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[sandypawozbun]

My thanks to all who sent, via LJ or email, their best wishes.  Each and every one is appreciated immensely

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[pandora_ilona]

Actually, there is a non surgical way to get rid of stones. It involves highfrequency sound and a bath. :)

I found out from a friend of mine that it is common for post pregnancy/pregnancy to have gall bladder problems... Whether this is helpful or not, I'm not sure, but hopefully they figure it out soon.

Take care! We're thinking of you.

[sandypawozbun]

...it is common for post pregnancy/pregnancy to have gall bladder problems

Wow. I didn't know that.

[pandora_ilona]

That was my response too. Her husband works in a medical records unit, and when she was having gall bladder issues (hers had to be removed once her daughter was born), he told her that something like half (it was a few years ago, so I'm not remembering the specifics of the numbers) the pregnant women/post partum women admitted would be admitted for gall bladder issues in that particular hospital. As that is one of the biggest hospitals in our province, that is pretty common.

Hopefully everything gets better for you very soon.

[fluffy_cloud]

*gentle hugs*

I hope you are feeling better soon.

[kiramekihoshi]

Oh no! If it's not one thing, it's another, isn't it? T-T

*hugs* get well soon~

[psychowoof]

Have you tried seeing if cutting out fat helps minimize symptoms? In all honesty, I went 3 months keeping symptoms in check by keeping my fat consumption down. There are a number of websites out there with the fat content of common foods (if you're not eating something pre-packaged with a nutritional content label) - for example, skinless chicken breast has roughly 1g of fat per ounce/weight of meat (not sure of my oz --> g conversions).

And I had the bumper-crop of gall stones. The tech for the ultrasound simply wrote "Full of stones" as the interpretation of the film. My surgeon didn't believe my case was as bad as it was until the middle of surgery - when he had to make the extraction hole larger because my gall bladder full of stones wouldn't fit out the original hole he made (hence why I had 5 holes and not the standard 4 for laproscopic surgery).

[sandypawozbun]

Thanks for this info. I want to try to manage the symptoms rather than keep having bits of me removed. Sounds like you had a really awful time.

[breakableheart]

I'm about the crunchiest person out there when it comes to least-invasive-non-intervention, but DANG those gallbladder deelios are a pain! One of my flist friends had miserable gall bladder attacks... finally had surgery and is fine as frogs hair now. Amazing how much better she is!

So, you know, from watching her struggle, work with her naturopath, work with doctors, etc. and then be WELL!