glassgirlw
26-03-22, 14:39
This isn’t totally anxiety related, so I wasn’t sure where to post this, as far as category - but I’ve searched for answers on the internet with not much success. We have a fantastic group of people on NMP so figured I’d try here!
I’ve been on a weight loss journey since May 31st of last year - am down 102 pounds! I really don’t eat fatty, greasy foods anymore - but about a month ago I went out to dinner with my husband and ordered two pork ribs. They turned out to be pretty fatty, but I ate them anyway. About 2:00 am I was woken with a bad burning pain right at the bottom of my ribcage, above my stomach. I had read that extreme weight loss could cause gallstone formation, so I kind of assumed this was probably it. The pain lasted an hour, and I was finally able to get back to sleep. Intended to call my doctor the next day and make an appointment, but got busy and kind of forgot lol. Wednesday night I ate a crispy chicken BLT and within about an hour, the pain returned - tenfold worse than the time before. And after two hours with no relief, I headed to emergency. They ran full bloods and did an ultrasound of my upper abdominal region and my kidney. Turns out I have “multiple small gallstones” but no infections, and all blood work was normal - and they recommended I get in touch with a surgeon. So I made that appointment for Wednesday this week. This was Thursday night. Yesterday I felt kind of bloated, and upper abdominal muscles were sore. Today the bloating is improved, but still there - and muscles still sore. Sorry for the long post, but anyone that has had gallbladder attacks, did you notice excessive bloating and sore muscles around that area in the following days? Any thoughts how long that lasts? I have no pain thankfully, it’s just a tad uncomfortable. It makes sense that the area would feel sore, with that level of pain I’m sure I was all kinds of tensed up for the several hours the attack lasted.
Definitely anxious at the thought of surgery, don’t think I’ve ever been put under before. But I also don’t want to go through that pain again, so in a way I’m also looking forward to getting it removed!!
Thank you!
I’ve been on a weight loss journey since May 31st of last year - am down 102 pounds! I really don’t eat fatty, greasy foods anymore - but about a month ago I went out to dinner with my husband and ordered two pork ribs. They turned out to be pretty fatty, but I ate them anyway. About 2:00 am I was woken with a bad burning pain right at the bottom of my ribcage, above my stomach. I had read that extreme weight loss could cause gallstone formation, so I kind of assumed this was probably it. The pain lasted an hour, and I was finally able to get back to sleep. Intended to call my doctor the next day and make an appointment, but got busy and kind of forgot lol. Wednesday night I ate a crispy chicken BLT and within about an hour, the pain returned - tenfold worse than the time before. And after two hours with no relief, I headed to emergency. They ran full bloods and did an ultrasound of my upper abdominal region and my kidney. Turns out I have “multiple small gallstones” but no infections, and all blood work was normal - and they recommended I get in touch with a surgeon. So I made that appointment for Wednesday this week. This was Thursday night. Yesterday I felt kind of bloated, and upper abdominal muscles were sore. Today the bloating is improved, but still there - and muscles still sore. Sorry for the long post, but anyone that has had gallbladder attacks, did you notice excessive bloating and sore muscles around that area in the following days? Any thoughts how long that lasts? I have no pain thankfully, it’s just a tad uncomfortable. It makes sense that the area would feel sore, with that level of pain I’m sure I was all kinds of tensed up for the several hours the attack lasted.
Definitely anxious at the thought of surgery, don’t think I’ve ever been put under before. But I also don’t want to go through that pain again, so in a way I’m also looking forward to getting it removed!!
Thank you!