The hida scan shows how well your gallbladder is functioning. I've heard of people getting different results each time they've had it done. However you can still have an inflammed gall bladder even with a normal hida scan. If you're only experiencing a little bit of pain now and then and not things like nausea, vomiting or diarhhea then I wouldn't take it out just yet. But with a rate that low, if ti's correct then technically your gall bladder is not processing fats like it should and you should be having horrible side effects.

Thanks for replying. I get a dull ache in my stomach and a tightness on my right side. I also feel bloated all the time. That is all my symptoms. I had a sonogram in october and everything looked fine. There was no mention of my gallbladder being inflammed so I don't know why there is a low ejection fraction. I was on the pill for 20 years and I heard it can affect the gallbladder. I went off it a month ago so I am hoping my gallbladder will improve. Important question: can the gallbladder improve? I hope you are feeling well.

The hida scan does not test for inflammation, and an ultrasound cannot pick up inflammation. Their is not really anyway to tell if it is inflammed unless your white blood cell count goes up really high from fighting the inflammation. When they remove the gallbladder they can see past times that it has been inflamed.
Their are many homeopathic type remedies that people believe in for helping the gall bladder function better.
I would just think with a hida scan that low that you would be having alot of discomfort, pain, nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea. I'm not sure what the percentage is for that test to be wrong, but i'm sure their's room for error on it. The bloated feeling is probably a sypmtom of your gallbadder not functioning right.
I would look up some vitamin/homeopathic type drugs that are otc and try to find them at a local viatmin shop & see if this helps with your bloating.

With changing your diet many people can keep their gallbladder for many more years. It just depends on how bad your symptoms are.

Good luck,
krystle

Krystle thank you so much for taking the time out to answer my questions. You are a doll. I am eating less fat than what I was before. How much fat do you think I am allowed at every meal? Thanks and have a great day :d

I'm honestly not sure on that..But I remember reading somewhere that less than 50 grams of fat is good. But I honestly don't know that much about diet, I know their are different types of fat, saturated & non-saturated. You probably just want to eat the least amount you possibly can.

The first surgeon I went to said I don't need to take the gallbladder out unless I am in pain. He told me to see him in 3 months. I went to get a second opinion yesterday and the surgeon told me I needed surgery. Normal ejection fraction is 50% and higher I am at 14% I asked him if the gallbladder can improve? He said no it will only get worse. I don't want to wait for it to get worse that scares me. So I am scheduled for surgery next wednesday. I hope I am making the right decision. Even though I am on a low fat diet and taking enzymes I still feel tightness and sometimes burning where the gallbladder is.

I had and ablasion done in Jan o5. The thing that bothers me the most is still here. Left arm goes dead crushing chest pain, can't breath and sweat like mad. These last 3 to 4 minutes some times longer.The tacardia is gone! I just got my medical records and for the first time found out I had anything wrong with my heart(44% EF). I was going to have a diffrent surgery and needed to get cardiac clearence,that is when this came about.Do I have something to worrie about?

My scan is today. What happens if you are sick and can't eat much for days before the HIDA? What happens if you eat before a HIDA, I am getting different instructions to not eat 6 hours before scan, and another told me 4 hours before scan; what is correct?. Also they told me not to drink any coffee, which I can't anyway. I don't want a false positive. What gives you a false positive?