Hello,
I am 23 and just went through gallbladder surgery, after countelss doctors told me I was "just stressed" or that "it's just IBS". My question for you is whether you have had an ultrasound of your gallbladder. My HIDA scan also showed an ejection fraction of 21%, as well as "no visual or other response to the CCK" The CCK is that substance they inject. My experience was that I didn't notice when they injected it, but I did notice when they flushed it out of my system- there was a very uncomfortable, crampy pain. Apparently this is a typical reaction to the CCK, but my gallbladder wasn't functioning normally anyway. I decided to go through with the surgery only when I also had two separate ultrasounds. One showed "biliary sludge" which nobody seemed to know what to make of (i think it is gravel in the gallbladder but not real stones). The other ultrasound showed an inflamed lining to the gallbladder. These 3 pieces of evidence allowed me to feel ok going through the surgery, though the doctors were wishy-washy about it up to the end!
Now it is almost 2 weeks after my surgery. The constant nausea is gone, but I still have quite a bit of indigestion/burping/gas/D as well as some shoulder and back pain as my system adjusts to not having a gallbladder. The doctor says it takes about a month for these things to resolve completely. I am glad I had the surgery but am not sure if there will still be some IBS symptoms remaining afterwards.
If I were you, I would do a lot of research before going through it, but if you are anything like me, the nausea has become unbearable and you would like to do anything to get rid of it! I feel your pain. I would warn you though, that some doctors who give you this surgery may not be great about following up on the symptoms that linger afterwards. Mine is telling me to "give it time". That said, I do feel better than before the surgery, and I can eat more types of food than I was eating before without worrying about the repercussions. Please let me know if you have any more questions. I would be happy to talk about my experience with you, since I know how hard it is when doctors tell you you're being a hypochondriac!
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