Not sure what to do now…
Morning all,
I swear I only use Reddit for medical questions now 😭.
I’m 28F UK and I had an acute flare of my gallbladder on the 31st of March which saw me hospitalised for 5 days for IV antibiotics. My pain has not gone.
I’ve never had issues with my gallbladder in the past so to say it was a shock would be an understatement. I haven’t been able to go back to work since (I work an office job and sitting at my desk for extended periods isn’t working for me). I’m now on SSP and I’m not exactly sure how I’m going to be paying my bills.
I ended up back in hospital this past Saturday with another flare where the consultant told me it’s a 4-8 week wait for removal since “there’s other people who have cancer who are more important” and sent me home with morphine and more antibiotics.
The nurses told me “you can go back to work on Tuesday” which is making me feel crazy for not being well enough to return.
My main question is- has anyone else had persistent gallbladder pain where you have very little to no break between the pain? I feel like I’m going insane because they keep saying “when did it last die down”, “find your food trigger that brings on your pain” and I just respond with there’s been no break ahha.
Thank you for reading!