Will this pain ever stop - Gall bladder Related

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Short version.

Suffered for months with pain and vomitting. Told it was a virus by the local GP's.

Turned Yellow and was admitted to A&E for a week. Released knowing I had gall stones, on a low fat diet and a promise of a surgery date.

Before surgery date (despite sticking to the low fat diet) had another bad attack in hospital again for a week and had gall bladder out.

Surgery converted to an open, due to complications and wound got infected post op. Recovery was over a month of pain and fever.

Four months later the same damm pain is back. I have not eaten since Tuesday, visited GP yesterday who thinks it is stones in my 'common duct' and made a scan/blood test for Monday.

Last night was in so much pain, dragged myself to see energency GP for better pain killers...which meant a couple of hours sleep at least.

Managed to persuade the private hospital (NHS patient) to find an earlier slot as I can not live with this pain until Monday evening and I have a slot this afternoon (thanks to an Angel on the reception)

I am not sure why I am posting, I am so fed up, tired, in pain, hungery with no wish to eat again. I just want to enjoy living again, even if they decide on a treatment for me, it will be months (like last time) before I get a date and I just can't cope.

I know I sound pathetic and many people have so much more wrong with them. But being in pain and tired just zaps your energy.

What can I do

Forgot to add I have had recurrening pain on and off since my surgery but local GP's told me this was 'scar pain' would last two or three years and I would 'get over it'.

This pain was I think the start of this common duct problem

Oh - I do feel for you. I know how you feel, I had gall stones and I know the type of pain you describe! I can't believe the NHS are not making you a priority particularly if one of the 'little cretin's' is blocking a duct! I would ask that if you do need more surgery, that they put you forward as an Emergency case and not as a normal referral.

Good luck and I hope you feel better soon!

I feel for you too. I had my gall bladder removed and I suffer from post cholesysectomy syndrome too which is really unfair. It is crap to think that you have the problem dealt with and then start suffering with the same pain again.
the gp did think that maybe I had some left over stones in my common duct too but luckily I didn't(or I passed them). I have to take cocodomol and buscopan together to deal with an attack and these leave me pretty useless as they are so strong but they do work.
I hope you get sorted soon, take care.

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HTH

Still in terrible pain, wish me luck at the hospital this afternoon

Good luck!

Well scan didn't scan up much.

Apparantly I have an enlarged splean and fluid (possible infection) at previous site of gall bladder but this is not the cause of my pain (no idea why)

I have a blood test monday to check kidney/liver levels and god knows what I do then.

I am just so worried about getting another attack they are so draining

Any how I am going to work on clearing and defrost my freezer and build up a freezer stash of breastmilk in case I end up in hospital if I have a further attack.

Back to salad, salad and more flipping boring tasteless salad

Forgot to add this attack has subsided SO I am slowly working back to eating via small amounts of soup / salad.