I was just recently diagnosed with acalculous cholecystitis after hida scan results showed a very slow ejection rate, they didn't give me percent numbers to go by so i'm not really sure how bad it really is. This is after 4 years of seaching for answers to urq and mid chest pain. I have had 3 endoscopy exams with the first showing a large ulcer, the second I was told I had erosions and stomach inflammation and the third supposedly clear. They’ve done over 20 biopsies, none of which have come back normal though all they’ve told me is they are abnormal with no cancer which is consistent with inflammation to the degree i’ve had.
I am scheduled to have my gallbladder removed on july 11th, the earliest date available. (i’m in canada and that’s our great health system) i’m now wondering what questions I should be asking that I haven’t as yet. Would acalculous cholecystitis cause all the problems i’ve had with my stomach? Would the extra acid cause the biopsy results? What else should I know and what else should I ask?
I’ve searched the net to find others with this diagnosis but haven’t been able to find much on it other than it’s usually trama patients or drug users with a very poor prognosis and as much as a 40% mortality rate which scares me to death. I’ve had no trama and i’ve never used drugs so how did I get this? My gastroenterologist claims this condition is quite rare, hence the length of time it took to diagnose.
I want to be as informed as possible and would welcome any comments from others that have experienced the same condition. Will my stomach problems be over once my gallbladder is gone?