Hello I am a 44 male. For about a
year now I have bad pressure in my upper
stomach below my chest. Very bad gas
pains always feeling sick.
All my problems started about a year ago
after I was eating alot of sucking candy
balls. Lol I was eating about 14
hard candy balls a day the doctor told
me to do this because I had a small stone
in my gland forgot the name but the
gland in your neck. Well the stone
passed but ever since this my whole
life has changed. I had the camera
tube put down my throat doctor says
every thing is fine. Had the other
test the camera put in the other end.
Lol colon test. Everything is
fine. I had a cat scan I have
several small gallstones. 2 gastro
doctors and one other doctor says the
gall stones wont cause my problems.
2 other doctors and one surgeon say the
gall stones will cause all your problems
and your gall bladder has to come out.
What to do. I have been on protonix
made me worst zatac pepic all dont
help. I tried every kind of diet
nothin helps. I am getting to the
point in my life I wish I could just go
to sleep and never wake up. I dont
know what to do.
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KellyR
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 90
Posted: 09-08-05 04:02am
C'mon...Don't be so pessimistic..." I am
getting to the point in my life I wish I
could just go to sleep and never wake
up"...I realize your problem is serious,
but you shouldn't. Think like this...It's
not the end of the world.
There is one thing I don't understand. If
you are feeling so bad and nothing seems
to work why don't you have the surgery
done and the gallbladder removed? This
should solve your problems. Anyway, the
operation is extremely simple...It's a
routine operation so you needn't worry
about it.
However, I should tell you that stones can
do a lot of damage. I don't understand
why some doctors told you that they won't
cause you any problems. As far as I know,
gallbladder stones can lead to chronic
inflammation of the gallbladder,
irritation if the mucosa which lasts for a
long time is most likely to lead to
cancer. Furthermore, if the stones are
small than there's a high chance that they
move forward and leave the gallbladder.
If they do they may obstruct the common
bile duct, thus leading to jaundice. If
the stone makes it to the duodenum or
colon it may cause biliary ileus. If it
remains stuck in vater's ampulla it may
lead to haemorrhagic destruction of the
pancreas.
So, as you can see, there are a lot of
problems these stones can cause you, apart
from the fact that you are feeling so
sick. If I were to give my opinion, I
would say take the gallbladder out.
Good luck!
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jeeproy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Sep 2005 Posts: 5 Location: ny
Posted: 09-08-05 15:24pm
[thanks for replying. But 4 doctors
say from looking at my mri scans
my gall stones are small not blocking any
ducts. My gall bladder is of normal
size. The 4 doctors say my gall
bladder is not the problem and taking it
out will not help me at all. But then 4
other doctors one is a surgeon says my
gall bladder is the problem. I am
affraid to have my gall bladder removed
and still have all my problems and then
have some new ones. Maybe I should just
flip a coin. Heads take it out tales
I dont.
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KellyR
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 90
Posted: 09-09-05 02:06am
Yes, I understand that some doctors said
don't do it... And others said do
it...Unfortunately, I told you that the
stones being small there is a high chance
they will leave the gallbladder at some
point and then you will have serious
problems...That's why some recommended
surgery.
As for your feeling sick and all I don't
think anyone can tell for sure what it is.
You are having "bad gas pains" and
feeling sick and that could be related to
the gallbladder...But nothing is for sure
unfortunately.
And yes, there is a chance that these
symptoms will not go away after surgery
but do the surgery because of the stones
and the risk they represent. And if
afterwards there is no improvement in how
you feel than you should have another set
of tests done. Somehow you will get to
the bottom of this.
And by the way....Maybe flipping a coin is
not such a bad idea after all... :) let
me know who won: heads or tales?
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Bocro
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 17 Location: Toronto
Gallbladder Or Not? Posted: 09-09-05 07:44am
I have your symptons exactly. Pressure
upper abdomen, nausea, gas etc. I have
had all the tests which have showed
nothing. I am convinced it is my gb but
the dr's haven't even considered it
because of the test results. I have been
feeling this way for almost 5 years. I
would really like to know what happens
should you have the surgery.
Good luck
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jeeproy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Sep 2005 Posts: 5 Location: ny
Re: Gallbladder Or Not? Posted: 09-09-05 19:43pm
[hello bocro did your tests show that
you have many small gall stones
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Bocro
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 17 Location: Toronto
Gallbladder Or Not? Posted: 09-12-05 11:21am
No, my tests did not show anything. I was
told by a surgeon many years ago that I
had a "sluggish" gallbladder, whatever
that means.
