Long story short, been dealing with attacks for over a year that I told myself was anxiety attacks. Some were very short (10 or 15 minutes) and some were very long (6, 7, 8, 9 hours). Always had chest pain, upper abdominal pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, and nausea. Had bad bad bad attack a little over a month ago, after 6 or 7 trips to emergency I was diagnosed with gallstones. Had consult with the surgeon a week and a half ago and gallbladder will be coming out.
Surgeon says that he is confident surgery will take away my pain, but not so sure about the dizziness and nausea, he thinks that's caused by something else. My GP says she is confident that surgery will take care of the pain, dizziness and nausea. I saw another doctor in emergency a few days ago for uncontrollable pain and he thinks the surgery would get rid of my nausea, but not the pain or dizziness.
I'd convinced myself for over a year that I was having anxiety attacks and I"m afraid that's what the problem still is. I'm afraid that I'll go in and have my gallbladder removed and all of my symptoms will still be there because the gallbladder was still ok despite the stones. I notice when my pain gets really bad or the nausea gets really bad I start getting anxious. Last few days I've been keeping on top of the percoset and gravol and things have been much better. Not perfect by any means, but I can at least function. Also eating NO fats. I tried low fat with no relief of symptoms. I expressed my concerns about anxiety to a doctor I saw and he said "well these stones are defenitely a problem because of the size (1.8 cm's is biggest), so we'll deal with the gallbladder first, and then deal with any anxiety if there is any afterwards".
I'm just done though. I'm so sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. I spend a lot of time crying because of how I feel. I'm starting to feel like I'm stuck in a deep dark place and can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. These past few days I've actually been able to make meals, walk my kids to the bus stop, but I'm still not able to get down on the floor and play with them or run around outside and it's depressing.
( If this surgery doesn't take care of the pain, nausea, and dizziness, I'm honestly afraid of my mental being. I I still have 2-3 weeks wait for my surgery, so I'm stuck dealing with this until then.
Surgeon says that he is confident surgery will take away my pain, but not so sure about the dizziness and nausea, he thinks that's caused by something else. My GP says she is confident that surgery will take care of the pain, dizziness and nausea. I saw another doctor in emergency a few days ago for uncontrollable pain and he thinks the surgery would get rid of my nausea, but not the pain or dizziness.
I'd convinced myself for over a year that I was having anxiety attacks and I"m afraid that's what the problem still is. I'm afraid that I'll go in and have my gallbladder removed and all of my symptoms will still be there because the gallbladder was still ok despite the stones. I notice when my pain gets really bad or the nausea gets really bad I start getting anxious. Last few days I've been keeping on top of the percoset and gravol and things have been much better. Not perfect by any means, but I can at least function. Also eating NO fats. I tried low fat with no relief of symptoms. I expressed my concerns about anxiety to a doctor I saw and he said "well these stones are defenitely a problem because of the size (1.8 cm's is biggest), so we'll deal with the gallbladder first, and then deal with any anxiety if there is any afterwards".
I'm just done though. I'm so sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. I spend a lot of time crying because of how I feel. I'm starting to feel like I'm stuck in a deep dark place and can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. These past few days I've actually been able to make meals, walk my kids to the bus stop, but I'm still not able to get down on the floor and play with them or run around outside and it's depressing.
( If this surgery doesn't take care of the pain, nausea, and dizziness, I'm honestly afraid of my mental being. I I still have 2-3 weeks wait for my surgery, so I'm stuck dealing with this until then.
I dealt with gallbladder attacks for about a year, maybe longer - I can't remember, that were horrendous, and I wouldn't wish that pain on anyone. When I finally went to the ER and demanded that they do an ultrasound on my gallbladder, they found so much inflammation that they kept me hospitalized on IV fluids only for a few days before they felt like it was safe enough to operate. It was hell. But I will tell you that shortly after the operation when the initial pain subsided, I felt so much better. I could finally eat again! It was absolutely wonderful, and I ate so much ice cream you would not believe it.
