My mother had a hell of a time with gall bladder pain. Got to a point where her physician ordered standard testing, administration of a dye that a healthy gall bladder uptakes and which one blocked with stones cannot. She failed the test and gall bladder surgery came next.

Her gall bladder surgery was an utter failure. She had been born without a gall bladder, so of course she failed the uptake of dye test! Her pain was due to a hiatal hernia.

When I had a sonigram done last year, I asked the technician if I had a gall bladder - she took that as an odd quest ion until I relayed Mom's story!

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Kristina K. Carlton" <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Aug 30, 2009 1:07 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: gallbladder attacks and finding docs
>
>Is anybody familiar with gallbladder attacks? I have been getting what feels
>like a GB attack since 2006. The funny thing is, despite 2 ultrasounds and 1
>CT nobody has ever found any gallstones. The pain is under my right rib cage
>and spreads all the way to my back. My belly distends even more than usual
>and it is very painful and uncomfortable. Although I am not one to reach for
>painkillers quickly, this is one time when I will take them.
>
> 
>
>I had one Monday a week ago and all of this week, after eating, I had the
>pain in my back under my rib cage. Tonight it spread to the front and is
>worse than any other day this week.
>
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>
>I feel overwhelmed. I would like to do this with diet alone and on my own,
>but I am scared. I am thinking about finding a good doctor, but how do I
>find one? I would love to find someone who is familiar with hormonal
>imbalance but doesn't believe I need to eat grains to get healthy. And my DH
>would like me to find a doctor who is covered by insurance which complicates
>matters even more. On that note, anybody know any good docs in the Nashville
>area?
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>Thanks,
>
>Kristina