I know someone who is having a gallbladder attack is there anything she can do to have it where the pain isn't so bothersome til she can get to the doctors?

I know someone who is having a gallbladder attack is there anything she can do to have it where the pain isn't so bothersome til she can get to the doctors?

If the pain is that bad... your friend needs to get to the doctor... it could be a ruptured glallbladder or a stone that is moving... they can make her a tonic that will ease the pain....

Really, you don't want to be messing with that... bile in the system is dangerous....

I ended up in the ER several weeks ago due to my gull bladder. They gave me percocet and the name of a surgeon to have it removed--which I did last week.
:huggy: to whomever it is because I know how they feel.

she said its not very fun and she was thinking about going hungry because almost all foods set her off to feeling bad. she said she is going to call her doctor tomorrow am and get in as soon as possible to be checked out. she also says sleepless nights are no fun.

I ended up in the ER several weeks ago due to my gull bladder. They gave me percocet and the name of a surgeon to have it removed--which I did last week.
:huggy: to whomever it is because I know how they feel.

she is sitting here with me and wants to know how bad the surgery was and how long will it take before you can be back to doing normal stuff?

she is sitting here with me and wants to know how bad the surgery was and how long will it take before you can be back to doing normal stuff?

I had mine out several years ago and it wasn't too bad. A bit of pain the first couple of days after, then just a matter of taking it easy for about a week. She'll find that her body really won't let her do too much till it's ready!

she is sitting here with me and wants to know how bad the surgery was and how long will it take before you can be back to doing normal stuff?
Surgery was not bad at all. I had it done laparoscopicly.
I am still a little sore (almost a week later--I had it Tuesday afternoon) but it is more annoying then painful and nothing a pain killer does not relieve. I was feeling mostly back to normal after two days.
I am a stay at home mom and was lucky that my mom watched my kids until Friday but honestly if I needed to I would have been fine Thursday.

she says thankyou ladies for your helpful information. Did they tell you both to avoid any foods while having the attack?

she says thankyou ladies for your helpful information. Did they tell you both to avoid any foods while having the attack?

I was told to have a low fat diet.

well hers is definately lowfat shes eating veggies and rice and some fruit and that is about it. for sweets shes having baked apples and poached pears. nothing really exciting.

I know someone who is having a gallbladder attack is there anything she can do to have it where the pain isn't so bothersome til she can get to the doctors?

Unfortunately, pain meds are a temporary solution. They will help some. I would highly recommend her going to Dr. Harvey, a surgeon in the Bean building. He performed my gallbladder surgery and my hubbys. I know he concentrates more on cardio type surgeries he may be willing to do it. Another good surgeon is Dr. Fritz. Hope she feels better. I know what it feels like.

well hers is definately lowfat shes eating veggies and rice and some fruit and that is about it. for sweets shes having baked apples and poached pears. nothing really exciting.

Lowfat is good! Nothing greasy, definitely! Oh, and it might not be the same for her, but apples used to tear me up!

Unfortunately, pain meds are a temporary solution. They will help some. I would highly recommend her going to Dr. Harvey, a surgeon in the Bean building. He performed my gallbladder surgery and my hubbys. I know he concentrates more on cardio type surgeries he may be willing to do it. Another good surgeon is Dr. Fritz. Hope she feels better. I know what it feels like.

:yeahthat: She did my surgery. Great doc and great bedside manner

she says thanks everyone for y our helpful information keep the tips coming please she said. she doesn't post to the forums so i will be printing these tips for her later.

Pain can get really bad, Dr. Fritz was my surgeon-awesome physician. Had it removed a few months ago.
Recovery was about 10 days total, first few days were painful but then much better. took a week off from work. For symptoms while waiting for surgery: Avoid fats! Use a heating pad, lay on side with right arm over your head if you can. Percoset for pain worked ok, but like I said it can get really bad. If it's really over the top she needs to get to an ER to rule out rupture.

she just called me and asked me to ask you all if sweating was one of the symptoms and being neauseated (sp) was one too or not.

Here is the doctor I used (Calvert area):
General & Hand Surgery of Southern Maryland (http://drpfalz.com/)

she lives in stmarys. she said thanks for the recommendations of doctors

she just called me and asked me to ask you all if sweating was one of the symptoms and being neauseated (sp) was one too or not.
Yes, that is a symptom. Why haven't you told her to go to the hospital? A gallbladder can go bad, turn gangreen and result in death.

her mother insisted she wait it out tonight and go see her family doctor in the morning to have her check it out and see what she wants her to do.

So this friend of yours is a child? Take this to your friends mom. Gallstones and gallbladder disease - Prognosis and Complications (http://www.umm.edu/patiented/articles/how_serious_gallstones_gallbladder_disease_000010_3.htm)

no this friend is an adult but she listens to her mom and doesn't argue with her as she thinkks shes doctor mom.

no this friend is an adult but she listens to her mom and doesn't argue with her as she thinkks shes doctor mom.

Does she have malpractice insurance?

i don't know what she has or doesn't have I don't ask personal questions like that to her

Have you called a nurse at the ER to see what they would recommend?

no i haven't i am leaving that part up to her as I have showed her all that has been said and shes playing it down as she said she thinks its just gas pains. but any time she eats she burps like a pig and has pain and she sat there and told me shes lost sleep over this. well i told her to get on the phone with her doctor at 730 when they open up and I hope she listens (shes older than me) so I can't tell her what to do as she thinks I am this young stupid person.

When I had pain I would throw up but the pain would not go away. It hurt even when I would take a breath. I would try curling up on the floor but nothing took the pain away. One night was extremely bad and I went to the er and they gave me morphine through an iv. That took the pain away immediately and I could finally get some sleep.

I had gall bladder removed a few months ago. Just couldnt get up very easily once I was laying down. I was lucky that my husband could take off work and take care of kids so I could rest. He also brought me my pain med every 6 hours so the pain wouldnt start. I needed pain med the first few days and then I was good. You just have to take it easy.