aka: Tammy takes another trip to the ER due to rampant gall bladder attack.

I DID finally find out what is taking so long to get a surgery date. Because of my blood clotting disorder I have to see a hetatologist before surgery and we have none up here in the north. So they are having to get a hold of a guy in Vancouver and are having a hard time contacting him. I feel better knowing what the hold up is at least.

what caused this attack? Cottage cheese... of all things...

So I'm bruised and battered and exhausted But that's me. I am here... but not here you know?

You poor thing. I kept meaning to ask you if you had a surgery scheduled yet. Yeah, it's probably a good thing that they're checking with the blood clotting specialist before giving you surgery! Hang in there; this doesn't sound like fun at all!

First of all ! I am so sorry you have to deal w/gall bladder attacks... I dealt w/them for 3 months before i even knew what they were! I found that a heating pad helped me a lot when i was having an attack--- I would put it on my side, kinda under my arm pit but lower where it hurts AS SOON AS I FELT THE PAIN coming on! (mine started out feeling like a running cramp) I would lay on it and try to sleep... it helped me w/all of my attacks but 2! the two that landed me in the ER. The things I absolutely had to stay away from were:
Peanuts
Chocolate
Cheese *any kind!!*
Coffee
Greasy foods
Fatty foods
*oddly enough chicken also sent me into an attack too... and my attacks were usually at least 8 hours after I ate whatever triggered it... (i usually got them in the morning)
I basically ate oatmeal, toast (dry), pasta plain w/a little salt maybe...
Good luck with getting an appointment w/the hematologist...
I hope you can find comfort until you can get the evil thing out!

That sux !!!

Avoid Tequila too! Gave me a horrible gallbladder attack!

Hope you get to feling better soon!

Broccoli can be murder....

Jay

So sorry to hear about that!

Wishing you well and to have this ordeal over soon.

Hope they can get a hold of that specialist for you soon.
Take care.

Oh my. Enough already. How much can a gal take?

Feel better love and I hope they get a move on with that surgery date.

Oh, I have been there! I had to delay my surgery almost a year while I was in nursing school. It was an accelerated program and I literally did not have time for it. By the time I got it out, I could not eat a single grape without pain. I couldn't take any narcotics either because of school. When it finally came out, there were so many stones in there my anesthesiologist called me a rock star for sticking it out so long! My surgeon had only seen 2 other cases that bad in his whole career.

Maybe eating small frequent meals will keep things from getting blocked? I know it is sheer misery. Hang in there. I will be sending happy gallbladder thoughts your way!!!

You're in my daily prayers. I hope they can fix this soon, this is ridiculous. You shouldn't have to suffer like this my friend. Hang in there.

You poor thing! Do you have stones or a poor function issue? My DH had low function w/ no stones and he could *sort of* avoid attacks by watching his diet (I say sort of b/c some foods would always cause attacks, so he would avoid those, but others were hit or miss). I had stones and, unfortunately, there was no getting around an attack. They came on with or without any food imaginable. I ended up with emergency surgery b/c I had a stone stuck in a duct...anyway, I hope you get relief very soon!

I have stones And sludge. Whatever the heck that is.

sigh. Off to have a hot bath.