I think I'm going to the ER.

I'm home & still kicken'!   woo hoo!

We got to the hospital this morning, wasn't many people there, but had to wait for what seemed forever before being called back.  But when I got back there they really stayed on top of checking me out.  The nurse cam in and checked to see if I was dehydrated.  I knew I was.  I felt really parched.  So he started an IV.  Then they ordered a bunch of labs, so he came back in to draw blood.  He said I had the worst veins he's seen.  He had to stick 5 times to get the blood he needed.  He almost called for an arterial draw, but I talked him into trying in my wrist.  Luckily he was able to get enough.  Then the Dr. came in.  Said he was gonna have to check my booty EEEWWWW!!!  then send me for more tests.  I gotta finger up the rear lol, a bunch of x rays & a ultrasound of everything.  He said that I had a lot of inflamation up around my pancreas & gallblatter. that's when he sent me for the us of everything, it came back showing a bunch of sludge in my gallblatter>  He came back in & said that he thinks that this morning when I was having such bad pain, I was actually passing a gallstone. and on it's way through the common bile duct it scrapped the lining causing bleeding.  Blood is an irritant to our intestines, so that's what caused me to have to go to the bathroom & pass the blood.  So anyway, he gave me a couple prescriptions & the name of a surgeon if I decide that I want to get it taken out.  So now I have a question.  How do I know what nausea is coming from my gastric bypass or my gallblatter?   Is all the nausea I've been having coming from my gallblatter?  How do I know?  Do I just wait for a nother flair up?   I don't know what to do. 

Hang in there girl, you will have to get that gallbladder out of there, I had to have mine out also...vrsta

Wow Angy, i am sorry you are having all this trouble. I had the exact same issue right after surgery. I wasn't pooing blood but exactly a week home and I was nauseated real bad and thought it was just a normal side effect of the RNY. It isn't, I had a gallbladder full of stones and let it go for 3 weeks before going to the ER. I am glad you went and had it checked right away. I would definitely call that surgeon and have it removed. Dr. De La Torre and Dr. Scott removed mine so you may call their office and see if they can take care of it for you. Don't be miserable and wait for another flair up. Get well soon hon!!

You know I wish ALL surgeons would take out our dang gallbladder durring the bypass.  Some do but not ours.  It seems like over half people that have gastric end up going back in to have the gallbladder removed.  My hernia surgeon told me to ask to have mine taken out at the same time but de latore don't do it that way ugh!

I know Jen, Dr. D told me that they always "look at the gallbladder" while doing the bypass but only 15% are bad so they do not make it a practice of removing them for no reason. But purpose do they really serve? Mine was bad within a week so why not just take it?