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Gall bladder and hepatitis
Hi, Medhelpers! I'm in Buenos Aires and we are having a heat wave. Man, is it hot! Whew!!!
I got to see the head hepatologist at one of the big public hospitals here last week. Very nice and knowledgable guy, quite different from the screwballs at my own hospital. Many people here have told me that the public hospitals are better than the private ones, and I am beginning to believe it.
This head honcho, Dr. Frider, told me among other things that I ought to have my gall bladder removed as I have stones. He says that the gall bladder is a danger for hepatitics because once you've got cirrhosis the operation to remove it can cause decompensation. So he says I should have it removed now rather than later, when it might be too late. He also said I can have another liver biopsy done at the same time.
This seems to make sense to me, but I wanted to check with people here in the forum about it. Anyone have knowledge or experience with gall bladder problems, or preventative gall bladder surgery?
Any helpful comments will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
Mike
I got to see the head hepatologist at one of the big public hospitals here last week. Very nice and knowledgable guy, quite different from the screwballs at my own hospital. Many people here have told me that the public hospitals are better than the private ones, and I am beginning to believe it.
This head honcho, Dr. Frider, told me among other things that I ought to have my gall bladder removed as I have stones. He says that the gall bladder is a danger for hepatitics because once you've got cirrhosis the operation to remove it can cause decompensation. So he says I should have it removed now rather than later, when it might be too late. He also said I can have another liver biopsy done at the same time.
This seems to make sense to me, but I wanted to check with people here in the forum about it. Anyone have knowledge or experience with gall bladder problems, or preventative gall bladder surgery?
Any helpful comments will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
Mike
I would NOT have the gall bladder removed. For every person that doesn't have any problems after removing it there are many more that do have problems. Do yourself a favor and research this real good before jumping to a decision.
Like one of the others said many people live with stones without any problems, including me. If it isn't bothering you leave it alone!
Like one of the others said many people live with stones without any problems, including me. If it isn't bothering you leave it alone!
Hasn't anyone heard of Apples and Apple juice dissolving Gall Stones? Did you know that Apples or Apple juice actually dissolves Kidney Stones too?
I thought they determined you to be a stage 2. Is there anything else going on with the gb other than the asymptomatic stones? I like the idea of dissolving than removing. Did the hep doc say you could do any treatment for the HCV?
Hi there. I 2 am in stage 4 Hep-c w/gall stones. I seen my internal med. dr 1 st sent me 4 x-rays & a sonar gram. She then mentioned a Hyderscan which I never heard of. So I met w/a surgeon. She said I had plenty of stones, didn`t need to have my gall bladder or the stones removed & also said I needed a hyderscan ASAP.
A friend went w/me 2 write notes w/my memory scan being the size of a gnat since my brain sugery...So I called my GI dr to set an appt for the hydercan only to be told by my dr.s nure that they have a place for people like me up in the mountains w/rubberwalls.
I was abit confused, but she told me she thought I had a problem wanting to have a hyderscan done & that I was a hyperchondriac.
Excuse me, but prior to 2 of my drs telling me I needed to have 1 done (ASAP) I had never heard of it & still don`t know what it is!
From what I`ve researched re:gall stones w/Hep-C ttends to increase your viral load. I was scheduled in 2005 whille I was living in DE that it needed to be removed then & that a cathera would be inserted btwn both my liver & gall bladder as to ensure the bile duct wasn`t cut w/my liver being distended @ the time.
I`ve been having problems w/my gb since 1984 & feel that if it needs to come out, I`d rather it happen now then down the road & just be done w/it. I can cause bilary tract infections as well, which are difficult to pick up on a scan if you are taking pain meds. Well, they actually don`t allow you to take them for 6 hrs prior to the scan to be able to see whether there`s any spasms going on that are undetectable on meds as that area is relaxed.
I`m sorry, but I`m probably not helping you much, just sharing the little bit of info I have. I would like to start Infterferon soon. It`s been nearly 7 yrs since I was diagnosed. However until now I couldn`t find any1 to treat me. Prior to DE I lived in NJ & prior to that I lived in NY where I was born..
I still in shock that I finally found a dr who wants to treat me. Genotype 1A. I don`t know if it has anything to do w/treatments changing as I never bothered looking into them since I couldn`t find any1 willing 2 help me. Iwas told my chances were only 40%. I`ll take that!...Plus I`ve gotten pretty tight with The Big guy upstairs (heard we can`t really talk about religion in here).
Good luck to you & don`t be afraid to seek out a 2nd & even 3rd opinion. No disrespect 2 any1, but some of them aren`t called Quacks for no reason, lol!
A friend went w/me 2 write notes w/my memory scan being the size of a gnat since my brain sugery...So I called my GI dr to set an appt for the hydercan only to be told by my dr.s nure that they have a place for people like me up in the mountains w/rubberwalls.
I was abit confused, but she told me she thought I had a problem wanting to have a hyderscan done & that I was a hyperchondriac.
Excuse me, but prior to 2 of my drs telling me I needed to have 1 done (ASAP) I had never heard of it & still don`t know what it is!
From what I`ve researched re:gall stones w/Hep-C ttends to increase your viral load. I was scheduled in 2005 whille I was living in DE that it needed to be removed then & that a cathera would be inserted btwn both my liver & gall bladder as to ensure the bile duct wasn`t cut w/my liver being distended @ the time.
I`ve been having problems w/my gb since 1984 & feel that if it needs to come out, I`d rather it happen now then down the road & just be done w/it. I can cause bilary tract infections as well, which are difficult to pick up on a scan if you are taking pain meds. Well, they actually don`t allow you to take them for 6 hrs prior to the scan to be able to see whether there`s any spasms going on that are undetectable on meds as that area is relaxed.
I`m sorry, but I`m probably not helping you much, just sharing the little bit of info I have. I would like to start Infterferon soon. It`s been nearly 7 yrs since I was diagnosed. However until now I couldn`t find any1 to treat me. Prior to DE I lived in NJ & prior to that I lived in NY where I was born..
I still in shock that I finally found a dr who wants to treat me. Genotype 1A. I don`t know if it has anything to do w/treatments changing as I never bothered looking into them since I couldn`t find any1 willing 2 help me. Iwas told my chances were only 40%. I`ll take that!...Plus I`ve gotten pretty tight with The Big guy upstairs (heard we can`t really talk about religion in here).
Good luck to you & don`t be afraid to seek out a 2nd & even 3rd opinion. No disrespect 2 any1, but some of them aren`t called Quacks for no reason, lol!
Hey again,
I just remembered reading in a medical book a friend gave me & I was suprised to read that 2,000 mgs. of vitamin c daily can eliminate gallstones...I had doubled up to that dose a few days b4 reading about it.
I guess the only way I`d know if it worked or not is 2 ask for the dreaded hyderscan. .Asking couldn`t hurt, however in my case, I was told I would go on that much needed "vacation" in the mountains the dr mentioned!...NOT!...lol
Pls. let me know how it goes for you.
I just remembered reading in a medical book a friend gave me & I was suprised to read that 2,000 mgs. of vitamin c daily can eliminate gallstones...I had doubled up to that dose a few days b4 reading about it.
I guess the only way I`d know if it worked or not is 2 ask for the dreaded hyderscan. .Asking couldn`t hurt, however in my case, I was told I would go on that much needed "vacation" in the mountains the dr mentioned!...NOT!...lol
Pls. let me know how it goes for you.
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