biliary dyskinesia

[coba37]

I have biliary dyskinesia with an ejection fraction of 23%. I am on a very low fat diet and I eat very little dairy or wheat.I have become very skinny since this began-- about 2 years ago. My symptoms include stomach pain that moves all over my stomach area after almost every meal, but especially dinner, nausea, bloating, gas, intestinal pain, sore throat, sometimes a feeling of heaviness/pain at my sternum, but I do not have upper right quadrant pain. Isn't that the most common gallbladder problem symptom? The doctors suggest surgery, but I don't understand why it would be helpful to remove an at least partly functioning gallbladder? I understand why removing the gallbladder might help relieve pain in the gallbladder area if the gallbladder is irritated, but how will removal help with my symptoms? And, why will removing the gallbladder help reduce the the overabundance of acid in my stomach? Nobody has been able to answer these questions for me, and thus, I've refused surgery and have been getting acupuncture instead for the past 6 months. I'm flirting with the idea of surgery again because I'm not sure that acupuncture is going to be able to heal the problem. It hasn't so far, but it has helped to relieve some symtoms. I would be very grateful if you can help answer my questions, and I am open to any suggestions you have to offer.

Sincerly, amy

[hollybb16]

I just had the hida scan 5 days ago, i had a bad reaction to the enzymes and later that night had severe pain in my upper right quadrant, right side, my back, and into my chest.  I have since seen my doctor and found out my gallbladders ejection factor is only 8 percent, i am scheduled to have it removed after the holidays.  I have been dealing with abdominal pain 24 years and I finally found a doctor that was able to give me a diagnosis.  I also suffer from gerd.

[Smitagandhar]

Dear Dr Watters,

I am so tired. I have just come out of the hospital after spending 5 days there for acute pancreatitis. I am a 42 year old female who has been experiencing incredible pain for the last few months under both my ribs which is there constantly. Last Saturday the pain became so bad that I went to the ER because the burning pain in my upper abdominal region became too much for me to bear. I was diagnosed as suffering from acute pancreatitis and was hospitalised for 5 days. However because the pain was radiating towards my right side the doctors decided to do a HIDA scan. The scan shows an ejection fraction rate of 20% and the conclusion is 'The Poor Contractile response is consistent with acalculous cholecystitis or gall bladder dyskinesis. ??? Now from reading the posts I understand what Dyskinesis means but I am not sure what is meant by Acalculous cholecystitis ? Are these descriptions used interchangeably? The Gastroenterologist at the hospital now wants me to go through an edoscopy and possibly a colonscopy which I am booked to have on Thursday. I am also wondering whether pancreatitis and gall bladder issues that I am having are related.Can Dyskinesis & or Acalculous cholecystitis be related to pancreatitis? My doctor says he would like to wait and see but my gastro surgeon wanted to operate straight away. I am so tired of all this. I have come home and after having a small meal of boiled rice with yoghurt I have gone to the toilet several time within a span of 2 hours. I am exhausted and I feel so lost. I have a 6 year old son to look after. I would rather that my gall bladder be out then suffer from constant pain that feels like someone has stabbed me in my ribs. I belch all the time and I can feel bubbles rising inside my tummy so bad that you can actually hear them. Can you please please advise what should be the best thing to do please.

I will be very grateful to you.

Regards

Smita

[Debbie22]

One thing caught my attention. In order to make an educated decision and be informed of all the consequences of removing or not the gallbladder, I asked my local GI what would be the  consequences of having e.g. a non functioning gallbaldder. In other words,What  if the fraction ejection is 0 or next to 0? What should we do? He said that we could leave the gallbladder there without a problem (in other words do not remove the organ). It would be just a "non functional organ"... So  my question for you is: Is that right? A non-functional gallbladder can be left alone whithout serious consequences/side effects? Thank you for taking time to answer my question.

[Debbie22]

Dear Dr. Watters,
I wanted to give you a follow up about  my question to you on October 25, 2012.  I've writen  the Hepatologist at SHANDS and explained to him what has been going on. I faxed him the reports and told him that I would meet with my local GI and I need some advice or maybe see him earlier in order to make a decision towards gallbladder removal. He was polite and answered my e-mail telling me he would check my history and get back to me. I've writeen twice and even though he wrote me back a 2nd. time,  he didn't  an answer about the situation He is words were again, I will get back to you. I have seen my local GI and after discussing my history and the results of the HIDA SCAN he told me that he wasn't sure that the gallbladder is causing all the symptoms taking in cosideration AIH and PSC. He wants to hear the opinion of the  Hepatologist from SHANDS before we make a final decision which I agreed. The problem is my visit with Hepatologist is scheduled to Jan/10/2013 and I was not able to have an earlier appt. Meanwhile I have been vomiting on weekly basis (2 x at least) and taking 40 mg of Zofran a day in order to keep from vomiting on daily basis :( I am in pain, regardless if I eat or not and I am actually eatling very little. So as you see I am stuck at least until mid January :(. So this is the update.    
I do have one question for you...

[ebjbnbdb]

I had the same symptoms and I had my gb removed.  The recovery was quick but it didnt solve the problem. I still have the same symptoms.  I asked my dr to refer me to a new gastro dr because they tried to say it was ibs when the gallbladder removal didnt get rid of the problem.  He is doing some new tests and says that it may be diverticulitis.  I will update in a few weeks when I know more.  I have been dealing with this for over 3 years and the pain is worse than labor sometimes.  I am making sure they have the right diagnoses and that its really going to help before I have anymore surgeries.  

[Lenny3904]

I forgot to mention I'm 46, female and have 6 people in my family with gallbladders out.