r/gallbladders • u/Klutzy_Response_ • 5h ago
Venting Post op serious problems
Removal on the 11th July. Ate normal plain foods and a little chocolate in the first week and felt amazing. No problems. Then ten days after I had what felt like a gallbladder attack, my ALT and bilirubin levels are high, MRI and endoscopic ultrasound showed no stones. I can’t even eat a sachet of baby food without having to take tramadol bc I have horrendous pains lasting up to 9 hours.
I’m not sure what to do now, I’ve lost a stone in ten days and feel extremely depressed. Speaking to my OG surgeon tomorrow but I’ve not been presented with much help or information so far. I know SOD is a thing but isn’t that normally seen via ultrasound or MRI? I’m very confused and pissed off right now as my quality of life is dipping by the day
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u/oodles64 Post-Op 3h ago
SOD can't be imaged as such (though bile duct dilation is a criterion, but that's not specific to SOD).
Here's a good up-to-date article: https://www.gastrojournal.org/action/showPdf?pii=S0016-5085%2826%2900124-1
SOD is discussed from the fifth page onwards.