im so sick of this pain,(gallstone vent)

so basically since LO was a week old (shes 5 weeks now) ive been passing gallstones(from what ive researched, all the pains match up and my sister that had them says thats what it sounds like to her) so at that one week i went to urgent care and they said to take advil and it will go away... but he had sent me home with vicadin (sp?) (before he said that advil would work )

basically every other night at 2 am i start passing them and it doesnt stop till 10 am. so ive been taking the vicadin so that im not screaming my head off from the pain. i went in to see my reg doc about it and waited in the room for an HOUR for her to touch my ribcage and send me for an ultrasound. i got it done yesterday and they said they will call me in a WEEK with the results.

I CANT WAIT A WEEK! im in so much pain i cant move from the bed. i throw up bile all day long, I cant even hold my LO in my arms  i cry cuz i feel like if SO doesnt set up my nightstand next to the bed with all her stuff before he goes to work idk how i will take care of her. i feel like a horrible mother that i cant take the best care of her right now cuz the docs r stupid.

i just called the doc cuz im not going to wait a damn week and i had to leave a stupid message. i only have 1 more pain pill left. even if i do take a pain pill i cant sleep it just dulls the pain..

i hope they actually call me back and things get moving along. i NEED to be able to care for my daughter and actually be able to get out of bed.

end vent.

Quoting Trisha44:“ so basically since LO was a week old (shes 5 weeks now) ive been passing gallstones(from what ive researched, ... [snip!] ... and things get moving along. i NEED to be able to care for my daughter and actually be able to get out of bed. end vent.”

You're not passing them... they're stuck in your bile duck... and the reason you keep getting this pain is from fatty foods, so I'd lay off anything even a little fatty.

I had my gallbladder removed in 2007, I totally know how that pain is!

I had to have mine removed when my LO was 2 weeks old. It was HORRIBLE. The last month of my pregnancy I was in and our of the hospital with pain attacks, on pains meds, ugh... I was induced 2 weeks early so some pressure would be relieved off of my gallbladder.

I'm sorry.   It is one of the worst pains I have ever experienced. Honestly, I'd rather go through labor again then deal with one of those attacks.

Quoting AndysWife&LillysMom:“ You're not passing them... they're stuck in your bile duck... and the reason you keep getting this pain ... [snip!] ... foods, so I'd lay off anything even a little fatty. I had my gallbladder removed in 2007, I totally know how that pain is!”

all i eat is crackers. and water.

Oh hunny I know your pain!

I passed a stone and it hurt SO bad I wanted to die. I week later I had my Gallbladder out, the surgeon found stones bigger than the gallbladder itself!

i just dont understand y the doc is being so slow and stupid. cant she tell im in pain and that i need to take care of my baby??!!

Quoting Trisha44:“ all i eat is crackers. and water.”

Hmmmm... then I'd say go back to the hospital. I had an u/s when i went to the hospital and knew the results in half an hour, so I'd deffinetely just go back.

I know how you feel. I just got out of the hospital for a week   because they had to do an ERCP to remove a huge gallstone from my common bile duct--it was giving me jaundice and excruciating pain. Then after they removed the gallstone I developed pancreatitis (if you have to get an ERCP to remove any I pray you don't get it--worse pain I've had in my life) After the pancreatitis passed they removed my gallbladder. I just got home from the hospital Friday. I knowall about the pain and not being able to .take care of your LO. Today is the first day in over 2 weeks I could. Sorry you are going through that crap mama! hope you get better soon

Quoting AndysWife&LillysMom:“ Hmmmm... then I'd say go back to the hospital. I had an u/s when i went to the hospital and knew the results in half an hour, so I'd deffinetely just go back.”

i didnt go into the hospital i made an app with my reg doc.....

i would feel stupid going in to the hospital cuz my attacks only happen at night well early AM. but still.... and i havent gotten my results of my u/s yet. its just really frustrating how slow they are

Quoting Trisha44:“ i didnt go into the hospital i made an app with my reg doc..... i would feel stupid going in to ... [snip!] ... night well early AM. but still.... and i havent gotten my results of my u/s yet. its just really frustrating how slow they are”

Dont eat ANYTHING fatty. I mean nothing. This should help untill then.

Quoting Trisha44:“ i didnt go into the hospital i made an app with my reg doc..... i would feel stupid going in to ... [snip!] ... night well early AM. but still.... and i havent gotten my results of my u/s yet. its just really frustrating how slow they are”

Thats what happened to me too, and I still went in. Sorry, I thought you had said you went to the hospital and they sent you home.

i had my gallbladder removed in my 2nd trimester it was horrable the pain i had before they figured out it was actually my gaulbladder !! my ob thought i was having round legiment pain and everytime i went to the er they said it was a kidney infection i think it took a couple weekd for them to actually get it right lol !! bc i didnt fit the criteria its the 3 f's fat fourty and female but if you look it up its very common in pregnant women and right after deliverly !! I feel your pain it was the worst thing ever but right after the surgrey it was immediate relieve !! GOOD LUCK TO YOU

i would go to the emergency room, explain what's going on, and demand some care and something to help your pain. they can't refuse to help you in the E.R. ask for a CAT scan to look at your gall bladder and find out exactly what's going on. with pain like that you don't need to go to the regular doctor, you need a hospital. my mom had the same thing last year and if you don't take care of it quickly you can die from it....i don't mean to scare you but it's true. the pain is an indication that you need help, not just pain pills.
also....are you breastfeeding? if you are and you're taking something as strong as vicodin, that will go through your milk to your baby and be very bad for her. go to the hospital!!! it's doesn't matter when your attacks happen, if they do a scan they will see what is wrong! GET HELP!

well ladies i just got my call back from the nurse she said my u/s showed that my gallbladder is full of gallstones or something like that. so i go talk to the surgyn next wed was the soonest they had open.... they said to stay in bed and rest as much as possible.... and that they r putting me on more pain pills. half of me is sooo happy something is finally happening but im just kinda upset i have to have another unexpected surgery. i just cant wait for it to be all over with.

ladies that got urs out.... was it same day surgery that u went home? or did u have to stay?

no im not breastfeeding btw.

Quoting Trisha44:“ well ladies i just got my call back from the nurse she said my u/s showed that my gallbladder is full ... [snip!] ... ladies that got urs out.... was it same day surgery that u went home? or did u have to stay? no im not breastfeeding btw.”

im so sorry. thats rotten luck. ive never experienced anything like.

good luck with everything. I hope you feel better.