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nikki2006 · 08-12-2006, 11:51 AM

i have gallstones, confirmed ages ago by a scan, was due to have my gallbladder out last month but due to having asthma, the anethitist would do it anyway, on tuesday i went up the hosptial in agony,yet again another attack, but i left becasue the pain eventually settled and the waiting room was soooooooo crowded. the pain stayed at a dull ache under my ribcage and my back, then thursday it got so bad again i went back up the hosptial was given morphine and told they dont do the op as an emergency prodcedure unless your half dead, so i came home this time with antibiotics and pain killers, however, the pain is still there, my stomache, well not stomoche, its up higher, is tender to touch and my back seems to go into spasm.. im hardly eating but have a little because sposed to eat with the antibiotics, In the past, i get the attack, its last anywhere up to 4 or 5 hours then goes, however this time its lingering, anybody else had constant pain for a week?
i was also wondering, after the pain gets really intence, urine is almost orange, is that normal?
I no there is heaps of threads on gallbladder, and i have searched a few but havent seen anything about that.
it seems its not just fatty foods that bring this on anymore, its anything! its sooooooo frustrating, anyone got any tips?

thanks

pbjmom · 08-12-2006, 01:23 PM

Hi Nikki!

I just had mine out last week and what you are describing is just like me. I had stones and was never symptomatic. Well, never until recently. I had minor attacks for a while and then they were not stop almost. Nothing I did or didn't do helped. I was finally eating crackers and drinking water and that kept the attacks mild. I went to the ER, given drugs, told to get a surgeon and have it out. Did that and continued to have attacks. Another one so bad the narcotic they gave me didn't work and I went back to the ER two days prior to my surgery to get something more powerful. Again, sent home and had it out two days later during the scheduled time. If it isn't infected then they like to wait until all conditions are controlled.

From what you are describing a stone may be very close to your duct opening and causing constant attacks. You need to contact your doctor and get it scheduled. I don't know about the asthma issue, but your gallbladder can get infected and cause more problems.

Take care and good luck!
pbjmom

Sun Flower · 08-12-2006, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by nikki2006

i have gallstones, confirmed ages ago by a scan, was due to have my gallbladder out last month but due to having asthma, the anethitist would do it anyway, on tuesday i went up the hosptial in agony,yet again another attack, but i left becasue the pain eventually settled and the waiting room was soooooooo crowded. the pain stayed at a dull ache under my ribcage and my back, then thursday it got so bad again i went back up the hosptial was given morphine and told they dont do the op as an emergency prodcedure unless your half dead, so i came home this time with antibiotics and pain killers, however, the pain is still there, my stomache, well not stomoche, its up higher, is tender to touch and my back seems to go into spasm.. im hardly eating but have a little because sposed to eat with the antibiotics, In the past, i get the attack, its last anywhere up to 4 or 5 hours then goes, however this time its lingering, anybody else had constant pain for a week?
i was also wondering, after the pain gets really intence, urine is almost orange, is that normal?
I no there is heaps of threads on gallbladder, and i have searched a few but havent seen anything about that.
it seems its not just fatty foods that bring this on anymore, its anything! its sooooooo frustrating, anyone got any tips?

thanks

Well, with the symptoms you are describing (especially orange color urine) A gallstone may have lodged in to the common bile duct. That would definitely cause the pain to be much more intense. Stones lodged in the common bile duct (choledocholithiasis) can block the flow of bile and cause jaundice. One of the symptoms would be dark colored urine. I'd suggest that you should get this problem taken care of as soon as possible because Serious infection of the bile duct (cholangitis) may develop.

Sun Flower

paula43 · 08-12-2006, 02:48 PM

Orange or tea colored urine could mean that you have developed jaundice. Look at the whites of your eyes..are they yellowish? Or your skin? i hope by this hour you have gone back and they've seen you. Good luck..if they can't see you, maybe there's anoher hospital that will.

Titchou · 08-12-2006, 06:08 PM

There is no reason for them not to take it out because of the asthma. I have asthma and had mine out last year. They just made me bring my albuterol with me and use it before the surgery. I also had foot surgery a few years ago and they gave me a breathing treatment in pre-op. You need a better doctor...get that thing out. It's about to cause you a huge problem.