Might have a gallstone.

The prospect of surgery in a third world town doesn't thrill me but I've only got the diagnosis from the ultrasound guy and I haven't discussed options with the doctor yet. I assume though that they just cut the whole gallbladder out.

Anyway, my wife gets my stuff in the event of my death but if any of you want my gallstone, speak up now.

Crap. I hope everything goes well.

You should have used Gall Shield™ though.

I think they break it up using meds or ultrasound in most cases...

@tigger Yeah I dunno. The doctors here recommended removal and the Mayo Clinic suggest removal is preferred:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gallstones/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20354220

In any case, I'm going to the Thai owned hospital that my boy was born at in Siem Reap in the morning. It has a good reputation and they have a CT scan machine. Hopefully they'll confirm the local diagnosis and recommend/perform the best option for treatment.

I see. I guess I might have confused it with kidney stone treatment. Or maybe it wasn't long known that taking meds isn't helpful in the long run..

I was in the hospital a week and bed ridden six weeks because of an impacted stone. Huge scar

That sucks, good luck. I hope the surgeon's poor English doesn't lead him to think you actually want to be a lady boy.

@Zeppelinsaidin@Zeppelin

I was in the hospital a week and bed ridden six weeks because of an impacted stone. Huge scar

Damn. Impacted gallstone?

Nevermind, don't tell me any more until I'm done with it. It took a week of near constant, sometimes severe, pain before I had the courage to go see a doc. Now it's in motion, I don't want anything to scare me off.

@Hogsaidin@Hog

@Zeppelin said in Might have a gallstone.:

Damn. Impacted gallstone?

Nevermind, don't tell me any more until I'm done with it. It took a week of near constant, sometimes severe, pain before I had the courage to go see a doc. Now it's in motion, I don't want anything to scare me off.

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Sounds about right. My case was severe and built up over years without knowing. Nowadays it's outpatient surgery

Afterwards you can adjust to greasy foods like the rest of us! Get a good terlet

@Hogsaidin@Hog

@Zeppelin said in Might have a gallstone.:

Damn. Impacted gallstone?

Nevermind, don't tell me any more until I'm done with it. It took a week of near constant, sometimes severe, pain before I had the courage to go see a doc. Now it's in motion, I don't want anything to scare me off.

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Here in the States it is still recommended to take the gall bladder out. My son had his out a couple years ago and he's learned to live with it OK. Certain food types have to be avoided or eaten in thoughtful moderation, especially for the first few months afterward.

Hope all goes well. I need your occasional frequent up-vote.

Jesus. It's not as if I made a joke about Muhammad.

Holy (Not in the Muhammad sense) Crap I hope things go well. Sounds like you chose the best hospital so don't delay with the next steps.

@Tazzsaidin@Tazz

Holy (Not in the Muhammad sense) Crap I hope things go well. Sounds like you chose the only hospital so don't delay with the next steps.

Ftfy

Shit. But look at it this way, It is not syphilis. That is cured with a hot needle IIRC.

I hope everything goes smoothly for you whatever they do, also I find you don't have to worry until somebody says the words "this might be a little uncomfortable" I think in doctor speak it means "brace brace brace"

Procedure will probably be tomorrow now. It was 3pm by the time I'd finally finished all the tests and scans at the big international hospital. It was 5pm by the time they gave me an estimate of 7K for the procedure and a 3 night hospital stay. Anyway, I was happy they confirmed the diagnosis and that they didn't find any other problems but I can get it done in my town for maybe 1K so we came home again tonight.

I don't know whether my all day fasting for tests was a reason but I was in no pain at all today which was a grateful reprieve. I was still in quite strong pain before I went to bed last night.

@Hog ya no food going through could be the reason. Gall bladder helps digest greasy foods with some secretion, I believe. So once it's gone greasy foods won't be your friend. But you'll adapt. I don't eat fried foods much at all for many reasons but this is one. It just sucks shitting your guts out 5 minutes after eating a bag of freedom fries.

3 days seems like a lot but maybe they're over cautious.

@Hogsaidin@Hog

Procedure will probably be tomorrow now. It was 3pm by the time I'd finally finished all the tests and scans at the big international hospital. It was 5pm by the time they gave me an estimate of 7K for the procedure and a 3 night hospital stay. Anyway, I was happy they confirmed the diagnosis and that they didn't find any other problems but I can get it done in my town for maybe 1K so we came home again tonight.

I don't know whether my all day fasting for tests was a reason but I was in no pain at all today which was a grateful reprieve. I was still in quite strong pain before I went to bed last night.

Shoot, I'll do it for $500!