| Gallstones 17:37 - Jun 6 with 2548 views | Toast_R |
I've had this condition a year and last week a prolonged flare up developed in to Pancreatitis. To say it was the most painful experience of my life is no exageration. Ended up in A&E with it and was on a morphine drip pretty quickly. Discharged after 5 days and sent home with antibiotics and pain killers I'm fine now but just waiting for the next attack and scriutinizing everything I eat and drink.
Anyone else suffered with this?
What do you do to avoid flare ups.
I'm waiting on a op to have my gall bladder removed but as is with the NHS, there is a long waiting list.
A dry World Cup for.me I fear.
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| Gallstones on 17:49 - Jun 6 with 2483 views | BklynRanger |
I haven't had it Toast - stomach/cardiac things seem to be my ailment as we get older, but wishing you all the best. Am sure there'll be plenty of good advice from others. |  | | |
| Gallstones on 18:06 - Jun 6 with 2428 views | colinallcars |
I ended up in intensive care some time ago with acute pancreatitis caused by matter from the gall bladder blockng the pancreatic channel.
I had the gall bladder removed later, only took a day. My digestion hasn't been right since.
A stiff G&T helps a great deal. |  | | |
| Gallstones on 18:14 - Jun 6 with 2418 views | TwoHalves |
That sounds pretty grim, Toast. You have my heartfelt sympathy FWIW. I’ve never had gallstones so can’t offer any practical advice, I’m afraid.
The most painful thing I’ve ever had is a slipped disc, which was only cured by an operation after a year’s wait. Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy (I’m not complaining about the morphine experience, mind!)
Regarding NHS waiting lists, I vaguely remember a newspaper article by the TV doc Hilary Jones, raving about some function on the NHS App (‘Patient Choice’ or something?) He used it to search for hospitals in different parts of the country where demand wasn’t quite so great and got his hip replacement done many months sooner than if he’d stayed in London. I think he ended up travelling to Birmingham or somewhere in the end.
Part of me thinks It does sound like it’s all too good to be true but, you never know, it might be worth looking into. Best of luck anyway. |  | | |
| Gallstones on 18:29 - Jun 6 with 2385 views | colinallcars |
I was waiting months for the gall bladder removal, can't remember the name of the op.
I decided to go private at a cost of £9k.
When I saw the specialist and told him how long I'd waited, he said that was a disgrace and got me seen on the NHS straightaway. He actually phoned me, I was in the Dove, that very afternoon.
All I paid was £250 for the interview.
They did it at St Mary's - in at 7am, taxi home at 2.30pm. | | | |
| Gallstones on 18:32 - Jun 6 with 2370 views | Boston |
| Gallstones on 18:06 - Jun 6 by colinallcars |
I ended up in intensive care some time ago with acute pancreatitis caused by matter from the gall bladder blockng the pancreatic channel.
I had the gall bladder removed later, only took a day. My digestion hasn't been right since.
A stiff G&T helps a great deal. |
Galling, truly galling. | |
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| Gallstones on 19:44 - Jun 6 with 2299 views | ted_hendrix |
I've had a catheter fitted for nearly Two Years now, my prostrate had become misshaped and was pushing against my bladder causing me unbelievable pain.
The night I had it fitted In the hospital was an experience I wouldn't wish on anybody, I'm told now that I'm lined up and In the queue for an operation near the end of this Year.
The catheter Is an awful thing and so restricting on every day life, but as I've been told I wouldn't survive without It.
Once again thumbs up to the NHS staff, every time I go back for checks etcetera they are always so helpful and understanding, I had a check up late last Year with a Senior Doctor and the following day She phoned me to see If I was okay after my appointment.
We'd be lost without them. |  |
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| Gallstones on 20:43 - Jun 6 with 2219 views | ParkStreetRanger |
After getting gall bladder inflammation (cholecystitis) and hepatitis A at the same time I had my gall bladder removed. (Royal Free, NHS). That was in 1999. I'm 64 now and thankfully have never had any post op problems, pain, symptoms etc at all, not once. It was agony though, leading up to the op. | | | |
| Gallstones on 23:16 - Jun 6 with 2091 views | Lblock |
My Mum had terrible issues with this.
Suffered on as her generation does for far too long and it only came to a head when we had to rush her to Charring X
Absolute first class German surgeon whacked it out, she brought the resultant extraction round the next day to show my Mum
“Ziss vos vot vos causing zee issue, lots of sludge and bullets” she says and rattles a test tube at us.
I was shocked, two massive things that looked like medieval musket balls and loads of iron filings, no wonder food was an issue.
Fatty foods were horrendous but it became a lottery to eat and drink.
Get it sorted soon as you can.
Having said that, my days some of the ladies on her ward were in a terrible state with the Pancreatic issues. A few of those developed from gallbladder issues so we felt blessed our German lady had done her magic.
Good luck fella |  |
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| Gallstones on 23:27 - Jun 6 with 2076 views | nix |
Ultimately it will need to be removed. I’ve had this - gallstones and pancreatitis - but to avoid attacks in the meantime try not to eat too much fat in one go. It’s because it stimulates the gallbladder to release bile and that’s when the stones get moved. So not fish and chips followed by chocolate cake and cream.
Feel for you! Only thing I’ve had that’s close to childbirth! |  | | |
| Gallstones on 13:20 - Jun 7 with 1812 views | W13R |
Feel for you Toast.
I had my removed in my mid 40's...............never had pain like it!
I was lucky as I got diagnosed fairly quickly after having about 6 flare ups, one ending up with the wife calling an ambulance in the early hours as I thought I was going to pop my clogs!
Avoid fatty foods, my worst was lamb especially a couple of days after.
I must have been lucky as back then key hole surgery was available through the NHS via a Bupa, I had mine done in Bushey. |  | | |
| Gallstones on 14:37 - Jun 7 with 1731 views | CLAREMAN1995 |
Best of luck there Toast-R hope it gets sorted out quickly and you get back and better than ever.
Not sure if they are Kidney stones or Gallstones over here but I have 2 attacks of them so far and to say its the greatest pain a man can tolerate would be an understatement .
I literally was crumbled on the floor under the passenger seat of my Wifes car as she drove me to the ER and I begged 2 grown men who dragged me out onto the stretcher for drugs to either kill me or the pain. |  | | |
| Gallstones on 20:01 - Jun 7 with 1583 views | wokingpaul |
Had mine out a year ago. I am fine with most foods since but struggle with anything too stodgy - ie fish and chips. Gallstones were causing me considerable pain - flare ups could last hours so it had to come ou! | | | |
| Gallstones on 20:46 - Jun 7 with 1549 views | danehoop |
I remember the agony that I had before I have my gall bladder removed over 10 years ago. Never felt anything like before or since. Turned out to be 2.5cm gall stone and infected gall bladder that was contracting on it constantly.
I'll be honest and say it was only time I had bad experience with the NHS as I was referred to a consultant who didn't feel to be taking it seriously and was initially quite dismissive. I was lucky that I spoke to a member of nursing staff whilst having bloods done, she immediately said that her hubby had what sounded like identical symptoms and it was gall stones. Consultant decided that whatever I had, it probably wasnt gallstones and not serious, reluctantly he send me for a scan at my insistence. That showed the gallstone, but they weren't in a rush to see me to do anything about it. I decided enough was enough and used my BUPA for first time ever in 30 odd years (very much a backup), saw a consultant two days later, rescanned and consultant wanted to operate pretty much immediately when he saw the results as it was likely to go bad very quickly at this point.
Long story short all done within the week, key hole surgery gall bladder ad stone removed (gall bladder was septic, but fortunately not cancerous). Sore and tired for a week or so, but few small stiches healed up quickly and, touch wood, no real problems since. I do now watch my diet far more than I did, avoiding tomatoes, really spicey food and fatty/deep fried stuff as I know it will feel uncomfortable and keep away from sugary carbonated drinks, tend to find that a bit acidy. None of those things have been particularly difficult, so feel I have been very lucky. But my takeaway is that if you dont feel well and your not happy with what you are being told, do question it. |  |
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| Gallstones on 20:39 - Jun 8 with 1324 views | BexleyHoop |
Sorry to hear your experiences Toast.
I had many galls stones episodes before the big event when I generally thought I was having a heart attack. The pain was unbelievable. I got my wife to drive me into hospital in the middle of the night, despite her being 7 months pregnant with triplets.
Thankfully put on morphine, had a MRI scan in the morning and had my gallbladder and gall stones removed in the afternoon. Was supposed to be key hole surgery but ended up being opened up fully to get them out. Nice large scar across my stomach. That was 27 years ago and since then I have not had any acid reflux issues.
Ted. Sorry to hear you have prostate issues and have a catheter. I sympathise with you as I just came out hospital after a bladder neck incision operation to improve urine flow and had a catheter inserted whilst they flushed my bladder with saline solution for 18 hours. Utter torture!! Would not wish that on anyone. |  | | |
| Gallstones on 21:32 - Jun 8 with 1270 views | StreathamRanger |
I had mine whipped out around 10 years ago. I'd been struggling with back pain for quite a while so went to see doctor and turned out it was caused by gallstones. Because I was younger and low risk, they sent me to a private hospital in Wimbledon to get it done. I guess the NHS wasn't in such a state back then. From detecting the stones to having the op was only a couple of months. Maybe a week off work for recovery but other than that no lasting side effects. | | | |
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