I went to hospital today and had an ultrasound scan done. This showed that I have gallstones. I previously went to A&E in October with severe abdominal pain. I had blood tests done which showed I had high LFT results. I had a CT scan and stayed in hospital overnight but was discharged the next day as the pain had settled down. The CT scan did not show anything abnormal. I had another blood test in November as an outpatient and my LFT results were back to normal. Last week I had a recurrence of the severe abdominal pain and had to go to hospital again. I had blood taken and my LFTs were high again. The doctors did not seem to know what was causing my high LFTs and I was sent home with a codeine prescription for the pain. Ultrasound was scheduled for today and I now have a diagnosis of gallstones. The doctor I saw said the gallstones are causing the pain and high LFTs. I am scheduled to have them removed with an ERCP in a few weeks. I have looked up the procedure online and it sounds quite scary. I will need to be sedated and have an endoscopy, during which the surgeon will attempt to remove the gallstones. Has anyone here had gallstones before or had an ERCP to remove them? Also the doctor I saw said I am unlucky to have gallstones as they are usually diagnosed in people over 40 and they are more common in women than men. I'm a 26 year old male with no other health issues.
When I finally found tha Galstones were the source of my pain I was happy to have my AGB removed. It was a relief and no,more go attacks.
I just recently was diagnosed with gallstones but my dr removed my gallbladder. I know the pain is quite excruciating. I would get a second opinion on removing just the gallstones or gallbladder. I had an MRI which the dr could see much clearly the problem. Age doesn't matter my friends son just had his removed and he's 14. I wish you the best of luck. Keep me updated how everything goes.
My surgery went very well had very little,difficulty. Rest is a positive for a few day more for others. I was out walkin and had Physio in pool after insidious was better to help muscles. A special diet no fatty or fried foods and also I had a prescription for evzimes to help break up foods. Since GB gone it's job was to help break down food it takes time for the body to adjust.once you get gallstones it's a constant risk they will,come again and again and could cause pancretitis.,
sorry you had such a hard time
No estoy seguro de por qué está haciendo una CPRE para eliminar piedras, a menos que tengas algunas atascadas en el conducto. Debería estar extrayendo tu vesícula biliar. Por lo que he entendido, una vez que hay piedras, es probable que vuelvan a aparecer, por lo que eliminarlas no es una cura.
Tenía 30 años cuando me la extirparon (hace unos 2 meses). No tenía piedras, pero la mía estaba hiperfuncionando. Dicen que es típicamente las 4 F - femenina, cuarenta, fértil y gorda. Pero como con casi cualquier cosa, ¡puede pasarles a cualquiera!
Right they will come back and stones can cause pancrititis. It's was better in my case I was 19 years old when attacks started. Finally by 26 - gastrologist found the cause of the severe pain. I had stones that had progressed over the years blocking the bile duct.
ouch!!!
Lamento saber que estabas en tanto dolor. Durante el ERCP (colangiopancreatografía retrógrada endoscópica) el médico puede poder retirar algunas de las piedras biliares, pero probablemente no podrá retirar todas. Una vez que tu cuerpo comience a producir piedras, seguirá haciéndolo. Eventualmente, podrías tener que hacerte retirar la vesícula biliar, ya que una vesícula biliar enferma y disfuncional estresa todo el sistema digestivo, incluyendo el hígado y el páncreas.
En lugar de sentirte desafortunado, sugiero que podrías ser uno de los afortunados. Las personas mayores de 40 años que se hacen retirar la vesícula biliar pueden tener más dificultad para recuperarse de la cirugía. Tú eres joven y tienes la oportunidad de hacerte la cirugía, recuperarte de ella y seguir viviendo una vida mucho más saludable.