Anyone know anything about gallstones? **UPDATED**

Sorry to hear you have been poorly. Gallstones usually require surgery if you are finding them very painful. If the scan confirms gallstones you should be referred to a surgeon who would usually arrange routine surgery to remove the whole gall bladder. Unless you have any other major health problems this can be done by keyhole surgery and you should recover quickly. www.patient.co.uk is a reliable source for any health things, try searching for gallstones on there and you should find a factsheet. HTG

Thanks Vicky, not really looking forward to surgery ☹️

I don't blame you I have a few friends & family members who have had the op recently & they all feel sooooo much better for it. Cutting out alcohol & fatty foods might help in the mean time.

I dont really drink alcohol to be honest so thats not much of an issue. Ive got some tablets for if it happens again, but ive been having them like smarties coz its still uncomfortable.

Hiya, i havent had gallstones but ive had the keyhole op for something else and its wasnt too bad, got it done in the day surgery and was out that night was a bit tender but because it was keyhole was only tiny incisions and they healed really quickly! Hope you get better soon x

If it is gallstones definitely modifying your diet to reduce total fat will help. Hope you hear soon what it is.

I had gallstones and lived in fear of the pain. Had a quick ultrasound to confirm and was booked in for keyhole surgery. All better now. IME the pain comes on suddenly, hurts like hell for 2 hrs ish then vanishes again. Hope you get it sorted whatever it is

Thanks for the replies ladies. will it be confirmed at my scan or will i have to wait for the results? the pain tends to come on during the night and can last anything up to 6 or 7 hours

Mine were confirmed at the scan as you could see them there and then. I had lots of little gravel type ones and the sonographer if that's what they're called was moving them around

Thanks jules. im afraid i also fall into that category. should i be worried that ita still tender and has been since my attack on monday? i was given co codamol as well, buf i cant takw them aa i had reaction to them monday night. im popping the buscopan like smarties. im hoping my appointment letter comes through very soon otherwise i think i may call the doctors monday and chase it up.

Hiya, i had gallstones ten yrs ago now, had pain etc afetr eating and mainly at night, ended up in a and e a few times, finally got a scan where they saw tht i had gallstones, was put on a list to wait for op, in the meantime pain got owrse, ended up with even a cuppa making me throw up, being sick all over myself in public on a regular basis, after a very bad attack went to a and e again, turns out i had so many my gallbladder was majorally infected, spent 2 weeks in hospital to get rid of the infection, then had an op to remove gallbladder, turns out i had so many that they had to open me up (between my boobies) to remove the 43! yes 43! gallstones! apparantly its rare to have tht many fully formed actuall stones, and when they do the ultrasound they can see u have gallstones but they cant really tell the extent, as they cant see what is building up, my advice would be, if the pain is getting more frequent or more painful, make a nuciense of yourself at the docs, if left as in my case the pain is worse than childbirth!!!

Thanks soozphes.

Well, ive got a date for my scan. Had to really push them along to get a quick date. Next tuesday afternoon. just want it all to be over and the pain to go away. Hopefully it will all be sorted and i'll know what it is next week.

Fingers crossed itl all be mended very soon, oh just a warning, b4 when i had a gallbladder i could drink like a fish, now for some reason and since the op, i cannot handle my drink at all!!! 2 wines and im gone!! lol.x

Cosmo

like the above, I had severe attacks at night usually over 3 years and had a endoscopy as they thought it was stomach ulcers etc.

Anyway long story - but then went to have a scan for the gall stones and straight away told me thats what i had (this was 2006) and had loads of medium sized gall stones - the pain was unbearable and then was scheduled in for surgery within a few weeks - had them out through keyhole and absolutely fine now..x

big hugs though - the pain is really bad xxx

Thanks for the advice ladies,

Ive had my scan this afternoon and its been confirmed that i have gallstones. or rather a 1inch gallstone. Im being referred back to my GP for treatment options.

Oh Cosmo totally know how you feel. I was only 19 when i was diagnoised with gall stones. For 2 years i suffered!!! I had some many hospital stays inbetween then because of the bad attacks!

I finally had key hole surgery and have been ok!!

My left side of my tummy used to swell so much!!!!

I soooo now how you feel!