Hi,
https://www.reddit.com/r/gallbladders/s/UZCBlPW8uA
So endoscopy was done, no problems. No sore throat or anything except some tiredness and a lot of sweating the day after.
I rung up and they offered me an in person appointment with the surgical team in 2 weeks (better than August!)
What will this entail?
Thanks
Hi,
I have PTSD from a nasal one during an emergency surgery prep which felt like a Saw Trap - only some throat spray, nose bled for four hours afterwards.
Today, I had been building up for a few weeks when it was scheduled.
Starved for 9 hours beforehand. Shitting bricks in the waiting room.
Throat one this time.
I got the throat spray and spent a good 5 minutes gagging when trying to put the mouth thing in.
Then….the sedation kicked in and…
What? I was told to wait in recovery on this bed for an hour then I could get picked up?
Was it done?
I was so sure I must’ve passed out or failed in some way that I asked the new nurse if it had really been done??!!
Yes, she said.
What?
I’m sure when what was happening was being described to me for consent that I’d be awake and following instructions but not feeling pain but…
No….
Nothing.
Almost like a general.
Wow.
Felt fine right after, ate pizza two hours later.
Would not be nervous next time
Gonjela
Gondola x Bonjela :(
Yep.
Can eat anything, no real attacks for awhile, but I went in for unrelated issues and mentioned I had gallstones. Just a constant dull ache. They assessed me and I was very tender on two locations. So sent me to a&e. Have a recorded fever. Get pumped full of 4 medicines by IV, told to come back next day for an ultrasound as no beds.
Surgeon told me if I was in pain, he would think about operating.
I was on the waiting list anyway, had bloods taken in Feb and a telephone appointment to follow up on 18th may anyway (probably discussing options and booking removal).
Next thing I know, I’m being booked for an endoscopy. 11th May pre-endoscopy phone call, 18th the telephone appointment I had already (not in conjunction with the endoscopy I believe) , and 20th May endoscopy.
I understand it will more than likely get worse but it’s just coming to terms with an organ being removed.
Really not looking forward to the gas pain either. I will mention this to them so hopefully they can do something for that.
Anyway, the 18th May got moved to August. I phoned and she said phone us after endoscopy and they will see if they have any cancellations.
My gallstones were detected in August 2025 and I don’t really want to wait to be one of the emergency operations!
Should I wait until August if all is ok or chase them up for sooner?
Thanks!
So, I’m in the position where I probably will be advised to have it removed.
7 stones, diagnosed by US in August and stones last week. healthy liver. Do get some discomfort but I probably put it down to other things.
Had tenderness and Murphy’s positive.
I just wonder what things you didn’t realise would be fixed by removal.
I’m just nervous because it’s an organ and a one way ticket but if I know it would fix other problems too then it’d ease my mind.
I’ve only had one bad thing, which might have been gallstones. Constipation with the feeling of needing to go for four hours while sweating, between toilet and shower, until finally a monster poo appeared.
Apart from that, only some ball and can’t lay on that side times.
Do you get tired, go to bed but then are wide awake for hours? Low energy? Acid reflux? Random pains? Flu every month?
Hi, so I got scanned with 7 stones back in August. Telephone appointment after bloods were taken in Feb. I had the ball feeling at the start daily pain at bedtime, couldn’t lay on it. Appointment in May I presume to book it in?
Then, one day I had a poo and it went away.
Two weeks ago I had half a day of needing to poo, no poo happening, thinking a shower may help stop that feeling, sweating, naked in my bathroom between toilet and shower for about 4 hours until a massive poo occurred. Poo was Norma colour, but yellow around it
No pain since then , could eat anything.
Went to the hospital for a different problem, mentioned gallstones so he felt it- tender in two places. Bloods and ultrasound. 2 more doctors assessing the tenderness.
Long story short, they confirmed stones again, but as I had no pain he sent me home with antibiotic medicine for the other problem. He said if there was pain he’d consider surgery now.
Great, I thought. For reference I was at the hospital Monday and because they had no beds again Tuesday for the ultrasound. Home lunchtime Tuesday. Eat anything I want no problems.
But today, Wednesday, from lunch, every time I ate I got 6/10 maybe 7 stomach pain afterwards, I know this is how things go with gallbladders. I ate beans on toast and I got none from that. Even one square of Galaxy chocolate set it off.
In bed now I feel not pain but just that it’s resent on my right side. I can lay on it okish
Should I call them or wait and see?
Mine would be that hair can only grow on my eyebrows and top of my head.
EDIT : you can’t share it/have it affect them