Soooo just got out of the emergency room. What I thought was bad heartburn was gallbladder sludge which in many cases is a precursor for gallstones.

I was having really bad pain in the middle of my chest right below my rib cage since 10 pm last night. Took two doses of mylanta which did nothing. The pain kind of lingered all day but subsided around noon. Then at 5:30 tonight while I was driving it became unbearable. I pulled over to a rite aid to get some more mylanta but while in the store went to the bathroom (thought maybe I needed to have a bowel movement). Well while there I became dizzy light headed and very sweaty. I called my surgeons office and they said it sounded like a gallbladder issue and to go to ER. At the er the pain was so bad that i couldnt sit still and wanted to cry. I became nauseous and had shortness of breath. Went to ER and had vlood tests EKG X-ray and ultrasound. Turns out I have gallbladder sludge and a polyp in my gallbladder. For right now it is nothing to worry about but if I i get the pain again treatment will be looked into

I also had some low blood pressure.

I am also low on potassium (separate issue from gallbladder problem).

I hope no one else has to suffer through this pain!

What was your diagnosis? Remove your gallbladder?

They sai they are going to do blood tests but that's it. They said they are going to check different things in blood but not do any other kinds of tests because I've pretty much had every test possible done to me already and they don't think they are going to figure out what is wrong with me tonight. So I will do the blood test but I guess from now until the gastro doc I will just have to suffer through anything.

What was your diagnosis? Remove your gallbladder?

It was a slug I hope im saying it right in my gallbladder and pancreas titis . The medication helps. I take it twice a day. No more pain. The doctor had them to run a ct scan and ultrasound and blood work.

The er last week told me my liver enzymes were elevated. The doctor came by that day and said everything looked find. I guess the er was lying. I was admitted. I was also dehydrated. All they did for my gallbladder and pancreas was give me antibiotics and pain meds.

<br />Sincerely<br /> Z