to go to the doctor. They did several tests and found out my gallbladder was functioning at 0% on the HIDA scan. They told me that is most likely what's causing my nausea, but my question is, can it still really be my gallbladder if I don't have pain? I've only had pain a few times here and there, but its more nausea than pain. And the nausea isn't constant. It comes and goes. I do have some good days where I don't feel sick, but even on a good day, I still can't eat normal. I'm just able to eat little bits here and there without feeling pukey. Some days are bad and I feel nauseated the entire day with mild pain, and other days I feel ok for part of the day and will start to feel sick later on. I've been prescribed ZOFRAN for the nausea which seems to help when I get bad. I've noticed when I do get pain, its inbetween my shoulder blades a lot and it feels like a dull ache. Sometimes the pain is in front too and feels like an aching or cramping, but the nausea is much more frequent and worse than the pain. Is it normal to have symptoms that come and go like that? And can it really be my gallbladder if the pain is only occasional amd usually mild? I'm having it removed on Jan 12th and I'm a little anxious wondering if its really my gallbladder?
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aevorea
replied on January 1st, 2009
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RE: gall bladder removal
Oddly enough, some patients with gall bladder disease have no symptoms at all, and their disease is caught during another medical examine.

Your gall bladder has an ejection rate of 0%. This means that it is not sending any bile into your digestive system. An ejection rate of 0 is a strong indicator of gall bladder disease.

Nausea is a very common symptom. The pain that you describe (in the back - I'm guessing the shoulder blade area - and the front - I'm guessing right below your right ribcage) is also consistent. The pain and nausea typically come after eating a fatty meal. However, since your ejection rate is 0, I wouldn't be surprised if your body just constantly went through cycles of pain/nausea.

Also, with an ejection rate of 0, I'm surprised that the doctors didn't recommend immediate surgery.

If you start to develop a fever, or vomit, or have dark-colored stools (the color of road tar or coffee grounds), get to an ER immediately.
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