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Q: Gallbladder Removal Necessary? Hida Test And Liver Function
asked by: janetcorn on May 30th, 2007
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Here is my situation:
I had symptoms that were vague, everything from pain under my right rib area to lower back pain.

I had a HIDA scan done and saw a specialist. They could not get the dye in me during the HIDA scan and would have given me morphine but they did not tell me ahead of time about the morphine choice and I had no one to drive me home, so they did not. The dye would not go into my gallbladder but who knows if it would have with morphine?

The specialist wanted to take a "wait and see" approach. I had one other attack over a month ago and my doctor took some blood tests and also did a ultrasound and then a CT scan. This showed calcified gallstones but by this time, I was symptom-free.

To complicate matters, I was on Vytorin which can cause liver tests to come back abnormal. Every time I was on the Vytorin, it did. When I was off it, the liver tests were fine. However, one time when I was not on the Vytorin it came back slightly high. Vytorin can raise the risk of gallstones as well. I was also told that gallstones can cause abnormal liver tests

I am so confused now. What would anyone suggest I do at this point? I have been exercising which is supposed to LOWER the risk of gallstone surgery by 20% but I don't know if this is the case with calcified gallstones.
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tinkinpink84
replied on May 31st, 2007
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the only thing i can say is if the symptoms persist to get your gallbladder removed. For now change your diet, dont eat high fatty foods or friend foods or any foods that irritate it more, eat lots of fruits and veggies. It might help so you dont get another attack.
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