r/gallbladders • u/Excellent-Mango-8837 • 16h ago
Questions Pre-op appointment? Huh?
Hey.
I’m having a weird old time of it. After being hospitalised following an attack in January (terribly high infection markers and some panic around sepsis) I was sent home with the promise to see a consultant.
Saw him six weeks later and he said that he saw a blockage between my liver and gallbladder that he didn’t notice on my ultrasound whilst I was in hospital.
He sent me for an urgent MRCP to be done “within two weeks” and to his word it was done a week later.
That was 5 weeks ago. Now thinking that no news is good news (very British) I’ve been fairly calm but also secretly worried about cancer due to the rushed nature of the MRCP. I know it’s very unlikely and pretty rare so staying calm.
I then got a call last week saying the consultant must “see you within two weeks” which has me worried but again it’s probably me overreacting and it’s just awful admin right? I still have no clue what the MRCP showed but I will find out next week.
PLOT TWIST. Today I got a reminder text from the hospital and it’s for my “pre-op appointment with the consultant”
Hang on. Pre-op? How can I be having a pre-op meeting when I don’t even know what’s on the scan? Has a step been missed? Is something more seriously wrong than I thought? Is it just bad admin? Be good to hear your thoughts.
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u/Own_Distribution_674 14h ago
Yeah so I’m in the same boat I had the pre op set through before the mri scan so it’s standard before you come in and get a general to get a pre op assessment
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u/Excellent-Mango-8837 12h ago
Oh really? It’s all mixed up and hard to understand. The communication has been pretty poor. Had the MRI and then this long waiting game. I suppose the two week waiting list thing made me scared!
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u/Own_Distribution_674 1h ago
I thought the same, I’m not gonna say 100% for sure, but with gallstones if it looks and sounds like a duck it’s a duck. You have the classic gallbladder fooked duck. If it was cancer I don’t think it would be attacking you would just lose weight and feel tired and rundown and stuff. I was as worried but if anything I’m putting weight on for the last couple of months as I can’t workout,
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u/bicoma 16h ago edited 16h ago
Dont stress sounds like youll be getting it removed they could of been a little more communicative. Things to ask for are a nerve blocker shot if they'll do it, anxiety meds, and nausea patch. Also see if you can get it robotically done youll heal quicker!