I've been having rapid heart along with low blood pressure. I too have been worried about embolism but they just poo-poo it. Feels like lungs are full when I lay down or wake up in the morning. Takes awhile to get it feeling better.They (dr's) all say the same thing. There shouldn't be any pain or problems.... No answers! Makes me wonder why there is no further investagations into problems after gallbladder removal. I was with no health problems before my surgery and now feel like my body id shutting down or falling apart. I'm just tired of no dr giving it a harder thought. There must be some-one out there that wants to help! I can't imagine years of this!

I know how you all feel I go through it everyday I had my gallbladder taken out in 95, its been 11 years and I still have problem and in pain some days are worse then other I just take pain pills and suffer through it.

I am glad there is other people out there that is going through what I have and still going through.

i just had my gallbladder out two days ago and my only complaint is gas pains which is normal. I am eating a normal diet that consists of fruits, veggies, whole grains and meat. So far no diarrhea. My appetite is not the same I don't have the same taste for food but this could only be temporary. Good luck.

Hi there,

i've just read through the past 5 pages, and i'm shocked at how many people are having similar problems to me.
I had mt gallblader removed in march 205 and since then i've had nothin but problems. My heart rate has been madly high ever since having the op,i fiind myself in hopital almost every week having checks for an embolism. More recently, I am struggling to breath and at night I really struggle to swallow. I don't know whats going on, I seem to have tonsilitis every other week and I can't cope with it. Does anyone else suffer with tonislitis and ulceration of the mouth since having their gallbladder removed? Is ibs a common problem after surgery? Chron's diseas??

Help!!! :cry:

I just got back from the clinic yesterday cause i'm feeling just so awful and just can't sit @ home waiting for something to be done and last week I had my thyroid tested with the free t4 test which I thought nothing of, but it has come back with the levels showing high. I asked how that could cause problems and appearently it causes digestive problems along with heart rate changes and the feeling like you can't breath or the throat feels dry or something's squeezing it. It causes high or low blood pressure (mine has been in the 90 over 50 range) causes depression and mood swings, along with anxiety. Although i'm not sure how I feel as to if this is helpful or the answer to some of my sickness I thought I would @ least pass it on just in case anyone else has not had it tested. Let me know! Sorry bout spelling it changes when I submit for some reason even after spell check!

im 17 and having my gallbladder removed in 2 weeks and wanted to know about the scar and how big it is.And is it noticable to other people.

[quote="boobookitty"]i just got back from the clinic yesterday cause i'm feeling just so awful and just can't sit @ home waiting for something to be done and last week I had my thyroid tested with the free t4 test which I thought nothing of, but it has come back with the levels showing high. I asked how that could cause problems and appearently it causes digestive problems along with heart rate changes and the feeling like you can't breath or the throat feels dry or something's squeezing it.

Boobookitty,
you sound like me 9 years ago. It felt like someone had their hands around my throat or I swallowed a ball. I had major mood swings, one minute I would be happy, the next emotional and the next ready to rip someone's head off. My hands shook, I slept for about 1 hour every night and my heart palpitated so hard I thought is was going to pop out of my chest. Your thyroid affects your entire body and some strange things happen. Plus people think you're crazy, including yourself after a while. I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. I took medication but eventually it was slowed down with radiactive medicine and is now hypo, which is easier to control. I hope you get yours under control soon. I know what I went through and it was not something I would wish on anyone. Good luck to you and let me know how you make out.

This has just been the most awful year or more I have ever been through!
Actually my levels are low....The whole up is low and low is high thing takes some getting to understand! I'm 30 weeks pregnant now and all I can say is they won't treat me and basically I feel like I can't stand my own skin and just want this baby out so I can start some type of treatment.
I feel so sick both physically and emotionally that all I do is sleep or cry.
The crazy thing is the worst besides the physical changes. I have always been okay in both areas and this has taken me to a whole place I never thought I would be the victim of. Seriously in a matter of just a few weeks my whole life changed and that's no joke! It is maddening and besides trying to explain it to my family, the doctors don't seem any better! I have yet to see anyone who is compassionate about my symptoms or how I feel. I am so glad that there is this to go to and I wish I could just sit in a room with those who are in the same situation cause it's a very isolated place to be when those around me are so healthy! I'm so sick of hearing people say things like "mind over matter" or "you can control it, not it you"
aaarrggghhh! Yeah, I woke up one day and decided that my happy, healthy, great life wasn't working and i'd rather be visiting doctors every other day and wanted to drive myself crazy with horrible imaginary symptoms plus I wanted all those around me to deal with up and down moods cause being okay wasn't in for fashion that year! Please! If any of you knew me this would be like mary poppins deciding to become a crazed party monster. (i wanted to say something different but decided it might offend someone so I won't) my point is, I never thought or asked for this and you're right about just how bad it is that no one should have to go through it. Sorry to ramble and thank you for the support ") I think about all of you out there and hope there's some good happenening!

Well, first congratulations on your pregnancy. Just the hormonal changes from that is traumatic enough without having a thyroid problem on top of it. As far as the crazy part, I can relate to that as well. I had a fight with my landlord once and went after him verbally 3 times. Emotional rollercoaster is putting it mildly. It was more Dr. Jekyll and mr. Hyde. The thyroid controls your whole body, so yes you will feel emotionally and physically sick. I fell asleep every chance I got, mostly because I couldn't sleep long. I just needed enough to rejuvenate myself and I was off. As for the people who say 'mind over matter' and 'you can control it' have never been through it. No, you can't control it. It controls you. Talk to you doctors and see if they can do something for you until the baby comes along. Have you seen an endocrinolgist? If not, ask to see one. They will know what to do for you. Good luck and keep me posted.

Sweet as sugar........If your surgery is done laproscopically, which mine was, the scars are hardly visible. I had my surgery june 14 and was wearing a bikini all summer!

Lori

Hello everyone, I had my gallbladder removed almost 9 weeks ago. I am having issues with pain in my shoulders. It seems to come when I sit alot and that's all I do, i'm a secretary for a school. It doesn't bother me to much if i'm up and about. Has anyone had this problem?

I had ben in and out of hospital since septenber five admissions for a week at a time and when I had my surgery I felt so ill, was on oxygen and had to be catheterised twice it was just a nightmare, I knew the pain was too severe to be normal so had an emergency scan which revealed a fluid collection where my gallbladder had been.
I cam home last wed and today is the first day I have not woken up in agony!

I just read your entry and let me tell you, you inspired me to do my best too- If you can do the hardest job on earth, raise two toddlers in one house then I bet you will find a way to change your habits to benifit you and your children. I have a 2 year old myself, I am 2 and a half weeks out of surgery and am already finding temptations to pick up my old habits. I figured reading some real people's expierences might kick my butt in gear too, I hope this will help me, you have helped me. -Hope I helped you just a tiny bit. Ill tell you what i have been telling myself for the past 2 years (the amount of time i actually battled with atacks, until finally having it removed). You owe it to yourself to give you all you can so you can give them all you can(ur kids). For your family, for your friends, for YOU. Let you body be your temple, and the glory of a healthy life and body will pay off in how you will feel inside and out. I will re-read this and try to take my own advice. lol
Much, much luck to you. And please GOD help me too!

I devleoped gallstone during my third pregnancy also. Hang in there and just eat as healthy as you can. I just changed my diet the best I could and it did lessen the attacks. When my baby was about 2-3 wks old I had my gallbladder removed. You can do it........ as a mother of 2 you know how worth the sacrifice it is.

I had my gall bladder taken out about to weeks ago- if I were to get pregnant right now, would my growing belly pose a problem as far as my inscisions? They won't split open again inside will they?

I was pregnant 14 yrs ago w/ my daughter
I got galstones, they gave me medication to dislove them....
then 5 yrs ago I had my son...no problems
now 14yrs after the birth of my daughter I have developed
acid reflux diease...after research believe is due from the bad gallbladder
no one ever told me to have it taken out after birth of my daughter.

I should have. I would have never developed acid reflux.

I had my gall bladder out on 4/26/07, doing good. Eat good food,
love bbq chips,I can not stay away from sweet tea! I would do the
pregancy, then after ward and after breast feeding have it taken out.
Do not wait for so many years as I. You develop more problems
and you will just feel better.

Good luck.

You probably would not split your incisions, but I would give yourself at the very least 6 weeks to recover from having your innerds fiddled with before you contemplate pregnancy. You really need to let yourself recover from having the surgery before you put more stress on your body.

I had my gallbladder removed back in March of this year and I'm so thankful that I did it. The only bad thing(if you would even consider it as that) that came out of it was the reaction I had to the anesthesia. I got very nauseous and dizzy from it. My surgery was done laproscopically so I was back home that same day.

As for having the gallbladder removed, I had no problems whatsoever. I didn't even need to take painkillers afterwards! I can still eat everything that I use to eat before I had gallstone problems. Having my gallbladder removed was the best thing I ever did!

Have his doctor run tests on his pacnreas. It couldn't hurt. Sometimes that is overlooked.

My daughter has had stomach pain since her gb was removed 4 years ago. We have been to many gi docs and had 2 endoscopies done, hida scan, mri's and no one seemed to know what was going on. I work for a doctor and she gave me the name of a gi doc that she knew and we went to him. He said he thought the sphincter of oddi was disfunctioning, so he sent us to yet another gi specialist. He specializes in the sphincter of oddi. Well we go on friday for yet another hida scan to check the pressure and see if she should have the surgery on the sphincter. She is having pain every morning, between her breast where they removed the gb and passing out every so often, crying and missing work due to this. She is 24 years old and has a very high pain tolerance and won't take any pain meds. I wish I knew what was going on as I feel so helpless. I am ready to take videos and show them the kind of pain she is in. Has onyone else had this problem and what kind of surgery will they do if the pressure is high? Please help we are desperate. She doesn't have a normal life since the gb surgery