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Gwen wrote:I would not let surgery scare you. I had my gallbladder taken out 5 yrs ago and have had no problems. I'd lost a lot of weight and my gallbladder was full of stones. Any more attacks and it could have gone very bad for me.
In this case, see what an ultrasound shows and trust your doctor.
Gwen
Werner1950 wrote:OK, I said I would provide an update. The doctor read my ultrasound, and said my gall bladder is perfectly sound. No surgery required.
SO that leaves us with a mystery. Where is the pain coming from?
Next step - gastroscopy and colonoscopy on Sept 26.
He thinks it may be a celiac issue. I may be having a reaction to some foods..
On another note - I have my some blood test results, and there are three results that are lo.
He did not comment on them, but if anyone on the board can respond with the implications, and what I would need to do diet wise to improve my Hemoglobin. hematocrit and red cell count..
Here are the results
Hemoglobin - 128 (normal range should be 135-175)
Hematocrit 0.38 (Normal is .40-.50)
Red blood cell count - 4.24 (should be 4.50-6.00)
ALso, Alkaline phospahse reads 42 (normal is 45-129)
Werner
Timaca wrote:
Hi Werner~
I would suggest that you keep a food and symptom diary so you can pinpoint whether or not a food or foods are causing your symptoms. My food diary is pretty simple: an 8 1/2 by 11 spiral notebook....
Best,
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