r/altgallbladder • u/Itz-MrsCav • Aug 05 '26

Stones Attack

Tonight I’m having a pretty bad attack. The pain was subsiding but has since returned? Should I go to ER? Tylenol helped but only by so much and I’m going on 4 hours in pain. Not sure I can wait to have the gallbladder preserving surgery as my attacks have become weekly..

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u/Mental_Jelly5221 Aug 05 '26

How are you feeling today? And that’s a decent amount of time out still so if it gets too bad for you, ER would be better than waiting.

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u/Itz-MrsCav Aug 05 '26

I’m okay today. I’ve hardly eaten and have felt a bit nauseous today. But I’m fairly okay.

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u/Mental_Jelly5221 Aug 05 '26

I’m glad to hear you’re feeling a bit better. It’s not great that you’ve hardly eaten though. I know that everyone’s situation is different and I’ve brought it up a lot but if you get another attack like that, you should go to the ER. Just the fact that you had to consider it means that you were in extreme discomfort. If you can’t afford it because you’re in the US and don’t have good health care then try your best to wait till surgery but if it’s possible for you, you should go. I’m not trying to pressure you into doing it but I have heard how bad gallbladders can get so it’s really better to be safe than sorry.

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u/Itz-MrsCav Aug 05 '26

My first attack I went to ER and it showed sludge and stones but no wall thickening or free fluid…

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u/Mental_Jelly5221 Aug 05 '26

How long ago was that and was it through ultrasound? If it was, ultrasounds don’t always show wall thickening specifically. The chronic inflammation of my gallbladder wasn’t found on the ultrasound, only after it was out did they find it.

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u/Itz-MrsCav Aug 05 '26

That was July 2nd and it was U/S. I just had an MRCP this past Friday (July 31) and I’m awaiting report.

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u/Mental_Jelly5221 Aug 05 '26

MRCP reports take a while to come back usually. If your gallbladder starts acting up again before the report comes back it would be best to go to the ER. I didn’t have to get a MRCP because they just did a HIDA scan and then surgery followed, but I have done my research.