No insurance and gallbladder attacks - Gallbladder Message Board

savanannastar · 03-09-2006, 06:28 PM

My husband has been having severe gallbladder attacks,He finally went to the E.R,(No insurance) and they did ultrasound and said he needed his gall bladder out ,well no insurance so he just stop eating anything with fat in it and that did seem to help he also lost alot of weight .Its been 4 months since all that and the attacks are back what should he do he cant get the surgery no insurance i mean can he live with this or will something bad happen to him? Does he have any other alternatives?Will it ever go away(the pain)?

Titchou · 03-09-2006, 09:04 PM

I don't mean to scare you but it won;t go away and it will get worse. One of the stones could move into the bile duct and clog it. THe stones could inflame the bladder to the point that it might burst. Is there a charity hospital? He really should get this taken care of...the sooner the better.

savanannastar · 03-09-2006, 09:38 PM

What is a charity hospital and where to find one??

Titchou · 03-10-2006, 06:01 AM

One where they don't charge you...like a city or county hospital for the poor...or run by religious groups...sometimes they are called Charity Hospital. Do you belong to a church? Sometimes they can help or know of people who can...docs who'll operate free, etc...

spider37 · 03-10-2006, 07:51 AM

if there is a teaching hospital where you live you should be able to get free or reduced care based on your income for example umass in mass gives free care to anyone who lives in that state with no money or insurance i spent a week in there and never got a bill