Sludgy??????

[Airic]

Due to a hospital stay I had an Ultra Sound that showed a thickness of the Gall bladder walls. Lost 10 lbs. prior to going into the hospital for no reason and have lost another 10 since.....trying to hold at 100 lbs. but it's falling off with no help. Last week test were done and it seems I have Gall Bladder Sludge.??? Nurse told me results of tests, haven't talked to Dr. yet, but also told another test showed Gall Bladder working fine. Have major pain in right shoulder. For history: have the joy of diabetes and previous pancreatitis.So what's next for me with this Sludge?


This discussion is related to ?'s about g/b removal.

[CalGal]

Despite your GB working well, for some sludge can cause problems such as contributing to common bile duct spasms and bouts of pancreatitis - wonder if that's where yours came from????

Some docs work with patients to try to dissolve the sludge - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It can take some time, however, when it does work.

Depending on what your doc knows about your condition, he/she may recommend that the GB be removed. If you do elect to do the surgery, please ask your surgeon to make sure to sweep the common bile duct before closing you up. Some of that sludge can escape during surgery at times and it can cause a major problem with irritation and spasms of the duct. You want to avoid that at all costs.

[Airic]

Thanks for the info! I will definately bring that infomation up to my Doc.