Music City Mama
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- Joined
- Dec 31, 2009
Well, I evidently have gallstones. I've never had stomach issues, gallbladder or otherwise, and last weekend I had some pain out of nowhere that wound up going to the middle part of my back (this was the longest and worst of the pain) and then I vomited several times over the next 2 days and just felt unwell. On Monday, I noticed the whites of my eyes were yellowish, did an internet search about the gallbladder, made an appointment with the gastroenterologist, and my primary care doctor sent me for labs. Liver enzymes came back significantly elevated. Saw the gastro yesterday who sent me for an ultrasound of the gallbladder and liver this morning, and he just called to say that I definitely have stones, a couple of larger ones and he recommends that I have surgery to remove it sooner rather than later which I'm on board with. I've felt much better since this past Tuesday evening, but I'm really watching what I eat (and will continue to do so). The whites of my eyes were more normal by Wednesday and completely normal by yesterday (Thursday).
He'll contact the surgeon Monday morning, and hopefully, they'll be able to schedule me for this coming week. I feel okay overall, but I do have some tenderness (not pain) in that area -- maybe from the ultrasound, I don't know.
I'm not overweight at all and while I eat lots of junk, I also eat a lot of good food too. But, I know I'm at that age (51) that crap like this just starts to happen, especially to women.
Any words of wisdom, advice, experiences on how long your recovery was, when you could eat normally again, etc.?
He'll contact the surgeon Monday morning, and hopefully, they'll be able to schedule me for this coming week. I feel okay overall, but I do have some tenderness (not pain) in that area -- maybe from the ultrasound, I don't know.
I'm not overweight at all and while I eat lots of junk, I also eat a lot of good food too. But, I know I'm at that age (51) that crap like this just starts to happen, especially to women.
Any words of wisdom, advice, experiences on how long your recovery was, when you could eat normally again, etc.?