How did they do a hida scan if you have no gallbladder? How are you doing now?
They do Hida scans after the gallbladder removal on quite a lot of people. My GI doc said they’ve done quite a few lately. Anyway, with no gallbladder they still can check for bile leaks and blockages in your ducts. A friend of mine actually ended up with a bile leak after gallbladder removal. Yikes! But they said everything looked fine. Had an upper GI endoscopy yesterday. They found I have a few spots of erosion in my stomach lining that can turn into ulcers if I’m not careful. Erosive gastritis isn’t fun! Causes a lot of the same symptoms as gallstones which now that I know, not so sure I actually needed my gallbladder out but can’t take it back. The erosive gastritis still mimics the symptoms with nausea, weight loss, loss of appetite and stomach pain which I have all that. Only thing now after the endoscopy yesterday I have a lot of chest pain. My esophagus hurts like heck, a lot worse than it did! And my doc says to take Prilosec which I’ve already explained to him doesn’t work well for me and gives me heart racing and palpitations. Also makes me even more nauseous. I can’t believe he couldn’t try another antacid since I’m not doing well in the one I have now. And if I don’t take anything for my erosions they can turn into ulcers. Don’t know what to do now. I’m really careful what I eat, when I can eat. Only low fat low carb and eating 5 small meals a day. Still no relief and I’ve been at all of this crap for 2 whole months now. Going on 2.5 months. Makes me so stressed not feeling any better for this long.
I have my gallbladder removed on augest 28 2018 don't know feel it was worth.
I had some symptoms of anxiety and depression but mine now is way worse
Instead of getting better they added a problem that is worse than what I had before
I want my life back and the Doctor can not find what is going on.
Hi Trisha
I know its been awhile since your post 7 months ago, but i was wondering how you are doing now? Do you feel any better?
I am 6 weeks post op, and i have almost the same exact symptoms as you did. I had to have emergency GB surgery, and i am having a rough go of it afterwards. I had gallstones and one of the walls had started to thicken. I had constant nausea, and couldnt hold anything down before the surgery. After the surgery i still have the constant nausea, hardly any appetite, going back and forth between consipation and diarhera, and last week i developed horrible anxiety. its worse in the morning. i just sit and shake, have a racing heart on and off all day. the anti nausea meds arent helping. the prilosec stopped working so i switched to Nexium but i dont know if its working.
i just feel hopeless. i lay in bed and watch tv. im not interested in anything my kids or my husband is doing. my husband has been perfect. hes right by my side when hes not working. ive only worked one week in the past 6 weeks. im supposed to start a new job in 5 days but with this nausea i dont know how im gonna do it.
i have a GI appointment in 10 days so hopefully i will get answers to why im still sick. Please tell me you started feeling better. Its been 6 weeks for me and i just want this nightmare to be over with.
Shannon
Hi there,
Sorry to hear you are having these issues. They sound identical to all my symptoms to the T. My anxiety hit me a week after and still remains. I Would wake early in the morning and shake horribly. The shaking finally went away about 3 months or so and i was able to finally eat normally about then too. Three long months of hell. But I did make myself eat like jello, applesauce, crackers and salads plus lots and lots of water for those horrible months of not being able to eat. I also started weekly sessions with talk therapy foe my anxiety. It helped somewhat. I still go bi-weekly and have tried a handful of anxiety meds. On a third one now. Although my anxiety is not as bad as it was it’s still a bit of a struggle and still sticking around. Keeping myself occupied and working actually helps my anxiety a good deal as well as doing things with my family. Sitting around by yourself makes it worse. I’ve been there done that.
Oh, just thought, I drank and still do boost and ensure to get my nutrients from not eating right. Not the tastiest but I learned to like them. I’m a vanilla person.
Gall bladder removal is definately no picnic but you will get back to normal. It just takes time and lots of it. Took me at lest 4 months or so and still dealing with moderate anxiety but keeping busy and talk therapy and possible medication helps. After 7 months I feel about 75% normal again but with the help of keeping myself busy and the therapy it takes some work to get better. Best of luck to you and hope you feel little better soon. I gained much comfort hearing stories of others in the same situation. There’s hope! You’ll get there soon.
Thank you for responding to me. Im glad you are feeling better. Having nausea and all the other problems is no fun. Did you ever find a antacid that helped your gastritis? I think if i can stop the nausea, then maybe everything else will feel better. Ive had a little anxiety before surgery, but not like im currently experiencing.
im mostly eating turkey sandwiches with low fat mayo, tuna, applesauce, crackers, protein shakes, pretzels, water, pedialite.
I wonder if the anxiety and shaking is due to our systems being overwhelmed after surgery? I dont know.
It gives me hope though that you started feeling better. I pray that i dont have that much longer to go. I also pray that both of our anxiety problems will get better.
i realise this post is a long time ago but I too have had horrendous depression & anxiety since having my gallbladder removed 8 weeks ago. Does anybody have any updates to share. thanks Brenda
i am currently 8 weeks post op from gallbladder removal i was fine the 1st week after but then second week i started getting horrible pains in my upper back , er said i had myofacial pain syndrome with doing any tests after that and surgery i have suffered from anxiety/panic now for 6 weeks 2 weeks ago i started getting dizzy/lightheaded and that lasts forever, i feel so much worse mentally than before i tell my husband daily i feel like im dying or something is really wrong and on top of it all i ended up with the 4 week long cold and have now been on antibiotics twice and medrol currently i just feel scared and nervous all the time and feels like im shaking on the inside and out constantly i think i need to seriously go back and see the doc and see what can be done i have not caught a break since surgery
Good luck speaking with your doctor, unfortunately doctors I have seen (I’m in Australia) have virtually scoffed at me when I try to convince them that my depression/anxiety is connected with the surgery. My anxiety also set in one week post surgery. I have had to resort to taking ativan to get through the day. something I’ve never had to do before. Please be assured that you’re not dying. I’m sorry I have no answers for you but I do have loads of empathy and understanding. I would definitely recommend going back to the doc to try and get something to help with the anxiety at least. Good luck and I hope we both feel better soon.
my family pcp did listen yesterday, told him im going crazy he ran some bloodwork and is having me get an ekg and wear a heart moniter for 24hours im constantly dizzy and have ringing in my ears now to so he is sending me to see a ent so we shall see how this all turns out i hope you feel alot better soon and really hopenyou get the answers and help
I dont know when you wrote this but i had my gallbladder out last Wednesday night. I have suffered with debilitating anxiety and panic disorder for 13 years. I’ve been on zoloft for 12 of those years.
The night I had my gallbladder removed my legs started to shake uncontrollably and I was freezing. I wasnt sure if I was dying or if I was having a panic attack. It finally went away hours later but I really had to focus mentally, otherwise I would have completely lost it.
My anxiety has been pretty stable for the past 8 months. I still have panic attacks but they don’t last long and I’m usually good at not exacerbating them.
the night of my surgery, it seemed like I couldn’t calm myself down. My legs wanted to continue shaking and I called the nurse because like I said, I literally thought I was dying from post op complications.
fast forward to tonight, Saturday. I fall asleep and wake up with leg shaking again and feeling freezing. I’m pretty sure now that this is my panic disorder but why exactly have the physical symptoms changed?? it’s like the adrenaline in my body isnt digested right and just goes right through me.
That is how i feel, it feels like all my anxiety and panic is way different from before i have went to my doctor since surgery and have had blood work and i have seen a heart doctor. everything has checked out good i even went to a ENT for the dizziness he was the only one to explain that it takes a while for your body to adjust to not having that organ and also that anesthesia can stay in the brain for months, which is what im thinking is going on with me my body is just taking longer than others to adjust and get back to normalone other thing i noticed is my acid reflux is way worse now and it seems im always feeling sick to my stomach
Thanks for sharing your latest update Nicole. I’m now 12 weeks post surgery and have just started lexapro 20mgs for depression and anxiety. Prior to the surgery I had my anxiety and depression under control and causing no problems with effexor 150mgs a day. After surgery my whole flight/fight system went haywire and the effexor just wasn’t helping at all. I had to wean off the effexor before going on the lexapro which wasn’t too bad but not great either. I’m so glad your ENT gave you (and me) some answers. I have never experienced anything like the panic and anxiety of the past 12 weeks it’s been horrific. Also problems with concentrating and brain fog. I am hopeful that the lexapro will give me some relief. i think the absence of the gallbladder upsets the gut-brain connection but nobody tells you anything of the possible consequences before the surgery. Thanks again.
Hopefully your anxiety will settle much quicker than mine. Good luck.
Do any of you have any known allergies to metal? The reason I ask is because they use titanium surgical clips typically to close the duct and artery and people that have allergies to one metal can react to another even if they aren’t allergic to that metal. I’ve seen that lots of people with metal surgical implants have had issues with anxiety and depression that improved when they were removed. The FDA just had a meeting about metal devices last week and that was one of the issues that came up.
How are you feeling now Tara?
Hello! Your post gives me so much hope that this is true! I already set up an appointment with a dermatologist to see if I am allergic to metal. Whether I am or not… I am still going to look into getting the clamps removed off my bial ducts! Thank you for sharing this my friend. I hope this works and will update this group if so!!!
No problem! There’s also a gallbladder clip support group you can join on Facebook for some guidance through the process.
i just had my gallbladder out beginning of June ans i am feeling this way exactly! dizzy anxiety ringing in my ears all day long for weeks. did you ever get answers and/or feel better?! this is making me mental
This makes a great deal of sense to me. I have been feeling as though I am losing my mind since gallbladder removal 2 months ago. I just found this thread and am very grateful to find that I am not alone. I am severely electro-hypersensitive and chemically sensitive and so although the surgeon assured me that they used a completely inert metal, I am now seriously wondering if that is at least part of the problem. Thank you all of you for having the courage to write about this. I was seriously concerned - not sure if I could stick around to watch myself go insane. Literally.