Gallbladder Attack

September 30, 2007

Morning, folks,

I hate to come on here with a cry of help (or, at least a yelp) when

I haven't been participating for so long. I've looked up past posts

so please don't tell me to do that. I didn't find my answer in any of

them--especially since a lot of them were mine.

On a recent trip to NYC, I ate overt fat every day except two. That

would mean five of the seven. After I came home, I laid off it for

three days but had the beginnings of the attack on the third. Not

recognizing the symptoms (after all, it had been more than two years

since I'd been so afflicted) I ate half an avocado for my last meal

yesterday.

I started chilling and was thinking it might be an old ulcer that was

cropping up because of all the stress I've experienced lately. Then,

in addition to the pain in my mid-section, it moved into my back.

Aha! Maybe gallbladder? I got up in the early hours of this morning

and started drinking warm water. I've peed a lot but I've also had

several BMs. That hasn't helped stop the pain. It has now moved from

the center of my mid-section to the gallbladder, itself.

There is one thing I do not want to do and that's have a

cholecystectomy. However, the mother of one of my children's friends

had to have one after being a vegan for years. She almost died

because she kept putting it off and it ended up gangrenous. She was

in the hospital for quite awhile, recovering. I don't want to gamble

with my life and lose. I also know that's her story and there's a

good chance mine wouldn't duplicate it but that isn't something I

know for sure, either.

Any thoughts?

Tommie

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