Just some info Re: Gallbladder symptoms and pregnancy
I just wanted everyone to know that I had my gallbladder out 2 weeks before my RNY, but my last pregnancy I started having severe attacks again during the pregnancy. I suffered through them because I assumed that since I already had my gallbladder out it couldn't be that. Well as it ends up I ended up having to have MAJOR surgery one month after having my daughter to clean out my bile duct which was almost 100% obstructed by tiny stones that did not show up on the MRI as anything but some dilation. It was major surgery because they have to make an insicion through your bypassed portion of stomach and go in that way...was a 6 hour surgery and both my bypass surgeon and the gastro surgeon had to do it together. I immediately felt 1000% better. (no pains, bloating, gas, nausea, constipation)
Not trying to scare anyone just give info....if you are having gallbladder symptoms during pregnancy (which often times causes these things to flare up) but already had your gallbladder removed, it could still be that and you need to be checked out.
Good luck!
-Jennifer
Not trying to scare anyone just give info....if you are having gallbladder symptoms during pregnancy (which often times causes these things to flare up) but already had your gallbladder removed, it could still be that and you need to be checked out.
Good luck!
-Jennifer
I had mine out six's weeks after I had my son who's now eight I keep having pains for the same reason as you.I know one thing I'm glad I will never have to go through that again being pregnant I was so sick with my son because of it.
May my Angles rest in peace.....
Born April 24,2011 Bethanie Marie passed April 25,2011 and Grace Anne passed May 6,2011
Some more info while I'm thinking of it..
My Upper GI and CTscan and MRI all just showed a constriction of the bile duct along with a dilation of it behind the constriction...which they found out was because the bile was basically backing up in the duct..causing the slight ballooning. Apparently when they took my gall bladder out there might have been some scar tissue formed right at the bile duct that caused the slight constriction...which along with the debris caused the backup. Apparently it is very common, but with our anatomy after the bypass it become a much more complicated issue. Normally with this issue they would just use a ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography), which is just a fancy way of saying they go down your mouth into your bile duct with a scope while you are sedated and remove things that way...no cutting involved. But since our system has been rerouted...it makes it almost impossible to do it that way...hence the major surgery.
A lot of people have gallbladder symptoms and their scans show "nothing significant", but if there is some constriction or dilation it could be a backup...not always but very possible. My attacks were pretty severe...they only happened once in a while but they were so severe I would almost call 911. I also had discomfort after eating, constant bloating, constipation, and general discomort in my upper tummy area.
-Jennifer
My Upper GI and CTscan and MRI all just showed a constriction of the bile duct along with a dilation of it behind the constriction...which they found out was because the bile was basically backing up in the duct..causing the slight ballooning. Apparently when they took my gall bladder out there might have been some scar tissue formed right at the bile duct that caused the slight constriction...which along with the debris caused the backup. Apparently it is very common, but with our anatomy after the bypass it become a much more complicated issue. Normally with this issue they would just use a ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography), which is just a fancy way of saying they go down your mouth into your bile duct with a scope while you are sedated and remove things that way...no cutting involved. But since our system has been rerouted...it makes it almost impossible to do it that way...hence the major surgery.
A lot of people have gallbladder symptoms and their scans show "nothing significant", but if there is some constriction or dilation it could be a backup...not always but very possible. My attacks were pretty severe...they only happened once in a while but they were so severe I would almost call 911. I also had discomfort after eating, constant bloating, constipation, and general discomort in my upper tummy area.
-Jennifer
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