Hi,
I wrote before and got a lot of good advice. My problem is I had my GB out about three weeks ago and can not eat with out having a really bad stomache ache. My Doctor told me to eat every thing fat free. I have always ate what ever i wanted. I do not feel hungry at all. Well I talked to my doctors PA who told the doctor all the problems I have been going through.they gave me a percription for IC CHOLESTYRAMINE I tried it last night and could not drink it no matter what I did. So I thought well let me try a again in the am i tried and can not get this taste out of my mouth. It is like sand. Has anyone ever taken it. they say you can put it in applesauce i will buy that at the store today. also they gave me two huge boxes of it to last a month what a waste. The taste is still in my mouth. any suggestions. If I could get on a fat free diet I would not be going through this. Please can someone help me. And I am scared to tell the PA to keep trying it. I do not want to. I always taught my Children growing up, never let you do any thing you do not want to. Well I do not want to take this I am sick thinking of it. Thank You.
I'm sorry to hear your going through that. I don't have issues with eating really. I like to hear from someone who has the pain on their side/back. I
Wondering if I have internal inflammation?
Thank You Patricia, They say everyone does not have trouble with eating. Did your Doctor tell you to have a fat free diet? As for side and back pain I have the same and I have heard alot of people mention that. MIne comes and goes though. Maybe you should call your Doctors office and ask them what you may do.
OH that sounds awful. Your description made my face squish up 😩 Just reading it. UGH ! Sand must be really difficult to swallow.
See side bar for galbladder diet sheet. The fat free diet is not forever it's just until ur body adjusts. A lot less pain or any issues. The GB Has enzymes that help break up the fatty food and without the GB it takes times for the body to compensate and adjust to produce more enzymes.
Really eating fat free for awhile is a way of slowly training your stomach and liver and other organs to take over and produce the enzymes in the future.
My dr prescribed enzymes in pill form designed to help with transition for the adjustment to replacing natural enzymes . Eating probiotic foods go guru fat fre pill form too, drink keifer and sticking to eating fat free your gut will thank you!😳
I don't know if this could be another alternative for you to drinking sand. 👍
What hwlped me everyone is different.
Hi I have been sick all day and scared to eat after the little i ate this morning toast with jelly gave me a stomache ache all day I did everything. My Doctor PA told me there was no other thing she could give me. can you buy the enzymes in a pill? can you taste them after you swallow them? Do you get pains in your side and back? I just tried to make a little salad as i was sleeping trying not to think of this. I have fat free dressing on it but it is hard to eat i only had a couple of bites. I hope you are feeling good.
Terry
That did happen to me and the pain in the side and under ribs. I was associating it with fatty foods for sure. I lost 30 pounds. I saw a doctor at the UOC. I had the SOD surgery and felt a little better but the specific rib and back pain was still there. I should say is still there. I went to Mayo and was diagnosed with thoracic spine pain. Needless to say I'm still having tests and can't get this figured out. Some days are good then I have really bad days. The back of my knee even hurts. Maybe nerve pain. I'm seeing the surgeon who took out my G/B in Jan. This has really taken away the quality of my life.
You would not even believe what I've done to try and figure this out. Thank God I have a $2,000. Deductible than 100% is paid. Getting an MRI and a CT scan on Tuesday.
That is the point. When are doctors ever going to take responsibility and or be held accountable by even their peers for what they have caused to patients.
X-ray your knee will tell the story what going on there.
I am so insulted that some docs get on their hi horse and think patients are under them socially intellectually and morally. They are paid in some cases by Pharma and insurance companies not to admit to any error in judgements or treatments.
I hope you can get this sorted out.
My story is that a surgeon lied to me when he took out a hernia that did not exist. well the insurance company caught it and to this day the doc has not notified me of the damage and pain cause by hernia surgery or that there was no hernia.
All this time it was my hip pain and finally another doc took X-ray of my hip and had OA in my hip needed hip replacement.
The hip doc never wanted anything to do with helping me regarding the hernia surgery and go for damages. So lesson learned .
Now it's a good idea to be our own advocate and do our own research.
I hate to sound stupid but what is uoc and also the sod surgery
i joined mayo and got some books but i am in pain my knees are killing me anyway as i had a knee replascement last april and then a scope one on the other dec 1st i can hardly walk i also tripped over my step stool and went down hard. that did not help i am all black and blue. how long ago was your GB surgery and I wonder how come my doctor pa told me it is up to my primary care doctor to help me now like they want to get rid of me. My doctor yelled and sreamed at me to go back to my room. i sat next to the nurse station and did not move. i am hard of hearing if i take my hearing aids out i do not hear anything well i was in the hospital for 4 days with them trying to figure out what was wrong with me and i guess the nurses told me to go back to my room i was up and walking around i wanted to go home. so when i did not hear them and did not move he started yelling and screaming at me theresa go back to your room. I went back he looked at my stomache to see how they were healing and said you can go home now. he left the room and i got dressed and started out the door and the nurses said theresa do you still have the iv in your hand. i was so excited that i was getting away from feeling so low with him yelling at me that i threw on my jacket and did not realize so i went back to the room the nurse took it out and had me sign papers to leave.I cryed so bad when I got outside and took a cab home, he really embarrased me. He was so nice when i first met him. then i told my daughter in law she said i should call the hospital and
tell them what i went through. i said no i want to be strong look him in the eye on my two week post op and tell him exactly how he made me feel. I went in and i think it was a student with him. I told him how horrible he made me feel yelling and screaming at me in front of
the nurses. I told him I had a very violent abusive husband who told me what to do all the time and i will not let you do the same. He said that I was being mean to the nurses I said I was not I really did not hear them because of my hearing aids. he said you should get them fixed. he spent hardly any time with me told me if i needed anything i could call ann his pa and now she is sending me away i think he justs wants me gone sorry for the long message i started to cry thinking of how he made me feel.
good luck on tuesday let us know how you make out
Hi, I know alot of doctors think that they are better than us. and that is why i was my own advacate he did say he was sorry but now telling me he can do nothing more for me what about the pills or an appointment to see him.I know he wants me gone. i am goig to lie down i can not stand this pain. i hope we both feel better soon and also everyone else that is going through these things.
Your SO RIGHT!!! They totally want us gone! I've been passed around so many times . Full circle when I see surgeon. I have tramadol , gabapentin, ibuprophen , pain patches and topical pain cream. It helps but it never goes away. I feel you pain. Maybe someone will figure it out. Sleep well
Terry that is so sad and so horrible for anyone to speak to you that way especially when your in a hospital. I'm 56 years old and can't imagine living like this for even 20 more years. The thing that keeps me going are my 5 and 3 year old grandkids. I cry a lot too. I have a good husband thank God but no one truly knows how much we are suffering. we look fine . I work 21 hours a week with kids under 6. I like my job but when I get the pain it's not fun. Very stressful. That Doctor should be ashamed of himself! so sorry you had to go through that.
What a dismissive attitude! That doc would get a zero rating on Yelp, has no respect for othes with hearing problems. Things like that always happened to my mom at work and many public places. Rude obnoxious and self centered people.
I read a book recently called, "How to Survise your Doctor". One of the best things I do now after reading the book is ask the doc if I can tape the appt with my IPhone. My reasoning is to have the events in the appt clear in my mind and save time in the long run. It also changes attitudes. You would be suprised at the difference in how PA, AND DR are when the I phone is out on the table clearly taping every word! 👍
Your so right. I feel like my knee has something to do with what ever this pain is. When I was in the ER for just the second time in my life I'm 56, the ER Doctor told me the ER is for emergencies. When blood work came back my liver enzymes were in the 800's. Should be I think like 30's. After a test etc.... ( I was in the ER fir 12 hours ) tge next thing you know they came and told me I had epiglatits (wrong spelling) which is a life threating. Said I was going to be admitted to the intensive care unit and they had to put a second IV in my arm. When I was finally wheeled up I was put in a regular room because I DIDNT have epiglatitus . They just carried on and never said anything about the mistake. Your surgery mistake was way worse ! sorry you had to go through that. Are you still in pain because of the unnessary hernia surgery?
Sorry Terry , I pray that you will get the help that you need soon!
{{{Gentle Hugs}}}
Terry
You don't sound stupid. UOC is --//university of Chicago hospital
SOD ... Sphincter of Oddi surgery
No pain in tummy PT and time to heel helped. Generally I just let go and moved on! Freedom form stress is a healthy thing!
Your right. Have a nice holiday .
HI Patricia,
I am going to try to get that book from the library. I like that to be able to tape them as we really do not know what they write in our file that we may not see