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would like to hear from people who have had their gallbladders removed
Hi. I had a hida scan and it showed ef of 39%. My gi and pcp think I need it removed. I have a consult with a surgeon on tuesday. I am undecided if I want this surgery or not. I would like to hear from people who have had their gallbladders removed and what life is like now. Thanks.
Yes you certainly didn have bigger battles to contend with at the time... glad you are doing well now... thanks for the note... I am still battling with a few things, but least they are normal... not my body just being super uncooperative like it was last week. Thanks again!
I apologize for not replying sooner. I haven't been online since Friday.
I have had no problems at all but my situation is not typical.
I had my gallbladder removed when I underwent a liver transplant. I understood your question to be about life without a gallbladder so I didn't see the relevance of why I had it removed. Honestly, if I hadn't been told by my surgeon that he removed it I wouldn't know I didn't have a gallbladder. But, I had other things to occupy my attention at that time so immediately post surgery I might have overlooked some subtle signs.
I wish you a speedy and complete recovery.
Good luck,
Mike
I have had no problems at all but my situation is not typical.
I had my gallbladder removed when I underwent a liver transplant. I understood your question to be about life without a gallbladder so I didn't see the relevance of why I had it removed. Honestly, if I hadn't been told by my surgeon that he removed it I wouldn't know I didn't have a gallbladder. But, I had other things to occupy my attention at that time so immediately post surgery I might have overlooked some subtle signs.
I wish you a speedy and complete recovery.
Good luck,
Mike
To late for me I had my surgery last Monday... I had abnormal complications, havent even got the normal complications people have yet... I am hoping I wont... seems to be 50/50 when you speak to people about how they are living without gallbladder. I myself didnt have gallstones, but was full of scar tissue and they didnt know that until they removed it, as I was having multiple attacks over last 7 months.. I do hope this will cure my problem, but wont know now for few months as my body settles. Thanks for the advice though...
do a gallbladder cleanse it works
i have done this 2 times.
drink apple cider for 2 days 1/2 a gallon one day then 1/2 gall next day for day 1 and two then started step 2 the 3rd day
2. Eat a no-fat breakfast and lunch such as cooked cereal with fruit, fruit juice, bread, and preserves or honey ( no butter or milk ), baked potato or other vegetables with sea salt only. This allows the bile to build up and develop pressure in the liver. Higher pressure pushes out more stones.
Note: Take no medicines, vitamins, or pills that you can do without; they could prevent success.
2:00 PM Get your Epsom salts ready. Mix 4 tbsp. in 3 cups water and pour this into a jar. Do not eat or drink after 2 o'clock. If you break this rule you could feel quite ill later.
[You can substitute 3 cups water with 3 cups freshly pressed grapefruit juice, or freshly pressed apple juice.] This makes four servings, 3/4 cup each. Set the jar in the refrigerator to get cold (this is for convenience and taste only).
6:00 PM Drink one serving (3/4 cup of the cold Epsom salts. If you did not prepare this ahead of time, do it right now. You may also add 1/8 tbsp. vitamin C powdered to improve the taste. You may also drink a few mouthfuls of water afterwards or rinse your mouth. Get the olive oil and grapefruit out of the refrigerator to warm up.
8:00 PM Repeat by drinking another 3/4 cup of Epsom salts. You haven't eaten since two o'clock, but you won't feel hungry. Get your bedtime chores done. The timing is critical for success; don't be more than 10 minutes early or late.
9:45 PM Pour 1/2 cup (measured) olive oil into a pint jar. Squeeze the grapefruit by hand into the measuring cup. Remove pulp with fork. You should have at least 1/2 cup, but up to 3/4 cup is best. Add this to the olive oil. Close the jar tightly with the lid and shake hard until watery (only fresh grapefruit does this).
[If using lemon juice, do not blend juice with oil. Drink little oil, little juice, from 2 different cups. If you mix olive oil with lemon juice, it may slightly congeal, and get a slimy consistency that is not easy to swallow. It never happens with grapefruit juice.]
10:00 PM Drink the potion you have mixed. Drinking through a large plastic straw helps it go down easier. Take it to your bedside if you want, but drink it standing up. Get it down within 5 minutes (fifteen minutes for very elderly or weak persons).
Lie down immediately!!! You might fail to get stones out if you don't. The sooner you lie down the more stones you will get out. Be ready for bed ahead of time. Don't clean up the kitchen. As soon as the drink is down walk to your bed and lie on the right side with the right knee drawn up toward the chin for at least 20 minutes (you can briefly stretch your right leg, if necessary) or lie down flat on your back with your head up high on the pillow for 20 minutes before going to sleep. This encourages the oil to drain from the stomach, helping contents of the gall bladder and/or liver to move into the small intestine. Try to think about what is happening in the liver. Try to keep perfectly still for at least 20 minutes. You may feel a train of stones traveling along the bile ducts like marbles. There is no pain because the bile duct valves are open (thank you Epsom salts!). Go to sleep. You may fail to get stones out if you don't.
Next Morning Upon awakening take your third 3/4 cup dose of Epsom salts. If you have indigestion or nausea wait unit it is gone before drinking the Epsom salts. You may go back to bed. Don't take this potion before 6:00 AM.
2 Hours Later Take your fourth (the last) dose of Epsom salts. Drink 3/4 cup of the mixture. You may go back to bed.
After 2 More Hours You May Eat Start with fresh fruit juice. Half an hour later eat fruit. One hour later you may eat regular food, but keep it light. By supper you should feel recovered.
How well did you do?
Expect diarrhea in the morning. Use a flashlight to look for gallstones in the toilet with the bowel movement. Look for the green kind since this is proof that they are genuine gallstones, not food residue. Only bile from the liver is pea green. The bowel movement sinks, but gallstones float because of the cholesterol inside. The first cleanse may rid you of them for a few days, but as the stones from the rear travel forward, they give you the same symptoms again. You may repeat cleanses at two week intervals.
Note: If one should vomit during the consumption of the oil and juice, the procedure should be continued until it is finished. It is not necessary to make up for the amount that was vomited. Nausea felt during this process usually indicates stimulation of the gall bladder and/or liver.
Helpful Hints:
1. Taking one hydrochloric acid tablet at bedtime will reduce any nausea during the night.
2. If you have a tendency to get nauseated from oil, take 2 tablespoons of Aloe Vera juice after your doses of oil and citrus juice or drink some pineapple juice.
3. Placing a hot water bottle over the liver area (under the right ribcage) during the night also helped relieve nausea.
Note: One should not be frightened by the above references to nausea, vomiting, soreness of abdomen, etc.
Chances are that the symptoms won't be severe enough to cause vomiting or soreness of the abdomen, as this happens only very rarely. Many people complete this procedure with minimal discomfort, and nearly everyone feels better after completing it.
Often times, persons suffering for years from gallstones, lack of appetite, biliousness, backaches, nausea, and a host of other complaints will find gallstones-type objects in the stool the day following the flush.
These objects are light to dark green in color, very irregular in shape, gelatinous in texture, and of sizes varying from "grape seed size" to "cherry size". When a large volume of gall stones is seen, the liver flush should be repeated in 2 weeks.
Generally, the liver flush is repeated at 2 - 4 week intervals until the volume of gall stones seen (each time) has been greatly reduced. This can require 10 - 15 flushes, or more, because your liver will be "pulling" cholesterol out of your body, where it may have accumulated for many years or decades. After the initial series, repeat the liver flush 2 times per year, for "maintenance."
this works wonders u poop out a ton of stones, i was told i had gullstones and did this and my pain went away. the pain has only returned once in 2 yrs to which i just did the cleanse again.
save money and ur gallbladder
i have done this 2 times.
drink apple cider for 2 days 1/2 a gallon one day then 1/2 gall next day for day 1 and two then started step 2 the 3rd day
2. Eat a no-fat breakfast and lunch such as cooked cereal with fruit, fruit juice, bread, and preserves or honey ( no butter or milk ), baked potato or other vegetables with sea salt only. This allows the bile to build up and develop pressure in the liver. Higher pressure pushes out more stones.
Note: Take no medicines, vitamins, or pills that you can do without; they could prevent success.
2:00 PM Get your Epsom salts ready. Mix 4 tbsp. in 3 cups water and pour this into a jar. Do not eat or drink after 2 o'clock. If you break this rule you could feel quite ill later.
[You can substitute 3 cups water with 3 cups freshly pressed grapefruit juice, or freshly pressed apple juice.] This makes four servings, 3/4 cup each. Set the jar in the refrigerator to get cold (this is for convenience and taste only).
6:00 PM Drink one serving (3/4 cup of the cold Epsom salts. If you did not prepare this ahead of time, do it right now. You may also add 1/8 tbsp. vitamin C powdered to improve the taste. You may also drink a few mouthfuls of water afterwards or rinse your mouth. Get the olive oil and grapefruit out of the refrigerator to warm up.
8:00 PM Repeat by drinking another 3/4 cup of Epsom salts. You haven't eaten since two o'clock, but you won't feel hungry. Get your bedtime chores done. The timing is critical for success; don't be more than 10 minutes early or late.
9:45 PM Pour 1/2 cup (measured) olive oil into a pint jar. Squeeze the grapefruit by hand into the measuring cup. Remove pulp with fork. You should have at least 1/2 cup, but up to 3/4 cup is best. Add this to the olive oil. Close the jar tightly with the lid and shake hard until watery (only fresh grapefruit does this).
[If using lemon juice, do not blend juice with oil. Drink little oil, little juice, from 2 different cups. If you mix olive oil with lemon juice, it may slightly congeal, and get a slimy consistency that is not easy to swallow. It never happens with grapefruit juice.]
10:00 PM Drink the potion you have mixed. Drinking through a large plastic straw helps it go down easier. Take it to your bedside if you want, but drink it standing up. Get it down within 5 minutes (fifteen minutes for very elderly or weak persons).
Lie down immediately!!! You might fail to get stones out if you don't. The sooner you lie down the more stones you will get out. Be ready for bed ahead of time. Don't clean up the kitchen. As soon as the drink is down walk to your bed and lie on the right side with the right knee drawn up toward the chin for at least 20 minutes (you can briefly stretch your right leg, if necessary) or lie down flat on your back with your head up high on the pillow for 20 minutes before going to sleep. This encourages the oil to drain from the stomach, helping contents of the gall bladder and/or liver to move into the small intestine. Try to think about what is happening in the liver. Try to keep perfectly still for at least 20 minutes. You may feel a train of stones traveling along the bile ducts like marbles. There is no pain because the bile duct valves are open (thank you Epsom salts!). Go to sleep. You may fail to get stones out if you don't.
Next Morning Upon awakening take your third 3/4 cup dose of Epsom salts. If you have indigestion or nausea wait unit it is gone before drinking the Epsom salts. You may go back to bed. Don't take this potion before 6:00 AM.
2 Hours Later Take your fourth (the last) dose of Epsom salts. Drink 3/4 cup of the mixture. You may go back to bed.
After 2 More Hours You May Eat Start with fresh fruit juice. Half an hour later eat fruit. One hour later you may eat regular food, but keep it light. By supper you should feel recovered.
How well did you do?
Expect diarrhea in the morning. Use a flashlight to look for gallstones in the toilet with the bowel movement. Look for the green kind since this is proof that they are genuine gallstones, not food residue. Only bile from the liver is pea green. The bowel movement sinks, but gallstones float because of the cholesterol inside. The first cleanse may rid you of them for a few days, but as the stones from the rear travel forward, they give you the same symptoms again. You may repeat cleanses at two week intervals.
Note: If one should vomit during the consumption of the oil and juice, the procedure should be continued until it is finished. It is not necessary to make up for the amount that was vomited. Nausea felt during this process usually indicates stimulation of the gall bladder and/or liver.
Helpful Hints:
1. Taking one hydrochloric acid tablet at bedtime will reduce any nausea during the night.
2. If you have a tendency to get nauseated from oil, take 2 tablespoons of Aloe Vera juice after your doses of oil and citrus juice or drink some pineapple juice.
3. Placing a hot water bottle over the liver area (under the right ribcage) during the night also helped relieve nausea.
Note: One should not be frightened by the above references to nausea, vomiting, soreness of abdomen, etc.
Chances are that the symptoms won't be severe enough to cause vomiting or soreness of the abdomen, as this happens only very rarely. Many people complete this procedure with minimal discomfort, and nearly everyone feels better after completing it.
Often times, persons suffering for years from gallstones, lack of appetite, biliousness, backaches, nausea, and a host of other complaints will find gallstones-type objects in the stool the day following the flush.
These objects are light to dark green in color, very irregular in shape, gelatinous in texture, and of sizes varying from "grape seed size" to "cherry size". When a large volume of gall stones is seen, the liver flush should be repeated in 2 weeks.
Generally, the liver flush is repeated at 2 - 4 week intervals until the volume of gall stones seen (each time) has been greatly reduced. This can require 10 - 15 flushes, or more, because your liver will be "pulling" cholesterol out of your body, where it may have accumulated for many years or decades. After the initial series, repeat the liver flush 2 times per year, for "maintenance."
this works wonders u poop out a ton of stones, i was told i had gullstones and did this and my pain went away. the pain has only returned once in 2 yrs to which i just did the cleanse again.
save money and ur gallbladder
I have been told by 2 surgeons that my gall bladder is not the problem and asked by 3 drs. WHY do you still have your gall bladder I have had no less 8 test, looking for stone blockage and all were neg. but continue to have text book gall bladder pains. my first Hidascan did not give me a ejection fraction because the tracer did not show up in the first hour. the tech. told me he did not have to have to give me the med that caused the gall bladder to hurt ( and hence give them the ejection fraction) and to return in 4 hours for the rest of the test. the report stated possiblility of CHRONIC CHOLECYTITIS.
refered to new Dr. and told I have gall bladder disease and it shoud be removed. sent to new surgeon and he states I need another Hidascan WITH the ejection fraction and if its above 30% then the gall bladder is not the issue its more a liver/ bile duct/ sphincter of oddi dysfunction I do not understand how they are going to get a percentage this time when they could not last time.
I have been going on with this for over 6 months spent 10 days hospitalized with jaundice,severe abdominal pain. I have learned that just removing the gall bladder may not remove the pain and could add a new set of bile issues. I found a very informative web site but I am not going to spend huges amount of money that they want for their products. I am going to use their ideas in my diet and think about cleaning up my liver and gall bladder before I have any surgery http://gallbladderattack.com/index.shtml my husband had a huge gall stone and his gall bladder removed he now has dumping disorder, right after a meal he HAS to go to have a bowel movment, has very loose stools all the time ( too much bile because there is no gall bladder to store it) He has to be careful where he eats so that he can get to a bathroom. I thought the simple thing would be to remove the gall bladder but now I am having second thoughts, i grew up being to it was a disposible organ. Some Dr. still feel that way and others are seeing the bad results of removal i.e still having pain and new bile issues. others have theirs removed and have no issues, lead happy lives. but get all the information you can.
refered to new Dr. and told I have gall bladder disease and it shoud be removed. sent to new surgeon and he states I need another Hidascan WITH the ejection fraction and if its above 30% then the gall bladder is not the issue its more a liver/ bile duct/ sphincter of oddi dysfunction I do not understand how they are going to get a percentage this time when they could not last time.
I have been going on with this for over 6 months spent 10 days hospitalized with jaundice,severe abdominal pain. I have learned that just removing the gall bladder may not remove the pain and could add a new set of bile issues. I found a very informative web site but I am not going to spend huges amount of money that they want for their products. I am going to use their ideas in my diet and think about cleaning up my liver and gall bladder before I have any surgery http://gallbladderattack.com/index.shtml my husband had a huge gall stone and his gall bladder removed he now has dumping disorder, right after a meal he HAS to go to have a bowel movment, has very loose stools all the time ( too much bile because there is no gall bladder to store it) He has to be careful where he eats so that he can get to a bathroom. I thought the simple thing would be to remove the gall bladder but now I am having second thoughts, i grew up being to it was a disposible organ. Some Dr. still feel that way and others are seeing the bad results of removal i.e still having pain and new bile issues. others have theirs removed and have no issues, lead happy lives. but get all the information you can.
I get mine out on Jan 25. My gallbladder didn't even fill during my hida scan, but my family dr said my results were normal.... 8 months later I met with a surgeon who said he wants to remove it, and told me my hida results werent normal. I have lots of stones showing on ultrasound, I suffer daily pain and discomfort.
So nice to hear the good results.. how was your digestive after? Did you have any chest pain, I am guessing its leftover gas for me? But can be pretty bad at times? I had mine out on Monday.
I had my gallbladder removed in June 2000 and I haven't had any problem whatsoever.
Good luck,
Mike
Good luck,
Mike
Glad everything went fairly well with your surgery. Did you go home the same day? What type of symptoms are you having now? I am scheduled for my surgery on Wednsday, the 17th...I am very nervous.
Hey how did your appt go with your surgeon?? I have had my operation... had a couple complications with my body not cooperating after, but the surgery went well, found out i had lots of scar tissue on my gallbladder as well which never showed on any tests. Still recovering, taking it day by day... havent been able to eat yet, just concentrating on keeping the fluids down.
Thanks for sharing. How many days were you off work? diaheria isn't one of my symptoms but I have acid reflux and have heard of people whose gerd gets worse. Plus I had the ultrasound and hida scan. Got pathology report which showed barretts esophagus. Now I am in pain either with the gall bladder or the gerd. So confused! I go see the surgeon tomorrow and my gi on the 25th. I wish it were the other way around but can't get in until that day.
I had my gallbladder removed Sept. 21. I had no pain but an ultra sound showed lots of stones. I've never had a problem. The surgery was at 7:00am and I was out of the hospital at 10:30. No pain. Was out working showing houses on Fri. I'm 67 so it should be easier for someone younger. They thought the surgery might help my diarehha. It hasn't.
Thanks. I will be praying for you. I didn't even think that people would be talking about their negative experiences. I go see my surgeon on Tuesday. Just not sure about all this. I have been having pain, every day, below my esophagus so not sure if GERD, which I have or gall bladder. I also got pathology report, last week, from my endoscopy showing that I have barretts esophagus. the funny thing is i go to see surgeon on tuesday and cant get into my gi until the 25th! So very unsure. Thanks for responding
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