|Montana Bengal| Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Anyone dealt with them before or know someone that has? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Anyone dealt with them before or know someone that has? I think Jason had some stones removed last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 My girlfriend needs hers taken out and unfortunately we cannot afford the surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Montana Bengal| Posted November 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 My wife thinks she is having issues (very sick) and it seems to be going in and out at times. She was super sick a few weeks ago and they ran a bunch of blood tests, but blood tests don't tell you anything about gallbladder. You mentioning the cost has me 'excited' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Gall bladder attacks are terrible. Like broken glass in your stomach. Would particularly hit after eating a big, heavy meal, like a good steak. The surgery is so simple and easy its almost a joke. You honestly do not feel a thing. Go to sleep, wake up hungry. Basically, they make a small incision in your abdomen under your rib cage and stick in what amounts to a surgical vacuum cleaner and suck the thing out. That's what they did to me and I truly did not feel a thing. I went into the ER with a major attack and the last thing I remember is being on the cot in there and going to sleep. Woke up the next afternoon. The very worse thing was I missed a Bengals v Browns game but a friend taped it and I watched it that evening having made sure to keep the radio, etc. off all day until I could see it. But seriously, about the worse thing I can think about it when I got mine was kicking myself for not getting it done sooner. Have never had a problem since. Go for it and the sooner the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 My wife thinks she is having issues (very sick) and it seems to be going in and out at times. She was super sick a few weeks ago and they ran a bunch of blood tests, but blood tests don't tell you anything about gallbladder. You mentioning the cost has me 'excited' For me, like I said, feels like broken glass in your stomach and virtually incapacitates you. And mine came on after a heavy or spicy (which I do not do much) meal. And it does come periodically and you don't have it all the time. Apparently set off by what a person eats. Don't mess around with gall stones. They keep coming back. Get the thing out. Not sure how you stand as far as insurance but it was covered under mine. And good luck. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 My wife thinks she is having issues (very sick) and it seems to be going in and out at times. She was super sick a few weeks ago and they ran a bunch of blood tests, but blood tests don't tell you anything about gallbladder. You mentioning the cost has me 'excited' We don't have insurance right now. She "makes too much money" to be covered by Medicaid (she works part time and brings home about $6-700 a month). We've applied for everything, charity care, Obamacare, etc. It's not considered "life threatening" so even if we went to the ER it wouldn't be taken out. Of course, if her gall bladder bursts and bile floods her abdominal cavity then that's life threatening, or if it continues unaddressed she can develop pancreatitis, which is also life threatening. She's taking dicyclamine for it but she can't take it during the day because it makes her loopy and she can't drive or work. She's been missing a lot of work as a result of her chronic pain and there's literally nothing she nor I can do about it. I am eligible for insurance through my work on the next enrollment cycle, and I plan on getting it, but that's not going to help her because we aren't married. The whole thing is a big clusterfuck. Obamacare is an epic fail for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Montana Bengal| Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Harry - She isn't have attacks, but she has read up quit a bit and it seems like something is amiss and thinks that bile has build up in there. Sounds like they are going to try to get her in for an ultrasound to see if they can figure out what is going on. She is very sick all the time and it seems to be worse after eating. (pain in her shoulder, and some other things). We'll see if that is it. Bung - In regards to Obamacare - I'm all for everyone having coverage, but I don't like how it was rolled out. I think economically 'we' pay for things in the long run anyway. We should just carve a little out of that defense budget and make sure everyone is covered. /rant I'm very sorry that you all in that position. I don't know what we would do :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Montana Bengal| Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Sorry for the rant. I have a little bitterness regarding insurance and how my mom was treated when she had cancer. I just don't anyone should have to worry about money when it comes to issues of life/death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esjbh2 Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 One time I was having symptoms like I'd previously had with kidney stones or divieticulitis, as bad as ever, so went to the ER. I was sure it was either kidney stone or diverticulitis based on symptoms. But they diagnosed as gall bladder. Diagnosis is pretty straightforward with X-rays/MRI/etc and infection telltales. Anyway Gall Bladder needed to be removed, but it was very infected/enflamed and poor health at the time, so they said it would be more problematic to remove immediately. So they treated symptoms, prescribed meds, sent me home, and scheduled appt with specialist. Specialist put me on a ridiculous fat-free diet for a month which was AWFUL, and scheduled an outpatient laproscopic gall bladder removal surgery (3 very small puncture incisions and basically remote-control surgery). I was supposed to be in the hospital for just for a few hours and back at work in a couple days. Unfortunately the laproscopic surgery wasn't the solution due to complications and they had to perform a traditional full incision surgery complete with a 3 day hospital stay. Recovery at home afterwards from the full incision surgery took weeks. Sucked. Your mileage may vary...hopefully. For what it's worth, my simplified explanation of a gall bladder is like an automatic on-demand draino dispenser to aid digestion when the need arises, i.e. particularly caused by digesting fatty foods. Going forward without a gall bladder, a reduced fat diet is highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Sorry for the rant. I have a little bitterness regarding insurance and how my mom was treated when she had cancer. I just don't anyone should have to worry about money when it comes to issues of life/death. No need to apologize. Having spent the majority of the last 15 years in healthcare and insurance, you've every right to be bitter, and demand more... :mellow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 I think Jason had some stones removed last year? I had a stone in August and had my gall bladder removed. I had the surgery on a Tuesday and was back to work the following Tuesday. The Wednesday and Thursday after surgery were sore, but I was fine after that. My diet has not changed, I can still eat everything I did before. But I understand that is not the case for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 I had a stone in August and had my gall bladder removed. I had the surgery on a Tuesday and was back to work the following Tuesday. The Wednesday and Thursday after surgery were sore, but I was fine after that. My diet has not changed, I can still eat everything I did before. But I understand that is not the case for everyone. august feels like a year ago. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Sorry for the rant. I have a little bitterness regarding insurance and how my mom was treated when she had cancer. I just don't anyone should have to worry about money when it comes to issues of life/death. to an extent and for routine issues. I'm not sure i want to from the lung cancer bill because you smoked for 50 years, etc.. aside from that, i agree completely.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Montana Bengal| Posted November 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 My mom was a teacher that never drank or smoked. Esophageal cancer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Uterine cancer cashed in my mom. She never smoked or drank either. That's why I try to drink enough for both of us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Montana Bengal| Posted November 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Good news is that it isn't her gallbladder, kidney's or liver. Bad news is they have no idea what the hell is wrong with her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Ovarian cyst? My wife had one the size of a softball that was causing all sorts of issues one wouldn't relate to a cyst... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Montana Bengal| Posted November 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Would they pick that up on and ultrasound or blood test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 to an extent and for routine issues. I'm not sure i want to from the lung cancer bill because you smoked for 50 years, etc.. aside from that, i agree completely.. I kinda agree with this sentiment to an extent. It's like a rich actor alcoholic demanding to be put at the head of the liver list because he has money. But the bottom line to me is that the primary goal of a government is to care for it's citizens and their general well-being, which to me should include affordable healthcare like other westernized nations enjoy. Montana is right: to me a big part of the problem is a ludicrous defense budget, which is part and parcel of why other countries resent us, because we use it because we have it, even when we shouldn't and our military is ridiculously expensive, and for what? Preparing for a war that may never come against...China? Putting out terrorism brush fires all over the world in perpetuity? If nothing else, our government should take the view that a healthy citizen is a longer-lived taxpayer. I'm fine if the policy for healthcare is less than altruistic as long as it's affordable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Montana Bengal| Posted November 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Looks like ultrasound is generally detect it. They checked her out thoroughly yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Yeah, an ultrasound should pick it up. So much for that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 We are fucked. Chick still has mass pain and her only relief is the dicyclamine pills and she can only take them at night...and the relief they provide is becoming a narrower and narrower time frame, as I assume her body builds tolerance to them. She could barely stand for much of the day today. I'm tempted to get my Exacto knife, a laptop and a YouTube gall bladder removal surgery video queued up and yank that fucker while she sleeps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Jesus, Bung... :mellow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 what would the procedure cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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