gallstones - anyone had them?

[brightstar08]

ive just found out on thursday i have gallstones. has anyone had them? if so what treatment did you have? the doctor at the hospital said i need to see my gp this week to find out what they are going to do about them. ive been in pain for months, just hope something gets sorted soon x

 

[dawny690]

ive just found out on thursday i have gallstones. has anyone had them? if so what treatment did you have? the doctor at the hospital said i need to see my gp this week to find out what they are going to do about them. ive been in pain for months, just hope something gets sorted soon x

Yep I have them hun and pancreatits too am still awaiting surgery to have my gallbladder out feel for you cos the pain is horendous when mine plays up xxxx

 

[NeyNey]

I had them a few years back
I had surgery to remove my gall bladder. It was keyhole surgery, wasn't too bad - a bit of pain afterwards, mine more so than normal as they had a few complications and had to cut the inscisions a bit bigger than normal to get in there and fix the problem. But still, it is fairly quick recovery

 

[AnnaBanana9]

Same here - like NeyNey, I had keyhole surgery to remove my gallbladder. The pain of recovery was nothing compared to the pain of the gallstones!

 

[BlackBerry25]

I had mine out in Feb. PM me if you wanna chat! It wasn't too bad at all! Much better then the attacks.

 

[Pops]

My Mum did but they went un-noticed for over a year and they ended up working round her body and into her bladder and goodness knows where else. She got Pancreatitis and ended up very ill. What should have been a really simple op ended up being the total opposite and one of the most horrible experiences. But, that was negligance on the Dr's part and isn't the norm, I know that it is a fairly standard procedure and you will be fine hun

xxx

 

[xHx]

I have them now!! Was diagnosed in October (a month after Liv was born!). I am controlling mine with a low fat diet and *touch wood* haven't had an attack since. On the plus side I have lost three stone since I was diagnosed!!!!

 

[brightstar08]

I have them now!! Was diagnosed in October (a month after Liv was born!). I am controlling mine with a low fat diet and *touch wood* haven't had an attack since. On the plus side I have lost three stone since I was diagnosed!!!!

**slowly puts down a mars bar icecream** lol im currently going to slimming world so hopefully changing my diet will help. good on you for losing 3 stone thats fantastic!

thanks everyone for your replies will let you know how i get on x

 

[princess_bump]

i have never had them, but i wanted to give everyone who has huge sounds so painful x

get well soon hon x x

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

i have/ had them .... i was told i can just control them by eating a low fat diet,drinking a good lot of water! and most people will never need surgery for it ?! apparently, ? ...x

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

ooo On the down side i ended up in hospital the first time i had an "attack" as it was agonizing! and i had no-idea what is was,so scary ! x

 

[destiny27]

ive had them and had my gall bladder removed few years back, thought i was having heart attack when i 1st got the pains

 

[xHx]

LOL!!! I made my OH call 999 and tell them I was dying when I had my first attack! And I'm NOT joking!!! It was only a month after Liv was born and I had had a C-Section so I assumed something had gone wrong with it! The paramedic actually said I had trapped wind so I let it go on for a couple of weeks but after about 4 attacks I went to the docs who sent me for a scan......I hope I don't get one of those again anytime soon tho - its sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo painful!! x

 

[cinnamongirl]

I had them since I was 17...it wasn't until I was 19 that I learned I had been misdiagnosed as having acid reflux disease, so I was treating a condition I didn't even have! Unfortunately, mine were so bad, and I was relatively young to have them, that I had laparoscopic surgery to have them removed...the only downfall was that it caused me to develop/worsen irritable bowel syndrome...and that sux! But, not nearly as painful as an attack of gallstones! Good Luck!

 

[xJG30]

I've got them at present.. was supposed to be having keyhole surgery on wednesday but because i had a slight cough, i apparantly have a 'throat infection'.

Having them out on the 27th may now