Gallbladder removal?

[Muneca729]

Hi,
I am 19 yr old female.  I am relatively healthy. Since October of 2002, I have been having RUQ pain, nausea, vomiting, and lots of weight loss.  I have changed my diet.  In Jan. of 2003 I saw my PCP. He ordered an u/s of gallbladder. The results were no stones.  He sent me to a GI and I had a HIDA and a CT of abdomen and pelvis.  The CT came back normal.  The HIDA was normal until the injection of CCK.  My ejection fraction is 0%.  My question is I am having my gb removed this week, but is it absolutely necessary?  I know my gb isn't not functioning, but how can this be without stones?  Also, what happens after the lap chole?  I appreciate your info.  

Thanks,
Muneca729

[Archi]

You mentioned that you can't tolerate fat, but when you eat something with fat, are you still eating high carbs with it? For instance, after my gall bladder was removed, there was no way I could eat sausage, egg and biscuit, it would go through me within 15 minutes. (not that I ate something like that often because I was a low fat/ low cholestrol person...) but occasionally I'd splurge... I always blamed it on the "greasy" sausage.... but I've discovered, if I don't eat the biscuit, I can eat all the sausage and eggs I want without any discomfort. If I splurge and eat the biscuit with it, I'm back in the bathroom...  

I don't want to give the impression that I eat a LOT of fat greasy food... I do eat more meat on the atkins diet, but I choose (accept for my breakfast weeknesses) lean cuts of meats, we grind our own hamburger meat,  and we eat a lot of salmon and white fish.... so don't think I eat a LOT of junk and totally get away with it.... but I do get away with it now when I do splurge whereas I NEVER got away with it before.

In your particular case, with the digestive "disorder" the doctor diagnosed, you've got a totally different playing field.  

I think I'm just really on a quest to try to find out why so many  feel so lousy and why our doctors have so few answers. Would seem when scores of people have the same symptoms, there's a common denominator somewhere....

[wishingyouwell]

hi, keep us posted on how things go, i will pray for you .stay strong in your faith and i believe things will be ok ..god speed ,wishing you well

[TiredOf Pain]

In the last week I have two thers from my area going to the c/clinic. I live over 4 hours away. Although I know many come form all over. The more I looked into the place I realized that they are a good place to go for GI stuff.

And yes you are right God is very good, all the time. (Even when it doesn't make sense.) Thanks for your prayers. I reall need them the last  3 nights I haven't been able to sleep as the pain has been really bad and is also starting to hurt on the left side as well. So I should hear something soon.
May God bless each of you here and may we all know his peace and presence during our good days and not so good days! TOP

[Lillibet]

Hi,

I put myself on this fat free diet because anything with fat bothered me, and after g/b removal still bothers me. I am hoping that in time I will be able to add a little fat, as the body needs it.

Before g/b surgery I couldn't digest any fats, beef, eggs etc. I am not about to try that now and get sick again. I had tried a little chicken breast (still hard to digest), and there was a small amount of fat. I suffered with pain and indigestion even without the g/b!!

I am doing better now that I am careful and diligent about what I put in my mouth. It's still the diet that I used before surgery. I'm in Oklahoma if that helps in any way to explain that most of the doctors I've seen don't know their backsides from their elbow! or maybe it's universal.

My dad is awaiting g/b surgery, and he can't have fatty foods, nor spicey foods, so I don't see how the Atkins diet would work for him.

But as you said, so many of us are eating HEALTHY foods, and fat free to low fat diets and we're always sick.... makes you wonder.

[wishingyouwell]

i went through so many doctos before getting the ones that had a clue as to what they were doing ,it was simply scary .but i am glad you are doing somewhat better.and maybe going out side of your area for another opion would be a good idea .if i had went along with the first several doctor on ibs i would hate to think where i would be today ,so be strong and god bless .wishing you well

[wishingyouwell]

hi tired of the pain ,i am so pleased to hear your spirits are up ,i am also very pleased to hear that you are going to the cleveland clinic for a second opion .(god is good!!!!!)i am going to have my neuro surgery done at clevland clinic .at first i thought this sight was linked to the c/clinic but after futher investigation i found it was not. so i will be having it done at c/clinic after all. i am, as you know ,displeased with the lack of concern this sight has for the patients that can not pay the 15 $ fee m.h.i is charging ,and i thought it was ran by c/c  i figured if they had so little thought for online patients then their concern for in house patients couldn't be that great. but thank god it is not c/c that owns this forum .so i will fill more confortable going now .i am pleased to hear good news from you and i pray for your strenth and continued well being ,god bless and keep you well ,wishing you well