So I had an ultrasound and HIDA scan done the other day because I have been having continual pain in my right side, sometimes VERY painful. While the ultrasound was normal, the HIDA scan showed that my gall bladder only emptied 11%, whereas the norm is 35% or more. My doctor scheduled me a surgical consult for next week, and I am just trying to figure out whether or not I am going to end up actually having surgery. Not that I am worried about it, but just for planning sake mostly. I'm still wondering what the problem would be that would not show up on the ultrasound but showed up as something being wrong by means of the HIDA scan. All I know is that its been a pain in my side for far too long now (pun intended.)

I am sorry that you are having trouble and that your doctor has not explained this to you more clearly.

The ultrasound will only show if there are stones. The HIDA scan shows the ejection rate. These are two different things. You can have stones and 50% ejection rate or 5% ejection rate and no stones. One is not dependent on the other.

Please go to the Digestive issues board for TONS of threads on gb issues.