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No none of this is pleasant and I believe you definitely did the right thing in your situation. Having a blockage could have led to other serious issues. I was just lucky to have options.

Unfortunately, gall bladder problems tend to be age-related and diet related as well. My mother-in-law calls it "Fair, fat and forty" as this is what used to be said years ago - caucasian, Western diet, and past forty. I've heard that it tends to affect women more, too, particularly after pregnancy which fits in with the hormonal stuff. My sister had gall bladder problems after pregnancy. I did too, although I didn't know it was that for 5 years - I just thought I had somehow injured my back up near the shoulder until I started getting severe attacks and ended up in an ambulance. A gallstone stuck can be a really serious health issue as can other gall bladder failures so, while the gall bladder is really important, if it's finally packed up, I believe that surgery is a reasonable response. As long as the surgeon has explained that it can have implications for the digestive system.

Cant help you with any relevant info @Joannie But all the best for your recovery xx

Hi, I'm having my gallbladder out on 7th May. Had an attack a few weeks ago was sent off for an ultrasound and found to have gallstones, 2 small ones stuck in the bile duct. My treatment has been 12 x weekly paclitaxel (finished early November), Herceptin 3 weekly for 12 months (finishing end of July), zometa every 6 months for 3 years and arimidex (started early November) for 5 years. Seems a bit of a coincidence to me.

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HJHall59
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Hi, I'm having my gallbladder out on 7th May. Had an attack a few weeks ago was sent off for an ultrasound and found to have gallstones, 2 small ones stuck in the bile duct. My treatment has been 12 x weekly paclitaxel (finished early November), Herceptin 3 weekly for 12 months (finishing end of July), zometa every 6 months for 3 years and arimidex (started early November) for 5 years. Seems a bit of a coincidence to me.
tigerbeth
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8 years ago
Cant help you with any relevant info @Joannie
But all the best for your recovery
xx

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