Dr. diagnosed me with gallbladder working at 22%

This site is very helpful. I woke up Monday with severe pain to the upper right quadrant . continuous pain for 3 days . then it relived itself. When I ate something. It returned in full force. I refused to eat for the next 2 days. I felt great. I had had a ultrasound that revealed chronic inflammation of the gallbladder and a fatty liver. No Stones. They suggested taking it out. I refused because there were no stones. That's when the pain returned ans I refused to eat. They gave me a HIDA scan and found my gallbladder at 19.9% and said I should take it out. I refused because i have scar tissue fro a partial hysterectomy and some bowel surgery. If they could get in and get out with laser. I would not care, but the doctor said if they run into scar tissue then he will have to cut me open while i was under. I said no because i did not want to wake up to a major surgery after being put to sleep for a minor one. I decided to take the fat out of my diet and do this gallbladder flush i found on the web. Apple juice with a teas spoon of apple cider vinegar for a day or two, then apple juice an a few tea spoons of olive oil, then increase after no solid foods for at least 3 days start on a raw diet, salad, with seed oils, raw beets with lemon juice and olive oil, carrots, etc. then eventually increase to soft vegetables, rice. skim milk cereal like cheerios. definitely no beef. Then add fish baked not fried eggs boiled. No fried foods. So far no pain but the condition is still there. The only thing i fear is if only 19.9% is being release then 81% is staying back. Will my gallbladder burst? Will it continue to be filled by the liver even though it has 81% of the bile from the previous fill in it still sitting there? Does the liver only produce the amount of bile that the gall bladder does not have in it or will it just fill with regular capacity amount on top of the 81% in there causing it to eventually burst? What is the consequence of it bursting? Anyone know. Thanks for this wonderful web site.

i am 17 and have had problems with a sicking feeling and i had a ultrasound done with the gallbladder and they said it was normanl then i had the hydroscan done and found out it is only working at 19% is that a reason i should have it taken out or should i maby think of a medication rought rather than surgery

I have had alot of nausea for the past month and have dropped 40 pounds I find that i cant eat alot of stuff i feel sick and nausious all the time just recently i have experienced alot of pain in the lower right side of my body under my ribs, for the logest time i thought i had the flu i was so sick and couldnt figure out why noone around me was catching it untill one night my my right side started hurting really really bad and i went to the hospital the did blood work and said that they thought that it was my gul bladder so that monday i went to get a ultrasound and a hida scan only to find out the ultrasound was good but my hida scan showed that my gul bladder was only functioning at 8.5 percent. i took the results too my doctor he told me to take it down to the hospital and have them yank it out needless too say i switched drs i went to the er to find some comfort cause i was in soo much pain and they treated me as if i was a pain pill seaker and offered me no help at all when alll i wanted was  a referral to get it taken out to end this mysery i am so sick and was treated like dirt at st josephs hospital i waited in the waited in the waiting room from 8:25 untill 2:30 in excrutiating pain  finally after there were no other people to take back they took me in the back and left me sit in a room untill 7:30 befor anyone even came in to see me i was violently ill and nausious they stuck me six times to get a iv in me ans gave me three hemotomas one of wich is in my left wrist when i asked them why everyone who got there after me got to go back bfor me they said well we already kno whats wrong with u where we didnt kno what was wrong with the other people after about 9:30 the dr came in and said this is not my prblem its yours by then i was really angry and in alot of pain so i looked at him and said it is your problem because i am here seeking help he said that he wasnt going to admit me to take it out because my medical card wouldnt pay for it and he said then who would b stuck with the bill, meaning basically that he wouldnt get paid for it so he wasnt doin it then he lft the room ten minutes later a nurse came in toook my iv out and discharged me. i am still in pain and sick and have nowhere to turn

 

Hmmm, very interesting. I have all these symptoms and sever attacks, pain, bloat, etc for over 25 years now. Was told at 17 I had IBS and not much ever helped. Just thought all these years I had to live like this. SOmeone suggested a gallbladder test and today I learned it is operating at 20%. COuld have been forever. I have a consult with a surgeon next week. This could really be great news, something to actually fix me! I never heard that a gallbladder could burst before?

I am now 42 and generally in great health.  My diet has always been healthy, lots of salads, non-fat milk, cheeses, etc.  I exercise frequently and have no weight issues.  However, for over two years or more, I have suffered with heartburn, bloating, cramping, pain radiating into back, feeling like a giant ball was stuck in the pit of my stomach - you name it.   I complained to my doctor who just suggested heartburn meds.  These did nothing.  Was sent for an endoscopy, more bloodwork, ultrasound - which showed nothing.  Not that I wanted anything to be wrong, but when you are having constant digestive issues, you want to have something to point a finger at and not think you are losing your mind.  I was finally told it was just irritable bowel and told to drink Metamucil.  The whole time I was convinced something was not right but felt like a hypochondriac so didn't want to bother the doctors.   After dealing with these symptoms for years and the pain worsening under my ribs and radiating to my shoulders, nausea, etc., etc., I finally could not take it anymore and did some research on my own and "everything" I read pointed to the gallbladder.  I did not think I fit the typical profile as I am not overweight and have a low fat diet.  I read many posts where people had been through multiple tests and the only thing that showed the problem was the HIDA scan.   Requested my doctor do this and found out today that "yes" it is my gallbladder - functioning at 28%.  Not that I am happy about this, but comforting to know that I was not losing my mind all these years and something was not right.  If you are out there and having any of these symptoms, be persistent and make sure you are requesting the right tests.  Hope this helps someone.

I had my GB out a week ago as it wasn't functioning right. I still have the same burning that I had before surgery. I hope I didn't make a mistake by having it removed. Glad you are doing better. How long did it take.?

I just had a HIDA scan and mine is operating at 1%. Am I in danger of it rupturing?

Hi, i just had my HIDA scan yesterday and got the results today, i only have 1% gallbladder function. I want my gallbladder out as I heard leaving it in can cause sludge and potential for malignancies (my grandmother died of cancer of the stomach and liver) so I have to be extra cautious. I am on an acid reducer which helps with most of the pain, which is felt mainly in the middle of my upper abdomen under my breasts, this was also followed by extreme nausea. I went into the hospital a couple weeks ago and they did an ultrasound and said everything looked fine but i had extra acid in the stomach ( which led to the acid reducer). I am so glad i got my HIDA scan done and all along I knew it was the gallbladder as my mom, grandma, grandpa, aunt and uncle had it too, so it was a good indication of a diseased gallbladder. Just thought i would share my story with everyone. Thanks.

I am unable to find anything about % of gall bladder functions on internet also. I have for the past year been hurting off and on on the right side under my rib cage. Continually getting more frequent and as you described it feels like someone is taking a board or large rock and it's just sitting inside your ribs hurting. Vomiting sick feeling most of the time. Just had a hida scan two weeks ago and gall bladder is functioning at 23%. Lost my health insurance due to changing jobs so unable to go back until 2/3/13 to schedule surgery.

Hi Debbie, I am Sheron from Jackson and I know what you are going through I am going through as well, but God is good and he can do all things. Stay lifted up

My husband was going through the same thing. Had all the tests two weeks ago and they said they didn't want to remove his gallbladder. He just died Sunday. Don't mess around with the gallbladder. Make them take it out!

My husband Kevin is going through a lot of similar stuff as you described (Sjogren's Syndrome) He'll be having a lip biopsy with in the next week or so and he has many questions. It would be nice if he had someone with Sjogren's to talk to.  Thank you Mindy ☺

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mine is 22percent the dr wants to remove it but i have no pain just sick to my stomach and nausea

I just found out my gallbladder ain't working right either....on top of that I have had h-pylori 4 times and 3 just in this year!! I have no gallstones thank goodness....but I hurt all the time....what can I do to make it stop til I see my Dr???

My 11 year old daughter had been experiencing mid to lower abdominal pain for at least past nine months, having a constant pain level of 5 and occasional "gabbing" pains of 8. (usually during a lot of activity) After doing every test under the sun they finally did a HIDA scan, it show her gallbladder was only functioning at 23%.  Her pain was not typical gallbladder pain "URQ" because she has Celiac Disease and does not eat fatty or deep fried food, they figure.  The doctor took her gallbladder out one week later 12/27/14, (the gallbladder had significant scarring on it also)  One week later she is free from her old pain and has a pain level of 2 only by surgical sites.  She eats less but more often now because she now can tell when she is hungry.