Hi everyone. I have another post about doing so well in Remzi redo 1 of 2, returning home last Monday and clear sailing. Then Friday night I have pain right under my sternum, very afraid it was a blockage. It felt like a horse was standing with his hoof in one place and I couldn't get comfortable lying, standing, walking, upside down, sideways, walking, twisting. I suffered with it from 11:00 until about 4:30 am, then decided to head to the emergency room.
They ran dye through me and it was determined the work Dr. Remzi had done was solid, and there was no blockage: Enter gall bladder issues. (glad not heart!)
I had been diagnosed with PSC (Primary Schlerosing Cholangitis - sp?) and it was ultimately decided I had a gall stone or sludge. While I had NO pain and felt fine since Saturday morning, it was until Tuesday afternoon that they were able to do an ESRP (?), endoscopic travels with a catheter to check for potential more stones, etc. in the ducts of my gall bladder and liver. They didn't find anything, but they did some bit of cutting (not sure what) to open things up a bit, I think.
Well, all the doctors have recommended gall bladder removal, and I think Dr. Remzi's staff is going to hook me up with a 2-for-1 -- GB removal AND takedown all in one fell swoop, hope I can pull it off. I've been in the hospital now twice for 11 days total and if there's a way to not have to visit there as often, I'm in!
Anyone here had similar attack and/or gall bladder removal? How does it affect a pouch, etc.? I have to joke that taking out a colon, small bowel etc., is an easy (maybe not recommended?) way to quickly loose a few pounds .. so I now hunting through my body and what's a gall bladder weigh? I'm at 180, and at 6'11" and the charts show that I'm into "overweight territory." Maybe that gall bladder will be just the thing ...