Anyone ever have gallbladder US?
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Anyone ever have gallbladder US?
| Wed, 01-25-2006 - 9:47am |
What can I expect?
I'm having it tomorrow, and the only prep I have is to take Mylanta Gas tablets after lunch, dinner, before bed and when I wake up tomorrow.
I'm also NPO after 10 and should have a low fat dinner.
ANything else?
WHy do I have to take the Mylanta?
J

If it is just an ultrasound, then it is the easiest test going - IMO. I just had one in October. You don't have to drink any yucky stuff and you don't get any IV's and you don't have to go into any funny machines. I just had an abdominal MRI this morning with an IV.
I had to roll my top up to the bra line and roll my pants under to just a little below the waist. The technician then spreads a little gel on your abdomen and then waves that wand called a transducer over your abdoment to take the pictures. It doesn't hurt and was over in 15 minutes.
Good Luck!!!
Did you hav to take Mylanta tablets? I wonder why I have to take of them before tomrrow...
Oh well, I'm glad it's an easy one... I have a ton of errands to do tomorrow, so I know I can do them...
Thanks again for your quick response!!!
J
I don't get the Mylanta. Do you normally take mylanta? Maybe they ment that if it's something you normally take - then it's okay to take it before the u/s? Please let us know the reasoning on that one.
Easiest test in the world.
Only tip would be to wear something you can toss in the laundry just in case you miss a spot when wiping the gel off.
All the best,
Jo
J,
It's the easiest test in the world.
Well everything was normal...thank God, but now we still don't know the reason for the stomach issues.
I saw another doctor yesterday, and he put me on Culterelle and VSL 3, 2 really potent probiotics...and Citrucel every day.
He feels that the antibiotic that I took in November really messed up my insides...
Well, that's his theory anyway.
We're trying it for a month, and if it doesn't work, we go on to more tests, gastric empty soemthing, another endoscopy, and something else that sounded really scary!!!
Anyone else take probiotics?
I'm hoping this is it!!!
Thanks,
J