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TexasBushwhacker

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20. I went to the ER

Sun May 10, 2015, 11:45 PM

May 2015

The pain was radiating to my chest and back and I thought I was haaving a heart attack. My EKG was okay, so then they did the ultrasound - BINGO! They gave me morphine - a miracle drug if there ever was one - and admitted me. A surgeon came to see me the next day and said she would try to work me in the next day. That didn't work out though, so I went home and got added to her schedule in about 10 days.

It went pretty well. I'm single and didn't have anyone to take care of me, so they let me stay one night in the hospital. Vicodin does nothing for me and I did need one shot of morphine that night. Once I was home, I was fine. I just took an occasional Ibuprofen.

Don't be shy about getting the surgery sooner rather than later. Pancreatitis is a fairly common complication and you do not want to get that.

Just so you know, you will need to know where a bathroom is at all times for a few weeks after the surgery. You will have bouts of sudden, urgent diarrhea. I know that's TMI, sorry.

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Soooooo, it looks like I'm headed for gallbladder surgery. I figure it's going to take at least a [View all] hedgehog Feb 2015 OP

Warm showers helped to ease my pain. In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #1

I would suggest that you avoid foods that cause the attacks. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2015 #2

Truth pscot Feb 2015 #3

Yep, I was able to avoid laundry_queen Feb 2015 #17

if it gets really bad, hit the er. mopinko Feb 2015 #4

Seems like a long time to 'jump through all the hoops.' elleng Feb 2015 #5

Step 1 - Family doctor makes diagnosis, schedules ultrasound hedgehog Feb 2015 #7

Still sounds long to me. elleng Feb 2015 #8

Once you get jaundiced and/or a fever of 101.4, things speed up hedgehog Feb 2015 #9

AHA! elleng Feb 2015 #10

I had to eek out 3 months dealing with gall bladder pain before they finally diagnosed it. woodsprite Feb 2015 #6

Being raised Irish Catholic (we can put stoics to shame) plus being a mother means I ignored and/or hedgehog Feb 2015 #15

Yeah, the eggs were probably not the 'best' thing, but I figured I needed the protein. woodsprite Feb 2015 #16

Thank all of you for your advice and good wishes. hedgehog Feb 2015 #11

Hello that's me. And I was going to tell you heavy narcotics for the pain! Maraya1969 Mar 2015 #19

I had gall stones since I was 17 angstlessk Feb 2015 #12

Go to the emergency room and fear you are having an appendicitis angstlessk Feb 2015 #13

So far - so good - I've tried to cut out every bit of fat that I could, and hedgehog Feb 2015 #14

Just a follow-up - my doctor got me in for a sonogram right away - hedgehog Mar 2015 #18

I went to the ER TexasBushwhacker May 2015 #20

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