FloridaGirl01
25-12-20, 06:07
Hey everyone. Tonight I went to the ER because I had terrible stomach pain. Like no-kidding pain that I've never felt. My CBC came back normal, and they did an ultrasound and diagnosed me with "gallstones and biliary colic." They didn't think it was urgent enough to remove the gallbladder right away but said I should follow up in a couple of weeks. This is the first time I've ever had a gallbladder attack.
The thing that's sending my HA into overdrive is that my grandmother died at 89 of gallbladder cancer some years ago. Admittedly they weren't 100 percent sure if that was a primary or a secondary cancer. I understand that it's rare.
I'm just really freaking out right now. I know gallstones are super common (I'm a 50-year-old woman). But I'm also vegan, and I had a CT scan about 14 months ago that showed a normal gallbladder. Could stones develop in that time? What if I'm misdiagnosed? I'm so scared and worried right now (although not in pain, that went away in the ER). The ER refused to give me any kind of anti anxiety medication.
Also, I'm not sure if I should get the gallbladder out or not — the ER doc was kind of dismissive and said he sees "like 100 of these a week" and that if it were him he might wait to see if there's a second attack. I'm super confused and don't know what's best.
Any words of advice would be appreciated.
The thing that's sending my HA into overdrive is that my grandmother died at 89 of gallbladder cancer some years ago. Admittedly they weren't 100 percent sure if that was a primary or a secondary cancer. I understand that it's rare.
I'm just really freaking out right now. I know gallstones are super common (I'm a 50-year-old woman). But I'm also vegan, and I had a CT scan about 14 months ago that showed a normal gallbladder. Could stones develop in that time? What if I'm misdiagnosed? I'm so scared and worried right now (although not in pain, that went away in the ER). The ER refused to give me any kind of anti anxiety medication.
Also, I'm not sure if I should get the gallbladder out or not — the ER doc was kind of dismissive and said he sees "like 100 of these a week" and that if it were him he might wait to see if there's a second attack. I'm super confused and don't know what's best.
Any words of advice would be appreciated.