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Cindori
Member
07-25-2003
| Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - 5:06 am
Has anyone had a HIDA scan on their gall bladder? If you have, what was your ejection fraction - and did you have your gall bladder removed as a result? I have a follow up appointment with a GI doc in an hour and a half to discuss my results . . my ejection fraction is 28%, my GP told me that normal is considered 40% or greater. Any input is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Penguingirl
Member
01-26-2006
| Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - 6:36 pm
Cin, I've never heard of a HIDA scan, so I can't help. I do know about having a gall bladder removed...so if it gets to that, I'll be around for questions.
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Cindori
Member
07-25-2003
| Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 5:19 am
Thank you Penguingirl - at this point I appreciate any reply. My GI Doc didn't tell me much, I have to consult a general surgeon and see if they decide to take it out. I'll let you know. BTW, I like your screen name. I'm awful fond of the little tuxedo guys, myself! 
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Hussy
Member
08-06-2004
| Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 1:45 pm
I had an gall bladder attack about a month ago, I was so sick and went to the ER. I was told it was something else but found out it was my gall bladder when my clinic got the test results. The only reason I didn't have emer. surgery was because I didn't throw up. Well also I don't have insurance but their reasoning was that if I wasn't throwing up it wasn't bad. The nurse I see at the clinic said when I had another attack to go back to the ER and say I was throwing up. Today has been another day when I am having the same feelings but still not throwing up. Trying to just deal with it for as long as I can. I hope you hear good news about yours..... Cin
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Cindori
Member
07-25-2003
| Friday, April 14, 2006 - 5:08 am
Thanks Hussy . . . I don't understand how the doctors and hospitals think a lot of the time, except that they are driven too much by the insurance companies and money. I do have the throwing up, but I've controlled that a bit by avoiding high fat (mostly deep fried) foods. I hope you find someone that will actually help you . . .
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Cindori
Member
07-25-2003
| Monday, April 24, 2006 - 5:08 am
Finally got to see the surgeon and I'm scheduled to have my gall bladder removed on May 9th. Thank you to Hussy and Penguingirl for your kind thoughts.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Monday, April 24, 2006 - 7:25 am
I wish you an easy surgery and completely successful recovery, Cindori! Good luck to you too, Hussy. It stinks that you have to get even sicker, when you're already suffering, before you can get help.
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Cindori
Member
07-25-2003
| Monday, April 24, 2006 - 7:51 am
Thank you Mak!
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Penguingirl
Member
01-26-2006
| Monday, April 24, 2006 - 12:28 pm
Some thoughts on recovery... - have a heating pad at your ready. the gas they use to expand your abdomen will settle in your shoulders/neck and will hurt like a bugger. the heating pad helps. - follow the instructions to a T regarding food/water intake. I had no complications cuz I didn't cheat, but know of others who did and paid the price. Watch your fat intake..it'll raise havoc in no time flat..better to forgo it for a while. - leave the bandaids alone. the cuts may be small, but are deep and need time to heal. the top one will take much longer than the others. it also helps to wear elastic waist pants at first. - take advantage of the down time and rest up. Some people were back to work after 3 days...I was still in bed a week later. NO heavy lifting, at all! - you'll be back to normal in no time 
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Cindori
Member
07-25-2003
| Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 11:16 am
Thanks for the hints, Penguingirl! I'm a little concerned about the down time - I don't do incredibly well with the relaxing bit. The surgeon recommended taking two weeks off if I could swing it and that really surprised me. He said at least a week - we'll see how it goes. Thanks again! 
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 2:30 pm
About 3 years ago, I was ambulanced into the hospital, with the worst pains of my entire life, and I was vomiting weird stuff (not the usual stuff) everywhere, including on the poor gal who tried to ultrasound me! I ended up with an cat scan where they discovered a blocked intestine, instead of the gall bladder all of us expected! Thank heavens for the cat scan, as they were about to operate on me for gall bladder. Yeesh! I ended up in the hospital for 9 days til they scared the poop outta me by saying they would oeprate to remove the blockage in my bowel the next day... The point of my story is that they told me that gall bladder and blocked bowels have similar symptoms!
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Dolphinschild
Member
06-22-2006
| Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 3:34 pm
I had my gall bladder removed almost two years ago. I had 6 weeks of problems and 4 gall bladder attacks. The attacks were intense bloating, there was pressure on my heart and lungs and it felt like a 5 inch belt was around my waist and someone was pulling on it and it felt like it was going to cut me in half. I ended up having to eat just toast and rice for weeks. I told my doctor and he kept telling me that it wasn't gall bladder, that it was my IBS switching gears on me. It was a retired emergancy RN that kept telling me what it was and to eat the rice and toast. I went to urgent care clinic with the VA and they took blood work and xrays and they said all was fine that it was in my head and just IBS giving me problems. My RN friend told me to be adiment about getting a sonogram. I demanded one and they scheduled me to have it in two days. Needless to say was a hindurance for me, since I lived 2 hours from the VA clinic. They did the sonogram and sure enough it was my gall bladder. Even when I did have vomitting, they felt that I could still wait another week before I seen a surgeon. What I forgot and they didn't realise, because I have migraines I have a high tolerance of pain. When I did see the surgeon, they slapped me right in surgery and did it. It was a long frustrating and painful ordeal for 6 weeks. If it wasn't for that sonogram I don't know how I would have gotten through it. I have to be careful of what I eat and stuff, because of losing my gall bladder it caused my IBS to get worse. I hope everyone here who posted and who was going to have surgery, all went well for you.
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Cindori
Member
07-25-2003
| Friday, June 23, 2006 - 6:24 am
I'm glad you finally got yours taken care of, Dolphinschild. I had my gallbladder removed May 9th and I'm feeling lots better now . . . like a new person. 
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