Has anyone had success after Gall bladder removal?? - Page 17

stars13 · 03-14-2007, 04:33 PM

Woke up yesterday with a green tongue, nausea and chest pain, same place as yours Lady. i was miserable most of the day, ended up taking a nexium twice yesterday, but didn't help much.

i seen the endrocronologist, he said my workup was fine, had no thyroid or adrenal gland problem. i was very thankful. now we are checking into something else, whether my salt intake sticks to something in my body, i don't know..... it was just a blood test though, nothing too hard it you don't count the girl who didn't know how to draw blood. i walked out of there with bandages on both arms.

have to see him again in 2 weeks. if this test shows up negative, ithink he might agree with me that my problem is side effects of cardizem. he already told me it very well be. this might be causing the nausea, fatigue ect. whateva...

woke up today, after not taking cardizem last night, feeling much better. went to see the surgeon for follow up. post op 1 week.

he said everthing is looking great. said my gb was thickened from past attacks, was inflamed and also i did have 4 verysmall stones which were still clear colored which is why they did not show up in other tests. asked him about the green tongue, he said,there's somthing going around. ha ha

i kind of think it might have something to do with my dear departed gall bladder, don't you? oh well, my throat feels a bit burny now, but i know it will take a few weeks/months for my body to be normal again. i pray for patience each morning............

an angel i'm not.

Hopefully some of these problems if not all will go away since surgery. i am feeling pretty good today, still a little queasy, but not like yesterday. soreness is getting better.

i too have xanax Lady, i don't take them on regular basis, usually use them if i my bp spikes, it helps. i don't want to get hooked on them so i take them sparingly, half a pill at a time. they do help me though, so i hope they can help you too.

God Bless.........stars

Ladybiker · 03-14-2007, 05:03 PM

STARS. This is just the pits, isn't it? I'm so tired of feeling bad. I had a better day yesterday though. And I've been able to slack off some of the nausea medication. BUT -- I went and saw my primary physician today. He did prescribe Klonepen (sp?) similar to Xanax, so I really hope it helps me get through these issues. I think my anxiety level is just at an all time high, and that's causing a lot of my problems now. Because probably just like you, I've been sick for so long, and gone through so many tests, that when I had my gallbladder removed, I thought it was going to end my problems, so that has been another anxiety for me. But I think I'm getting better day by day -- at least I'm not on nausea medication around the clock. I still have these pinching sensations in the upper left chest area, but I'm hoping the anxiety medication will help that. I've been through all the heart tests, and everything else too.

Thanks for the update. Stay in touch.

stars13 · 03-14-2007, 09:08 PM

I agree Lady, i'm sick of it. it seems all i've been doing is bouncing from one doc to the next and not getting better. i do think that anxiety meds will help you get through this. but, let's not give in yet, let's both still hope that in another few weeks we will be feeling wonderful.

positive thinking,huh? As i said somewhere before, i'm 59 and i want to get this all straighted out before my 60th.

I'm glad the nasuea medication helped some, did the natural stuff help at all? the milk thistle and the mastik gum.

I felt good today, but who knows about tomorrow, but again, THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING. lol if only it was that easy, huh.i hope the klonepin helps...............stars

Ladybiker · 03-15-2007, 07:50 PM

STARS-- well believe it or not, I feel somewhat better today. I also took the Klonepin (1/2 tablet) yesterday, and 1/2 tablet today. As a matter of fact, I took a nap today. Something I haven't been able to do in a long time. Today was a better day. I never started the Mastic Gum or the Milk Thistle. I want to wait and get my body settled down, and the nausea, etc., gone. I think (knock on wood) it's finally getting better. I'm 55, and it seems like since I turned 55, it's been one thing after another. The Klonepin definitely helped me not feel that anxious anxiety feeling today. I only took it once, and 1/2 tablet. I guess time will tell.

Hope you had a good day too.

If the left-sided "heart" (what feels like) pains will just stay away, I think I'll be okay.

stars13 · 03-16-2007, 03:11 PM

Yep, lady, yesterday was a good day for me also and so far so is today. I'm still not full of energy like some are blessed with, but i'm doing alright.

i'm a bit bored with my diet, seems like i eat the same thing everyday, salads and chicken soup, rice crispies, yogurt. i have sparingly tried a few other things but i'm afraid to try too much. i haven't had diarrhea yet but i'm more afraid of getting nausaus again.

what does your diet consist of? anything good yet? wonder when we can have a plate of spaghetti and meatballs? can't wait.

i'm glad you're feeling better and the klonipen is helping. who know's it might help with the chest pain. maybe it's from anxiety. anxiety can cause alot of havoc we don't realize. i don't know about you, but at 55 i went through menopause. i thought because i was so much older then all my friends that it wouldn't bother me too bad. stupid assumption. i too have gone through alot of things in this past 5 yrs which i'm sure i would have handled better pre menopause, but this is life. xanax has helped me through much so i am grateful for that. and i truly think i am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

i am feeling much better as i said and hope to join my dh in going to the gym starting in april. i hope, i hope, i hope.

keep in touch..............stars