Gall Bladder Problems

[cassa333]

Hi,

Monday I had to go to the Dr with terrible pains in my upper tummy and he said I had cacification on my gall bladder and I would have to have it out.

He gave me some Zapain for pain, Buscopan for sickness and Ciprofloxacin for infection.

Zapain made me sick and dizzy so he changed that to Zydol (not taken any yet).

So my querie is, I am still taking the Ciprofloxacin for infection but the pain has gone so am not taking anything for that now.

Has it got better, so I won't have to have an operation to remove the gall bladder, or is it just having a rest?

Thank you

[jackthehat]

Just resting.........expect another flare-up, especially at night. :o(

Avoid all fatty foods and look forwards to the op. It is a relatively simple procedure and you'll feel heaps better afterwards. :o)

[Sqad]

How did the Dr know that you had calcification in your gall bladder.....that is an X-Ray diagnosis?

If your medication is working....then crack on with it.

Nobody is going to agree to take out your gall bladder without better reasons than are apparent at the moment.

[Canary42]

My mum had that; she was in her late Nineties so doctors reluctant to operate and treated with painkillers and antibiotics - gone after 48 hours. Only one recurrence in over a year, same remedy.

[cassa333]

I am having test (for something lese on Tue) and he has asked for a scan of the gall bladder (about an ir teo from what they are looking at anyway lol).

I think he said calcification based on my other medical history. But he did say the scan would sho more of what the problm is.

The pain has gone so was wondering if it is still a problem or is just playing possum?

[DTCwordfan]

Patience - wait until the scan is in and they can make a full diagnosis. Also, have them look to see how full of any stones your bladder is - I can assure you the pain with that is horrendous.

[Eve]

I agree about the pain if it's gallbladder related though not sure about what the calcification thing is, I had gallstones and my gallbladder got infected, went nasty and had split by the time I had it out.

I know some people who just had one incidence then nothing since, though, as I say, that was gallstones.

I agree about the fatty food and would also avoid large meals too, anything that is more of a pain to digest. Nice simple non-fatty food in small amounts is good, I find chicken and rice good as an easy on the tummy meal.

I had buscopan for the spasms too and used codeine phosphate and diclofenac to help with the pain of attacks.