You Don't Want These Inside of You

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You Don't Want These Inside of You
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In this video, Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the anatomy of the gallbladder, and answers some of the most common gallbladder questions:
Where is the gallbladder?
What does the gallbladder do?
What are gallstones?
We also discuss gallstones, how gallstones form, the pain and symptoms associated with gallstones, and various treatment options.
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Video Timeline
00:00 - 00:35 Intro
00:36 - 02:44 Undetectable Stones and Undetectable "You"
02:45 - 05:04 Location of the Gallbladder
05:05 - 07:41 Function of the Gallbladder
07:42 - 09:31 Cholecystolithiasis
09:32 - 11:00 Pain from Gallstones
11:01 - 13:32 Cholecystitis
13:34 - 14:16 Choledocholithaisis
14:17 - 15:05 Cholangitis
15:06 - 16:40 Jaundice
16:41 - 17:00 Charcot's Triad
17:01 - 18:19 Shameless Plugs
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Audio Credit: www.bensounds.com
Filmed by: Jonathan Bennion
Edited by: Justin Cottle
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[@theanatomylab]

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[@maheswari8742]

👍👍

[@adritadey1543]

Sir... From where do u get this real bodies for explanation???

[@Limejuice305]

@@adritadey1543 the morgue🙄

[@adritadey1543]

Isn't their spirit roam around 😱

[@Limejuice305]

@@adritadey1543 no just a shell the spirit is in another dimension

[@miss__anthropy]

Having gallstones and cholecystitis is easily the most painful thing I’ve ever experienced. The pain is under your right scapula and radiates through your chest, so at first I was worried I was having a heart attack. I did have one stone that managed to pass and the relief was instant, which is insane when you consider how incredibly painful it is. The second one got lodged in my cystic duct and landed me in the hospital with cholecystitis. Surgeon said it had been a while since he’d seen a gallbladder that infected! Still bummed that they wouldn’t let me keep any of my gallstones, but the surgeons did take pictures during the procedure and print them out for me. I ended up having somewhere between 40 and 60 of those suckers. I can honestly say that recovering from surgery was way less painful than trying to pass a gallstone. Overall I’d give the experience of passing gallstones a 0/10, do not recommend. /cool story, bro

[@macemaker123]

Do you know what causes gallstones/how I can prevent such a painful thing from happening to me?

[@roxytunni8084]

@@macemaker123 as far as I'm concerned there's nothing to stop it but maybe advised to have a healthier diet?

[@Tbhkayla]

The first time I had gallbladder pain I also thought I might be having a heart attack, very painful.

[@pam164]

Mine would start in middle of my upper stomach and it would feel like a punch hard in the stomach and take my breath away and then go away but would come and go like contractions the pain was unreal! I put up with it for years! As stupid doctors didn't know what it was luckily it settled down in my 30s but started when i was 15!

[@jskratnyarlathotep8411]

but what are the limitations after the procedure? does it anyhow affect your life compared to before first symptoms of stones?

[@catharineholton49]

I've had two children... no pain relief, but I've never experienced pain the way I did with my gallbladder. I was in pure agony, literally sobbing with pain, for 5 days, until they finally removed it. When I woke up after my 5 hour OP, the relief of no constant pain was one I'll never forget.

[@loryowens3028]

Same, worst pain of my life

[@ffc303]

Amen Gurl!!!!! It's so great to feel good & look good cuz the pain is gone!!!...lol

[@laurag7295]

Why does everyone think they need pain meds for Childbirth?

[@1273mel]

Why was your GB removal so long?

[@catharineholton49]

OP was so long because of liver complications. and a lot of swelling and inflammation. I got to keep my discarded gallstones though.

[@deadsoon]

This kind of knowledge would be virtually inaccessible to most people years back, yet we can access such medical knowledge with real anatomy being analyzed. It truly is something commendable.

[@franzy871]

Absolutely. The internet has as big of upsides as it has downsides. Two extremes

[@bugdev7384]

this is what i also have in mind, if these were in circulation in schools instead, it isnt only very educational, its also very interesting imagine students loving to learn!

[@jeffreykreft5442]

I will tell you all this. I had gallstones when I was 16 years old. It started out as very severe chest pains that would radiate through my back. When we found out what I had the only treatment they had was very invasive surgery where they would cut about a 6 inch incision at the bottom of your right side rib cage, then have to clip a couple of ribs to literally pull the liver out to get to the back side to remove the gallbladder. Of course at my age of 16 there was no way in hell I was ready to have a surgery like that. So at that time they were experimenting with biliary lithotripsy where they would use sound waves in a pool to smash the stones and hopefully they pass. But that was still a couple years off before they approved this treatment. So like a dumb ass I suffered with these for over a year because I did not want to have surgery done, was deathly scared of it. Well, that July 4th of course we had a great barbecue and could not resist the food that I was not suppose to eat, well this caused one of the stones to get lodged and block the biliary duct and Let me tell you, I was never so sick in my life! Throwing up like crazy, turned jaundice, they had to put in a nasal gastric tube, could not eat or drink anything, not even water for about 5 days before they could operate. Surgeon said that this area was so inflamed that they had to wait for it to calm down before they did the surgery. Had the surgery done, and here comes the doc with a bag full of stones. On very large one and about a dozen or so pebble stones. He said that even if they had the biliary lithotripsy available at that time it would not have worked because the stones were calcified. And I will tell you this, getting the surgery done was nothing at all. I wish I would have gotten it done right away, would have saved allot of needless suffering. The pain from them gallbladder attacks as I called them was just brutal, they are described as one of the top ten pains a person can experience. Basically it hurts like hell! Now that I am 53 years old, I don’t miss that gallbladder one bit! Thought someone would enjoy this story, thanks for reading. Peace to all humanity!

[@LARVAMOLT]

thanks for sharing 🙏

[@frjuy]

so in the end was your gall bladder removed? or was it just the stones?

[@jeffreykreft5442]

@@frjuy both.

[@frjuy]

@@jeffreykreft5442 I see. Thanks for replying. Wish you a happy and healthy life ahead

[@michaelcar4012]

These are the kind of feedback stories, we need to hear. Thank you for sharing. Glad you made it through. Did the Dr. Tell you what caused them. That is a very young age to have these. Stone's...

[@mattmatthews1398]

It's fascinating learning how our body works to keep us alive without us even realizing it, and learning what happens when it goes wrong. Thank you for this content and thank you to the donors for helping people learn about the human body.

[@patriley5333]

The donors cannot read.

[@mattmatthews1398]

@@patriley5333 I believe they appreciate the energy

[@arjunwalia737]

@@patriley5333 atleast one could be thankful to the donors family and be appreciative of what they did after the death of their loved ones!

[@chef7658]

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[@donutwithsprinklez]

The body is truly amazing

[@patriciaschuster1371]

This channel is just as fascinating as medical school would be, and way less expensive. Thank you for something so fascinating!

[@dianeashworth2311]

I had my gallbladder removed a little over a year ago and I suffered the wrath of hell recovering. I thought I was having a heart attack and never suspected my gallbladder b/c I had no pain previously. I vividly remember my mother writhing on our kitchen floor, screaming in pain. That to me was a gallbladder attack. My surgery was scheduled for 1 hour and 15 minutes. It took over 7 hours and the bariatric surgeon said it was the largest one she had ever seen-6” in diameter. When I asked her about stones, she told me that there were a lot of smaller ones and several huge ones (she made a circle with her thumb and forefinger but didn’t close them). There was one lodged in my bile duct as well. Recovery was long and painful and easily outdid giving birth. I’m so glad that God gave us only one gallbladder!

[@sandhermit3665]

I always described the pain as every bit as painful as childbirth without the breaks. I had pains for many years but very rarely. What made me get something done was I had pain that didn't quite go away but the doctor saw that I wasn't bothered by her pressing on the area. She thought I had gastritis. I didn't think so. There were too many people in my family without their gall bladder. A couple of weeks later, I turned yellow. They decided it was the gall bladder at that point. I had two stones, one being the size of an avocado pit.

[@dianeashworth2311]

@@sandhermit3665 Ouch!

[@svendbentjensen5512]

God could just have constructed a system that doesn't block up in the first place.

[@ffc303]

We never forget that horrible pain. I curled up waiting to die & couldn't move to reach my phone. Thank God my husband came home due to utility problems at his office. Happened Tuesday & surgery on Wednesday. What a frigging relief! That was when our nationwide medical communities were still intact. I would die if it happened this day & time!

[@dianeashworth2311]

@@svendbentjensen5512 Maybe a few tiny convicts with pickaxes to smash the stones or a roadworker with a stone crusher. Why didn’t He think of that? Makes sense to me.

[@comradegarrett1202]

My mom had gallstones for years that were found incidentally on a scan, and since they were asymptomatic she didn't have them removed. After a while, she did notice some slight discomfort after eating certain fatty foods or drinking alcohol, but she chalked it up to indigestion or acid reflux (she also has GERD) because it would only really happen after large, unhealthy meals. Then earlier this year, for Mother's Day I believe, she had a lot of unhealthy food all at once - I love to cook so I made eggs Benedict for her in the morning and then ordered Red Lobster for dinner. Lots of butter, basically, and I think some wine as well. And after dinner, she had her first ever gallstone attack. At first, again, thought it was bad indigestion or a stomach cramp, but within hours it progressed to a pain so severe that she was crying and went to the ER, where the doctor found that her gallbladder had become inflamed and a gallstone had migrated into the neck of the organ and blocked the flow of bile. Moral of the story: overindulging on holidays can seriously mess you up. A lot of ER visits - and deaths - occur around the holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's, because people are eating more than normal and drinking more than normal. But not just gallstones either. Deep-vein thrombosis, aneurisms, and coronary artery disease can be affected by this as well, and they can kill. Take care of yourself!

[@littlemissmel88]

Thank you for this! I just found out I have large gallstones but symptoms similar to your mom that I thought was just indigestion. The surgeon said it was really up to me, but I've decided to get it removed before it really becomes a problem. So much easier to get things taken care of before they become a problem. Hope she is doing much better now!

[@queline213]

Thank you for sharing this information. 2 years ago I discovered I had gallstones in my gallbladder. I didn't have any symptoms, but they were discovered on an ultrasound. My problem was something else, but my doctor wanted to get my gallbladder removed. I beleive I received these gallstones from an unhealthy diet. I ate pizza and other junk foods all the time prior to going vegan. Then I went vegetarian and began eating a lot of pizza and junk foods again. Right now I am vegan and I eat a lot healthier. I am very careful even what vegan meals I eat because some vegan meal can be high in sodium and fatty when processed. I have no problems with my gallbladder and I hope to keep it that way. My mom had her gallbladder removed years ago due to unhealthly eating habits. I want to maintain my gallbladder as long as I can, so no more pizza and junk foods for me. I do enjoy vegan pizza from time to time. But I make it myself so I know what's in it. I enjoy my vegan diet, but I enjoy being healthy more.

[@cancermoonchildf3000]

thank you for sharing this. Your mother's symptoms sound exactly like mine. When i eat bad I get this heavy sensation under my right rib cage, when i am eating healthy it goes away. i had a fancy expensive testing done where a dye was flowing through my digestive system and nothing was blocked, the test was 90 mins.

[@spvillano]

I had discomfort, with burning at times, right in the area consistent with gallbladder obstruction from stones. An ultrasound verified an assortment of large economy size stones and the gallbladder and stones removed, the common bile duct verified as clear. Still had the discomfort, which eventually turned out to be from oddly referenced GERD symptoms. :/ A decade and change later, one night, I had severe pain in the solar plexus region, with rebound in the right quadrant, severe nausea, was soaked with sweat and spiking a mild fever. An episode of vomiting resulted in a sensation of something solid impacting my lower stomach and the symptoms resolved. Everything consistent with obstruction at the sphincter of Oddi, which is where the common bile duct empties into the stomach. Interestingly, the press reported that Ruth Bader-Ginsburg had a stent in that very location.

[@philcooper9225]

Weird. You called healthy food 'unhealthy' That was really weird. Did you not realize that you did that?.

[@jkl9984]

I love how simply it's being explained.

[@rachelhuber8065]

Me too! I love these guys! 💓

[@leewenhook]

Yes😍

[@bussie3]

Me two

[@alliecollin1748]

....and no condescension....

[@_WOR]

@JKL998 With actual dead grandparents!

[@victoriamacpriest7130]

Wish I'd had a teacher like this in high school!

[@karenax254]

Yes me too. I would have been top of the class, as the Dr here makes every subject so understandable.

[@theguy8993]

Yeah, I wish my teacher would have a dead body ready to go when teaching the inner organs and body parts

[@user-bw3fl7fj9w]

@@karenax254 and interesting!!

[@cynthiasmith409]

Been to ER 4 times with worst chest pain that started in center just below breast plate, then it moved to right side just under rib cage. This pain started every time at night around between 1 and 4 o'clock. Had me on the floor on my knees every time, and then off to ER. Every time admitted into hospital for few days with antibiotics, and yhen back hone with lots of meds. Could not operate cause of pangastritis caused by gall reflux into stomach. Eventually they saw with CT scan that the mass in the gallbladder was not stones/sludge, but instead it was a huge growth that grew through the gallbladderwall into the liver... Eventually ended up going for open surgery where they removed the gallbladder, surrounding lymphatic glands, and did liver resection. This was the MOST PAINFUL operation I ever had and the recovery was tough! Much better now after 10 months but picked up a lot of weight - constantly tired and hungry 🥴 Fortunately, the tumour was benign 🤗

[@justv5136]

As someone suffering from both migraines and endometriosis I can still say this with ease - gallbladder stones is the worst pain I've experienced in my life! Before I never really understood people in stories or movies that said "we will pray for death", but at that point I understood it completely

[@SB7698]

It’s absolutely nothing compared to kidney stones.

[@judymcgowan2881]

@@SB7698 have you have both so you can compare ?? I am sure both are very painful 😣. Not have had kidney stones but my husband did. They had to knock him out and put in a tub with water and ultrasonic vibrations to break them so he could pass them. I had my gallbladder removed 7 years after my first attack. Take a knife stab it in your rib cage over and over twist it around feels like it’s coming out your back. Throw up green shit. Poop green. Can’t stand or sit up. I had a whole pee specimen cup full and some as big as the tip of my thumb !! I was very sick. I still have problems because of it and having it removed. Oh yes and I have given birth 4 times. Nothing like being ripped by a baby’s head and having to be sewn up. 🤨so I don’t think anyone can say it’s not as bad. I also heard kidney stones compared to giving birth before. Well I hope you don’t get the kidney stones again. Keep well !!

[@cristina8868]

@@judymcgowan2881 so how does your endometriosis feel like? If you search it on the Internet, you do find it as one of the top pains people experience, together with kidney stones and child birth, yet gall stones are not in the list. I know pain is subjective, but I still find it odd. I don't have endometriosis but fibroids, the period with these things can be like a thousand knives continuously revolving in your abdomen... I can't imagine what endometriosis must be like 'cause it's supposed to be worse.

[@sparky0803]

Guys, it’s not a competition. Geez.

[@onlychild4332]

@@cristina8868 I had endometriosis,adenomiosis, fibroid, ovarian cysts, enlarged uterus… my periods were like hell; just crawling on the kitchen floor, bending , crouching and trying to do some cooking and other chores with crazy pains. It was like someone was keep on stabbing me near my uterus. I don’t wish anyone to go through any such pain no matter what real medical condition anyone has. Thanks God , eventually I had complete hysterectomy and all that evil pain went away. I am happy now

[@melTiceTiger]

I had an emergent removal of my gallbladder. Apparently I had been walking around with a gallstone nearly the size of a golf ball for who knows how long. One day, it decided to try and lodge itself against the duct. It started out mildly pain, and grew into what I would call beyond a level 10 pain over a 3 day span. You couldn't even put your hand on my back without me being in excruciating pain. Less than 20 minutes after my ultrasound, I was in surgery. My gallbladder had swollen to 3x normal size and probably should have burst by the time I went to the doctor. On the bright side, my surgeon was so exited when he saw the size of my stone that he was all sparkly-eyed when he came to see me post-op. He asked me if I wanted to keep it... I said no... but I bet there's a surgeon in Calgary with my gross spikey dark yellow ball on his desk still.

[@itsjustme3989]

WOW!

[@powderpuff10987]

How do you feel after the surgery now that it has been removed?? Any different?? Any eating food changes?? Sorry for the questions I am curious cause I have a gallbladder issue and I am terrified of getting the surgery done =[

[@melTiceTiger]

@@powderpuff10987 I'm happy to answer the questions. It took about two weeks to get back to normal post-op, but after that I was fine. It's been 11 years since the surgery and I didn't need to make any major dietary changed after the operation. I find if now if I eat something REALLY fatty, I might have bad poops after but it has to be something like a big bowl of ice cream. Aside from that, I have no issues.

[@powderpuff10987]

@@melTiceTiger oh ok thank you very much =] that helps out a lot

[@DBrownCo]

I had the same thing happen to Me right down to the size of the gallstone except they made me wait 24 hours for the surgery saying the Hospital is a level 1 trauma and others had priority. As it turned out when they went in stone perforated the wall of the gallbladder and fell out. This Happened February 29th 2020. 😷

[@umpteenthusername]

As someone who had the Choledocholithiasis (holy crap, my phone guessed that word!) 27 years ago in a small town, I am so grateful to you for this information. After having my first child at 20 I developed all the symptoms mentioned, I remember telling my PCP at my daughter's first visit about how I got this pain that felt like I was being squeezed and it felt like an elephant was on my chest. He did the ultrasound and said I had stones and that he would schedule an appt with a specialist for me. Never made it, 2 days later I presented at the hosp6with Jaundice and had to go in for emergency surgery. Afterwards, I couldn't keep anything down for 2 weeks, not even ice chips. I asked for a second opinion and was told I had Pancreatitis brought on by the blockage and I'd just have to wait it out. I did get better but for years later I would have reoccurring bouts of what I thought was the same thing, even though I didn't have the organ anymore. I was tested for H.Pylori and a Duodenal Ulcer but they never found anything. Weird thing was, if I just had a bit of milk, yogurt or cheese, it went away almost immediately. Years later, I tried Kefir for the first time and the pain has never come back. Not sure its related or not but it's very interesting to see how close to each other everything is connected. Feels like a bit of closure after 27 years.

[@NoizyPlanette]

As a female, I had my gallbladder removed when I was 16. I was having severe gallbladder attacks that made me pass out. When the surgeon removed it they had told me after that it looked severely inflamed and covered in scars. It was also full of dozens of stones ranging from gravel sized pieces to ones like sand. They estimated that I had stones since I was a child. My tummy aches as a toddler were actually gallbladder attacks.

[@Sen9393]

Damn that's rough. Good thing that pain is gone for good .

[@pattyfine]

Very interesting! Especially for someone like me. I had these very intense attacks of pain in the middle area, just below the rib cage, starting at the age of 15. My mother took me to our (my twin and I) pediatrician and she told my mother it was just gas. So of course my mother would get very upset with me if I'd have an attack before school started that morning and I'd say I can't go because the pain is too bad! So she labeled me as a hypochondriac and told me this constantly. At 15, these attacks, not knowing what they were at the time, would happen maybe 2 or 3 times a month. Jumping forward in time, 7 years to be exact...the attacks, as I had always called them were occurring about 3 or 4 times a week now. When one would start, all I could do was curl up in a ball, clutching my gut and moan and moan in the worse pain I've ever had! In those 7 years of those attacks, I had seen 2 more doctors, both claiming it was just gas and not one test of any kind was ever done on me. And I still was stereotyped as a hypochondriac. It wasn't until my future husband to be couldn't bare to see me in such pain any longer and took me to the E.R.. My white blood cell count was extremely high so the E.R. doctor told me to see my doctor right away. I said I don't have one and they referred me to a good one. 2 days later I saw my new doctor, whom I Loved, and he did an ultrasound on me. He said it looked like a had some gallstones but it was difficult to tell how many. Jump forward 2 months later, it was finally my surgery date to get my gallbladder out. My doctor said he had never before seen so many gallstones in all his life as a physician. How it had not ruptured was beyond him. And I was the youngest person he had seen with such a diseased gallbladder. They wouldnt even count them because there were too many. They gave me a large bag of all my stones and I understood. Somewhere between 50 and 100. One was the size of a large shooting marble. 3 normal marble size ones and lots and lots of smaller ones. At age 22, even having an explanation for my pain, my mother STILL referred to me as a hypochondriac. Wasn't fair, Right!?! And 2 months later my twin had to have hers out too. I'm 57 now and still have stomach issues. Yes, my identical twin does too but she didn't have to live with a stereotype name as a hypochondriac. To this day, my brother, who is 10 yrs older, still thinks I'm a hypochondriac because of our mother. He's lived in Florida ever since I was 7 yrs old. He doesn't even know me as a person. Only knows what mom told him over the yrs. Thanks mom! RIP, Patty

[@judymcgowan2881]

I am so sorry !! I to still have stomach problems. My Gastrologist that I have now says it’s a live thing. I do have some medication that she prescribed that helps with the severe diarrhea from the bile dropping into my intestines all the time . Thank goodness I found her !👍🏻💕

[@pattyfine]

@@judymcgowan2881 Thx Judy! That's sweet of you. I feel for you too. Yep, diarrhea has always been a big issue with me too. Found out some of it was from Colitis. Some from Fibromyalgia and the rest from the constant drip of bile, from the lack of a gallbladder and doing a bypass when it was removed. Sucks huh! Hope you don't end up with all the problems I did. Glad you weren't labeled a hypercondriac like I was. It was tough growing up with that label. XOXO Patty

[@bluewaters3100]

Gas pain can be painful but not like what you are describing. My visit to the ER in the middle of the night with my crying one year old turned out to be constipation. Turns out this is a common ER visit for parents. If I had been your mom I would have taken you to every doctor in town until you no longer had any attack. That is normal parent behavior. Sorry you had to endure that!

[@pattyfine]

@@bluewaters3100 You're sweet! Thank you

[@cheryl4926]

I'm sorry for the physical pain, as well as the emotional pain that you have had in your life, Patty. Not being believed, and then being blamed for it is hard to even put into words! And especially starting at a young age. Being called a hypochondriac throughout your life became emotionally abusive, and has caused a lot of negative emotions. I understand where you are coming from. - (As a newlywed years ago my husband didn't believe me or my top doctor in NYC when I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, which is debilitating. My husband thought it was all in my head). - It's hell to be in such physical pain, and have a loved one going against you. I'm so glad that your husband helped you. I'm sending you good wishes to help you heal from any negativity that your mother (and doctors) caused you to have to go through. Best wishes, Cheryl❤🌻

[@dailydoseofmedicinee]

Symptoms: Sudden and rapidly intensifying pain in the upper right portion of your abdomen. Sudden and rapidly intensifying pain in the center of your abdomen, just below your breastbone. Back pain between your shoulder blades. Pain in your right shoulder

[@zooftra]

I only had lower back pain.

[@artemis1style]

Mine was in back, lower ribcage only. Could not sleep. Could barely reduce pain by laying on stomach. Probably the most excruciating pain I've ever experienced. Worse than giving birth to me.

[@LostJedi26]

Breaths are shuddering and uneven. Talking is almost impossible. Lying down is not recommended--sit upright and do not move.

[@LostJedi26]

My symptoms were what you described, though I only got the shoulder/back pain once, maybe twice. Nightmare pain. Wouldn't wish it on a soul.

[@minnarikim3669]

Mine was the on the left side and lower ribcage pain and hard to breathe in and out, it was soooo painful

[@RoadkillbunnyUK]

I have had a different experience than most with gallstones. I had my first flair of pain when I was 2 years old (not that they knew what it was then). I had my second when I was six years old. I was a skinny tiny kid, my stomach swelled and I looked like the starving children you would see on television (this was in early 80s). It took a long time and me being really sick, in and out of hospital for a year before an ultrasound finally picked up stones (they had been hiding before (because, you know, ‘80s). They really didn’t no quite what to do, I was the youngest person ever in the UK to be diagnosed with gallstones, they took a long time to decide wether to remove the stones or take the gallbladder out at well. I was so young (7 when I had the surgery) they opted to leave the gallbladder in. This would later prove to have been the wrong decision but that’s not their fault. I finally had my gallbladder removed at about 23 (still very tiny) after a long, difficult, frustrating diagnosis time, just like always my symptoms and my ultrasounds didn’t really match. My surgeon was very reluctant to do the surgery but finally I fell very ill again when he was on holiday and my gallbladder was removed with open surgery (largely due to my previous, pre keyhole, surgery) and the gallbladder was found to be in a terrible state and most likely a congenital defect. It took almost 20 years to piece together my worsening problems as I still had a lot of pain even after that second surgery and my gastro problems were slowly overtaken by more neurological issues. It is now believed that it is all linked at most if not all my problems can be traced back to metabolic issues thought to be genetic. They believe that the genetic issues are spontaneous and individually nothing much the write home about but together, long term, are catastrophic. Due to this finding all these genetic errors is kind of impossible in the real world without a full genome study. We do know one as it cropped up when I was being tested for something else (testing and failing are the markers of my life!), it’s just a little gene that means I don’t make a particular enzyme, nothing major on its own but… As it is now I am life limited, a power wheelchair user with a whole lit of progressive issues but I’m still raising my daughters on my own (13 and 16 now) with no real help from their dad. I plan to make the most of however much time I have left, life expectancy for people with these type of issues is 50 to 60 and I’m 43 so time is still left so the goal with my doctors is for me to remain as independent as possible and to do things as soon as I can as the quote my neuro rehab doctor ‘today is the last day you are as able as you are, go make memories with your kids’

[@alicecain4851]

Great advice and I hope you make some wonderful memories with your kids!

[@RoadkillbunnyUK]

@@alicecain4851 Thank you, we took a little holiday in a caravan park in Wales in 2019 with my parents for help and it was amazing but then when 2020/21 hit one of my big realisations was that the memories we make round the dinner table each night are some of the best of all time.

[@alicecain4851]

@@RoadkillbunnyUK great realization.

[@NanaSevers]

🙏🏼

[@tamaralara6157]

What a life journey you have had...makes you a unique, special person to my mind. Thank you for sharing your experience. I wish you success in all your endeavors

[@Emily-xs8um]

Ugh I love this channel so much! I’m a premed who just had my gallbladder removed and was also admitted for 5 days to hospital due to inflammation of the gallbladder and had inflammations in the common bile duct. Now all the procedures they did ERCP and Cholecystectomy just makes so much sense! Thank you for making it all clear for me! I’m sooo excited to study for the MCAT and get into medicine next year!

[@Agatha1031]

Neat to see this. Thank you! I had 80 gallstones, 75 of them were in my common bile duct. I was also 6 months pregnant. My surgeon said he couldn't believe I wasn't "orange like a pumpkin". My son was delivered fine 3 months post surgery, and his delivery was FAR less painful than my GB attacks & surgery (with a 6" incision).

[@amythomas1124]

Had a single stone in my gallbladder in 1997. Was found on an ultrasound. My stone was very large. The size of a ping pong ball. They removed my gallbladder October 1997. I asked the Surgeon if he would save my stone so I could see it. He did,lol. It’s been 24 years almost living without the gallbladder. I am doing very well. Don’t even miss it. My liver does all the work by itself now. I can eat almost anything, and zero problems.

[@LostJedi26]

Was your surgery laparoscopic? I had mine out in April 1996, right before turning fifteen, and it was laparoscopic. Hurt a ton, even so, but the healing time was so much less than my mom, who spent ten days in the hospital with her surgery, since the incision was so big. Glad you got yours out! They wouldn't let me keep my stones :(

[@amythomas1124]

@@LostJedi26 Yes, it was done Laperscopic. They deflated my gallbladder, brought it and that large stone out my bellybutton. They stretched my bellybutton to get it out,lol. To this day I have no feeling in that area. I got to keep my appendix at that time, but was told if there were problems they’d have to cut me wider, and remove my appendix. I did end up losing my appendix in 2017, but was because my colon ruptured from undiagnosed diverticulitis with perforations.

[@davidg5898]

During an unrelated CT scan, they found gallstones in my gallbladder. I've been completely asymptomatic and there was no follow-up about them. It's good to be aware of in case they ever do become a problem.

[@billdivine9501]

Me too, unrelated scan found them. Then out of nowhere the first attack came in the middle of the night. I thought it was food poisoning, so did my doctor. Ended up in the ER twice before they removed it.

[@miss__anthropy]

The pain is under your right shoulder blade and radiates throughout your chest, so you could very easily think it’s a heart attack. Hopefully you’ll never have problems with them, though!

[@sarah2.017]

@@miss__anthropy A few years ago, I was having intermittent right-shoulder-blade pain, and was concerned about it so I mentioned it to my doctor, and he was sufficiently concerned himself to order an ultrasound. Turns out nothing was wrong with the old GB, and I had a pulled muscle.

[@redviking4174]

Feel like I've had 1 of these problems last few days. Slightly Leaking foul pee. Pain started across diaphragm. If that's right. Top of the belly. Then went to left and right below ribs at the front. Then the right only but pain got worse. General pain in whole stomach area so thought it might be gas. Couldn't sleep was up 24 hrs. Decided to go bed and lay on the back just pushing the belly in and out by itself while massaging the area. It brought up a bit of gas both ends. Had wet pebbly stools. Today it's less painful but still feels sore roughly 4 fingers up and 4 across from belly button in top right quadrant. Not as concerned today but will monitor. I'm worried as I know nothing about anatomy and the body. Am I correct in thinking that the intestine angle is there, the kidneys? The bladder or liver? Either way I hope it's not serious and goes quick. Never had a pain out of nowhere before. Hoping it's just gas or slight twist that corrects itself. Hope I don't have gaul/bladder stones. Or have any leaky organs /intestines. I've recently put on weight then lost 2/3s of it. Not feeling or eating the best during lock down. Hopefully it's gas. I thought urine infection, either way something not right. Started with smelly wet end from wee. The 2 days later the pain started. Had for 2 days strong pain, today it's tolerable.

[@miss__anthropy]

@@redviking4174 You really should see a doctor about that--it could be something serious. And no, Dr. KZbin doesn't count! Best of luck and I hope you start feeling better soon.

[@poohbear101]

My gallbladder was removed several years ago. I had excruciating pain so many times, was told it was FULL of stones (prior to surgery.)I always wondered exactly what was the purpose of it. Now I know. Thank you for explaining it so well.

[@Teaganderry]

Great explanation! I am an Endoscopy RN in a large teaching hospital and we do 20+ ERCPs a week on average. I am going to use this video to help explain the pathology to our orientees and nursing students. As endo staff, we need to know what we are doing, but also understand the "why" behind it.

[@kellyclarkson2439]

Thank you for the work that you do as an RN.

[@awesomeindependence9435]

“Don’t worry. We do have a body with a gallbladder that we’re gonna show you.” Made me laugh more than it should have.

[@terilee5751]

But it's cut the other way... 😅

[@darieca111]

Watching this without my gallbladder rn. After 6 trips to A&E, 4 doctors (and one of them misdiagnosed me with acid reflux) and 5 years of pain, finally got it removed and never looked back. Best decision made ever :)

[@GONNALIVEHIKING]

10 year ER nurse and now new grad nurse practitioner, I just learned so much watching this, extremely helpful for providers too!! Please keep them coming :)

[@donaldlindsey8690]

This is becoming my favorite channel on KZbin. You guys do such a great job of explaining the human body. Thanks so much for your time ! Very entertaining.

[@jess8935]

This is simply and perfectly explained. I had mine removed several years ago and the doctors at the time didn’t really explain it well, other than the fact that I didn’t really need it. I experienced my first gallbladder attack while living alone in college. I had fainted in the shower one night, didn’t know what it was then but later figured out I had passed a stone. Then another night, I was getting hard to breathe and I was in a ball on the ground crying in pain. With no friends or family to call, I took a cab to the ER. I had eaten spicy curry that night. Unfortunately due to my financial situation, I waited about 4 years to take it out. I avoided Caffeine, dairy, spices, and a lot of fried foods. The attacks were very painful. Now that my gallbladder is gone, I can enjoy these foods again. 😇

[@mathewpatterson2187]

Wow i spent a year waiting for my operation did exactly the same thing quite a strict diet avoided a lot of foods but i cant imagine holding out 4 years!! Glad you got it out in the end and can enjoy food without the pain!

[@CuddleTrouble]

Had mine removed. It was extremely painful, before and after the surgery. I can't take opiods, so it felt like my skin was tearing apart at the incision sites every time I moved. The most unsettling part of it was having my long drain tube yanked out of my guts about a week later by the surgeon. It was all worth not dying though lol.

[@potatomanure3773]

can you not take opioids because of the gallbladder removal?

[@sharonbrown6595]

Yes I had mine out…….. I ended up with an infection and was in the hospital for a long time on antibiotics with jaundice. It was worse pain I have ever had in my life. I had two girls and giving birth for them was nothing compared to having gallbladder pains, it was horrible, The tube being taken out felt funny to me I thought it felt like my guts was coming out with the tube. I actually felt like I could feel the stones moving. The surgeon gave me the three big stones they saw on the ultrasound. And I still have them thirty five years ago . They r really interesting to see

[@CuddleTrouble]

@@potatomanure3773 No, I can't take them because I react badly to them.

[@Earthgal1964]

How long ago did you have yours removed? I didn't go home with a drain tube. hmm

[@zooftra]

Lol that drain tube... My brother and I took bets on how long it was gonna be. Neither of us were close to the foot and a half that actually came out of me.

[@michelelawrence7588]

I had my gall bladder removed some years back, i will never forget the pain, very good video

[@donnaschindlbeck7457]

Thanks for such a detailed explanation! I had the triad thing 30 years ago. The doctor said, you know your jaundice right? I thought I was tan from being on vacation 😂. But the pain really told me otherwise. Emergency gall bladder removal uncovered 163 stones😳. I later found out you can still make stones without a gallbladder. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Snookscat]

You can? I’m wondering what happens and how the process works and what part/s of the body takes on the extra work when the gall ladder has been removed.

[@runrabbitrun5437]

First, your videos are so educational. Next, the surgeon who finally removed my filled to bursting gallbladder years ago was beyond amazed when he cut me open on Tuesday after pondering since the Saturday evening prior. My case just proves that doctors can NEVER go by what most usually occurs. I am telling this to prevent others from very nearly dying. I told the doctor that this was my first gallbladder attack. I never used antacids or suffered in any way with my stomach. He was amazed and asked if I had the flu. No. I was scanned with the gel wand but sadly the tech could not see too much. Hmm. No antibiotics were started, no fever. After the surgery and huge amounts of neverending pain, the wide-eyed doctor brought me a jar of my gall stones, symmetrical, all the same size. They resembled Coco Puffs. He admitted that the gallbladder was full to bursting, with stones in the exit duct, ready to enter my vulnerable body cavity and kill me with toxins! PLEASE doctors, return to the days of "exploratory surgery". I have since learned that too many folks needlessly die during, or awaiting this minor surgery! Thank you for hearing me out. Keep your videos coming.

[@nbk9372]

Sadly, doctor yield to health insurance companies dictating when and what they will cover. Medical insurance companies in my mind have caused far to many needless deaths.

[@tamarrajames3590]

I love your enthusiasm for your subject…and the fact that you give detailed, real information that doesn’t put the observer to sleep.🖤🇨🇦

[@SIDerling]

Aaah, memories. Got my gallbladder removed 2.5 years ago. It was so bad, the duct got blocked that I vomited bile several times in one day, had cold sweat, massive cholic radiating from the right site of my stomach, fever. Called the ambulance early in the morning, just to get notified I'm on the emergency list. That thing was completely filled with many 4mm to 7mm stones, and already slightly necrotic from the immflamation as they told me after surgery. I asked them beforehand if I could keep the stones. 20/10 gallbladder pain. 10/10 hospital experience. No ginger or turmeric, not too spicy, no (or rarely when low fat) fried food. Or else imma go toilet camping and/or get heartburn, what I never had that often before. And eating nothing causes the run to the toilet also. Not really pleasent. 😅

[@Bella-gj6wc]

My mother had gall stones, while pregnant with my little brother. She white knuckled the pain, until the day she delivered, and lost weight during her pregnancy. My dad had his out in the early 50’s under local anesthetic 😳. I had mine out at 15 years old, the pain of the stones passing was unbelievable. I had a whole new appreciation for my mum, knowing she took nothing for pain during her pregnancy with my brother. Lol she delivered him, and then I think either that day or the next had her gall bladder out. She was a warrior. ❤️

[@Luke_Skywalker1836]

Your mom is a legend

[@taralee3416]

Oh, wow! Just saw the credit... Has it always been the two of you? Because I have the impression that you guys have the whole production team behind. Now, I can't thank you enough for all of your hard work! I'm not even involved in medical world or anything but I learn something (many things actually 😀) from here. So, again, thank you 💙

[@rareBnB]

I had one giant stone with a point that jabbed several holes in my gb over the course of around 30 years. They healed up by growing to my liver. I had always felt like absolute garbage because of all sorts of trauma and unrelated stuff, so I never noticed it. Had it removed 2 years ago, and because my symptoms seemed so mild, they didn’t rush. Suprise! Gangrene! That was fab. But, I’m ok now. Never had any clue how much pain I was in before the surgery. Never even took the pain killers after the surgery. I felt unrealistically well for around six months. Now, however, the pain is back, and I have no idea why. Knowing me and my crazy genes, my gb probably grew back. LOL!

[@prince_kamal]

Lmao

[@melTiceTiger]

Go back to the doctor, please. Just because you are missing your gallbladder now, doesn't mean you should wait. It's possible for the liver to develop stones as well in the absence of a gallbladder.

[@moward4964]

It could be Pancreatitis, I have had both my appendix and gallbladder removed, they were not quite sure why they went bad since I never had gallstones, but a few months after surgery I started having severe pain again which felt the same as before, they ended up finding out that it was pancreatitis, I have had that twice since surgery, no clues as to why, but both times were hospital stays, so I would suggest you go get it checked out sooner than later, trust me, I am one of those 'later' ones, 😏👍😁

[@itsjustme3989]

Haha. Have them look at your bile duct. Probably have stones in it. That's what happened to me after having gallbladder removed.

[@bevvaor2320]

@@melTiceTiger Great advise. Thanks.

[@joannadiaz6540]

I went to the ER for excruciating abdominal pain. Nothing I did at home was making me feel better not even Tylenol extra strength. I get to the ER already weak and dehydrated from the vomiting at home. After getting an ultrasound and MRI I was told I have gallbladder stones and that I need to have surgery. I get admitted for observation and I get surgery the next day 😮 I’m 9 days post op. I believe my biggest mistake was not paying enough attention when I was told I had Gerd which was a few years ago. So I continued eating whatever I wanted. I also believe my pregnancy contributed to my gallbladder problems because my gallbladder pain attacks only happened after I had my baby. I never experienced that pain before pregnancy. I was 3 months postpartum when my abdominal pain started and 10 months postpartum when I had to get my gallbladder removed

[@pikathechao3701]

had mine removed earlier this year after it went septic after a stone SCRAAAAAAPED through it the month before. Never recovered. I'm much better now! Gallbladders going bad is just a thing that happens on my mom's side of the family, was struggling with it before I even hit puberty.

[@ddyerii]

ZERO shame! This is by far my favourite KZbin channel. You guys get me through my morning cardio every day (weird I know). Keep up the awesome work!

[@kathleenthompson6649]

Thank goodness for gallstones! I was diagnosed with them and when my gallbladder was removed, precancerous tissues were found in the bladder and bile duct. If not for the gallstones, it may not have been found in time.

[@alicecain4851]

Congratulations! LoL I hope you are cancer free and stay that way! Live life like you mean it!

[@Ffollies]

Now that's what I call a blessing in disguise.

[@deekay3064]

Glad they did catch it early. Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer, and prob spelled it wrong) is fairly rare and hard to detect without some other secondary signature like you experienced. Unfortunately, as for my Mother in Law, may she Rest In Peace.

[@jenjentruthwillsetyoufree5505]

My ex husband had kidney stones and when the Dr took them out( he couldn't pass them) he found a malignant tumor on his kidney, isn't it crazy how these things happen?

[@ANIMOM1976]

@@deekay3064 My most sincerest condolences 💐

[@RehanaF13]

Oh dear, the gall bladder! How can I forget! Let me tell ya, my husband had his removed. After surgery his surgeon took me aside into a room. He presented me my husbands actual gall bladder! It looked like a small bag or pouch. He placed it on a table and spilled out its contents. He had about up to 50 stones the size of grapes 🍇 followed by a handful of gravel like someone could scoop off the road side! He secretly gave me a couple of them in a little plastic jar with a screw on lid as a “souvenir,” in a large envelope telling me not to let anyone of hospital staff see it. (He wasn’t allowed to give any away). After my husband was fully awake, I showed him. He was in shock but awe at the same time. About a year later we tossed them out. His surgeon told me he once had a female patient with 100 of them-huge ones! He let her keep them. She had her husband drill holes in each one and she then made into a Gall stone necklace! She wore them proudly to his office on her follow up visit! 😂🤣😂

[@elainemartin7141]

My gallbladder story is quite different from almost all of the ones posted here. The initial occurrence was like everybody who had their gallbladder removed: the pain was similarly horrible, on the right side and also near my breastbone. I ate something fatty I guess, and later that night I experienced pain like when I gave birth. Hoped it was just really bad gas, but it lasted 24 hours. The next day I was completely exhausted but the pain stopped. Because I ate nothing, I began to feel improved and thought it was a fluke, until I went out for ramen with chasu (pork). Then it happened again--another 24 hour misery and complete exhaustion the 2nd 24 hours. This was last spring. What I did about it was NOT getting surgery but doing a liver and gallbladder flush. First I read the book on this by Andreas Moritz. It involved several weeks of taking a tincture called "chanca piedra," or "stone breaker." Senna can also help break down stones. There was a special drink with suspended bentonite clay, pink salt, warm water and psyllium husks to clean my alimentary canal. The process requires a strict vegan diet and fermented food to aid in digestion. I did enemas and a colonic before the "flush." It was important the I had regular bowel movements before getting to the flush. A blockage would make the flush futile and waste could be stuck and reabsorbed.. I was already jaundiced, so I made sure I was passing waste easily. I could not cheat on the diet either. And the stones were still there until the flush. A colonic a day before and a few days after the flush has to be arranged or a home kit, called a colema board can be used. The actual flush required food grade Epsom salts in distilled water and a grapefruit/olive oil drink and a 24 hour fast. Lots of stones--cholesterol stones, bile stones, and calcified stones came out. I lost 20 pounds in this time and besides the stones I passed sludge and parasites. I corrected some intestinal issues, a mucus problem, and gained energy and vitality. But I will need to do a couple more flushes to really rid all the toxicity. I think I would not recommend what I did very casually. It took a lot of discipline and some coaching. At any point I was ready to go to an emergency room if need be. Anyway, after a couple weeks I could eat whatever I wanted (but didn't abuse that). I still have my gallbladder and have had no problems 8 months later. I was lucky to have knowledgeable friends and good timing. I would recommend, however, the chanca piedra which broke some stones into pebbles and sand. A few were harder to pass. The calcified ones came out a few days later. I am a stubborn person but did this to avoid surgery, a slow recovery, and a restricted diet. A friend of mine endured pain, didn't know the pain was from the stones, and ended up with gangrene because she waited too long to go to the hospital. It was a long and difficult hospital stay and she is lucky to be alive.

[@rosieramos9464]

Thank you for sharing this. I knew someone had to go thru a method to remove the gallstones without surgery. I so wish I had done the research instead of having my organ removed. I'm paying the consequences now. Because as it was explained. There's no storage of bile so all goes out at once causing diherria and pain.😢

[@elainemartin7141]

@rosie ramos if you read Andreas Moritz book, The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush, he has instructions for those who've had their gallbladders removed. Perhaps this would ease your discomfort. Thanks for your kind reply, btw.

[@Alirezarz62]

Honestly getting the surgery isn't that bad I had my gallbladder removed 6 months ago and I can eat and live completely normally just like before even extremely fatty food doesn't do anything to me! (Sometimes I get diarrhea but it's mild and very short lived)

[@elainemartin7141]

@@Alirezarz62 that's cool.

[@fitnessauraenergy]

Kind of a dumb for me to say/ask these questions, but I'm guessing your jaundice went away? The stone in the duct got flushed out? 7 months on, how are you now? Have you done any more flushes? I'm taking chanca piedra now along with other supps. I can't tolerate carbs at all so there's no way I could do a plant based diet let alone vegan. Carbs of any sort, veg, fruit, starches, it doesn't matter, they cause excruciating stomach pain. I'm eating eggs and meat in small doses at a time. My gallbladder pain comes and goes atm. I read that you can still have pain even if no stones are in the ducts. i haven't gotten a scan yet. Another supplement I'm taking is oregano oil for any possible infection.

[@rasmis]

I appreciate the etymology. Breaking down the constituencies of the words make them easier to understand. An information I feel we missed: What happens to the bile from the liver, when a gall bladder is removed? Does it go back to the liver? Isn't that a problem?

[@kudalumping]

My wife had that cholesytectomy back then in 2017, the doctor said that now the bile will be directly send to the small intestines to help break down fats, and it will be less thick because it's not contained in the gallbladder first. The thing I want to ask here is why, the gallbladder had to be removed? Can't they just remove the stones like what they did with kidney stones?

[@miss__anthropy]

It goes directly into the small intestines and, like Jonathan said, you’re always making bile, so it’s always going in there. Fun fact: if you don’t eat for a few days (like when sick), you’ll still have to poop and it’ll just be bile. Usually it just comes out with everything else, but when no food is going through your digestive tract but bile is, it eventually needs somewhere to go. Bodies are weird!

[@rasmis]

@@miss__anthropy But do they remove the sphincter too? The only way the gall bladder gets any gall, is when the sphincter closes and the gall is pushed back the common bile duct.

[@moniquelaviolette5080]

Good question

[@miss__anthropy]

@@rasmis That’s a good question! I honestly don’t know but I wanna say they don’t. I’m guessing that since the bile has nowhere to go, the sphincter just opens up to relieve the pressure. The problem with stones is that they can block the path TO the sphincter and that causes the huge backup of bile that has nowhere to go. But if the path to the sphincter is clear, I’d imagine it just opens up when enough bile has collected. If Jonathan wants to weigh in on this sphincter question, it would totally make my day/life (hint, hint).

[@annasutton8078]

My friend had this, she had so much pain. She had an infection after removal too which was scary. I find these videos really interesting, you can learn so much.

[@fortitube-donnajean405]

This was a great video. I had to have my gallbladder removed and also provided some teaching moments for the surgical staff. They had never seen a gallbladder so full of stones and I also had no symptoms until one day getting super sick and delirious. They ended up rushing me into surgery in the middle of the night because I had a stone working it's way to the liver. I've had 2 very difficult (natural/no drugs- my choice) childbirths with babies that were very large and not progressing and I'd rather have another one than deal with that gallbladder pain again. They did laparoscopic surgery so the incisions were not even that painful compared to what I had before so I barely used any pain meds. Also, thanks for breaking down the medical terms like you do. I took medial terminology but it has been a long time and I've forgotten so much. I love learning the meanings of the different parts of the words.

[@Raven-kv9mb]

I am proud to be subscribed to your channel!! I LOVE absorbing your hard earned information!! YOU did all the studying and learning and then are generous enough to share this information with all who care to learn. THANK-YOU!!

[@aineoconnell690]

So concisely put and so well made. I so wish I'd a biology teacher like you when I was at school. Learnt so much from your channel. Thank you

[@wyomingadventures]

Had my removed 5 years ago and pain free now. Some of the worst pain I ever had. Kidney stones were worse. My gall bladder was full of stones. Dr. removed mine though my belly button area. My mom had a stone trying to get in her pancreas. She was very sick. Her pancreas was inflamed. Pancreas was very painful.

[@catherinejcapone8246]

Thank you for the fascinating knowledge about our anatomy. My mother was a nurse who used talk to us children about facts of our body. You are bringing it all to me snd I try not to miss any of your podcast. Many thanks.

[@satansace1394]

Those I talk to, I encourage to watch this channel. Being Disabled, I must know more about my conditions, so I can better understand them. Best information on the human body available, TYVM. Keep them coming.

[@ptaweston]

Brilliant, just brilliant!! You're the best professor I've ever had and I've had many of them! Keep it up!

[@cviator_real]

thanks

[@Venge94]

i had my Gallbladder removed last week after a stone was lodged in one of the ducts, at first they thought it was my appendix but upon having an explorative laparoscopy they found my appendix was fine and my gallbladder was the problem, the pain was excrutiating and so i am glad it is gone, i feel like i have many questions but this video has helped a lot, thankyou!

[@BlackPlectrum]

If they performed surgery BEFORE answering your questions, those doctors suck hard.

[@Venge94]

@@BlackPlectrum they gave me plenty of time to ask questions but to be honest i was in so much pain and was on pretty strong pain killers i just wanted it done, i was in no frame of mind to ask questions.

[@amranabdsamad]

I like the way this video is organized and chaptered.. not forgetting how good the captioning is. Bravo!

[@rebeccawhitney206]

I was fortunate to have a natural delivery and the pain from my gallstones was extremely much more painful! One of the stones ended blocking my liver duct. So grateful to have had those pesky stones removed. Happy holidays everyone!

[@fitnessauraenergy]

They removed just the stones and no organs? I think more people would be less hesitant to get surgery for this if docs were willing to just take the stones and leave the gallbladder.

[@lindsaysheffield]

You do a phenomenal job of explaining this stuff - I love it! My gall bladder was removed when I had pancreatitis for the first time. They expected to find stones, but it was just “sludge” at that point. Didn’t help - I had 6 more acute attacks 😕 I knew what all of those structures looked like in pictures but it’s so interesting seeing them on real bodies. KZbin randomly suggested this - happy to have found this channel!

[@agoraphobic_crawfish]

I had my gallbladder removed years ago and my doctor/surgeon never explained what my gallbladder was or how it would affect me after removal so this video is very educational. However I'm still upset I was so out-of-it after surgery I couldn't ask to see my gallbladder or ask if I was able to keep the stones ;~;

[@BlackPlectrum]

That's kinda funny cause when I woke up back in my room, my gallstone was in a plastic bag on my bedside table. They must've guessed that I wanted to see it, and I still have it :) Was tempted to cut it in half but I never did.

[@nappulais]

Mine is almost an inch long :S gonna get the bladder removed soon

[@agoraphobic_crawfish]

@@BlackPlectrum I wasn't even fully woken up yet and they were rushing us to leave. my mom had fainted so my aunt had to come in the room and dress me and I was dragged out to the car and sent home. i wish i could've seen mine :(

[@agoraphobic_crawfish]

@@nopenoway1519 lmao the surgeon must've not gotten a lot of request like that. thats hilarious🤣

[@BlackPlectrum]

@@agoraphobic_crawfish that is insane :O where I live it is standard procedure that you're not being released until a) you've had a bowel movement (to make sure that the bile from the liver reaches the bowel alright) and b) the stitches are holding. What happened to you sounds horrible

[@RAW-zz7gt]

This young man is extraordinarily intelligent and nice. What an awesome teacher he is. Thank you for breaking everything down for us. Excellent presentation!

[@shesaknitter]

My daughter had emergency gall bladder removal surgery last year. This video is absolutely fascinating. I've sent her the link and thank you! I really love your videos!

[@kuzunyan8074]

Thank you so much for making this video!! Now I understand clearly what had happened to me! I had mine removed last year 2020 when I thought I was just having GERD every time I eat. Little did I know I already had a gall stone lodged somewhere that's why I was having acid reflux. Actually had it checked and was diagnosed with GERD at first but as a couple of months went on, the pain just became so unbearable that I collapsed in the office one day and hadn't noticed I was turning yellow. Was rushed to the ER and admitted for ERCP to get the blockage out the next day, then the day after, into the operating room to have the whole gallbladder removed. Was back to normal right after release except for the imminent pooping right after a fatty meal lol, but I'd take it in a heartbeat if it meant I could eat in peace without dying 5 mins after the first bite!

[@chaoticmind04]

I had my gallbladder removed July 2020. I had 8 small stones and 2 ping-pong sized stones. I wish my doctor explained all this to me like you have because now it makes more sense on how I got my stones and why it was so excruciating. I absolutely hated the pain, nausea and vomiting! I couldn't eat vegetables like salads and peas without vomiting. Most of the time my body gave no warning about the vomiting. I also had a 9 mm cyst on my left ovary. Did both surgeries done at the same time.

[@EnglishVirgo]

I had a gastric bypass in 2009 and knew that my gallbladder could become an issue. Over the years, it didn't and the last time it was checked out (a couple of years ago after cancer), it was fine. Then last year I started being struck with the most torturous abdominal pain. So we arranged an ultrasound, which found gallbladder sludge and some calculi. We then did an MRI to be sure that I don't need it removing quickly. I still haven't heard the result on that one. It is just weird to me, because when my diet was horrid, my gallbladder had no issues and now that my diet is healthy, it filled with sludge and stones. It is a truly horrific pain. That's saying something, because I have chronic pain issues anyway, but that gallbladder pain is nasty!

[@amberday7435]

My choly patients always report extreme pain. Glad to have a better understanding as to why. I love this channel.

[@timbennett4016]

Would LOVE a video on the pancreas and its digestive and endocrine uses!

[@Mik_S]

I had mine removed several years ago. The first symptoms I had was throwing up one morning after waking up to go to work, lack of appetite and when I did eat something it would not stay down. My poo had changed colour and was almost yellow, and quite often I had the runs. I never had any pain at this point so just thought it was a stomach bug so did not see the doc for a few weeks. One day at work in a meeting I was feeling light headed and nearly passed out, managed to rush out to the toilets to recover. the boss sent me home and to make an appointment to see the doc. After a lot of blood tests and an ultrasound scan they found that the ducts were blocked. I did get the pain in the weeks after being sent home, waiting for the results of the scan and it was probably the worst pain I ever had. One side affect I had with the removal was about once a month after I would get severe pain and area would inflate till it was almost solid for about 20 mins, then it would immediately pass and the pain would go away. It could be that the bile duct is getting blocked but once the pressure behind has increased it is able to pass it. I have no Idea what could cause the blocking as I assume galls stones can only form in the gall bladder. I was in a stressful place then so that may be a factor, but now it is very rare but can still happen.

[@Terri_Hugs]

I let mine get some bad that I was passing out!

[@heatwaves8790]

i hope it goes away soon but glad it happen less often . hope u live a healthy life :D

[@xXxHallwaysOfHecate96xXx]

I've had problems with my side for years, since I was in year 9 so I was about 14 was sat in drama class and I had the most intense stabbing pain I panicked and started crying thinking my appendix burst. It was not. I went to the doctor and said it was an inflamed liver. Years later still getting the same pain, I'm now 26 and finally been diagnosed with gallstones and now waiting for my surgery date to have my gallbladder removed. I can not wait. Other than nearly dying from sepsis when I was a kid and the kidney infection I had was when I was 12 the gallstones moving is one of the worst pains I've had. I Kno I'm young but it runs in my family, my older sister had hers removed when she was about 24. My other sister has is and my grandmother had it and my mum had it aswell. It's not nice but I've heard kidney stones are even worse.

[@Oturtlegirl51]

Absolutely, hands down the best explanation yet on this complicated topic. Thank you, and well done!

[@valorideekon7716]

I just love this channel! I am having gallbladder issues so it was really amazing to watch this! I also have a multi septated cyst in the head of the pancreas. Would love to see a video on the pancreas. You guy's are so amazing at explaining clearly human anatomy. I am spellbound!

[@zuwu1279]

I had my gallbladder removed two months ago! It was after months and a lot of visits to the hospital al 4 am that they told me i had cholecystitis and had to get surgery. I saw two doctors, none of them wanted to operate me bc of past surgeries and finally one came and offered to do de surgery. Im so thankfull to that one doctor who offered himself, if not i would have lived in pain my entire life lmao.

[@markwitte303]

aweful doctors to refuse your surgery.

[@hightechredneck8587]

I had a severe case of Gall Stones and still suffer from pancreatitis from time to time. Nothing, I repeat nothing compares to the pain of a full on gall stone attack. I had some that the doctor said were bigger than marbles. I've learnt some tricks and techniques to live with it. It's been 8 years since my first attack (which nearly killed me due to liver and pancreatic failure), I am now stone free and I still have my gall bladder.

[@Biosbiz2]

I am going through your videos like crazy! Love them as a teacher, and many are fine to share with my teenage students, thank you. I saw this one on the gallbladder, and was hoping to see what the stones might look like. Approximately how many or how big they can get, their consistency, and what some might look like under a microscope. I just passed one small one during the end of a hospital medical stay. The tech showed me the ultrasound of a bunch of pebbles and mentioned that I probably had gallstones. Like you, she said many people will never know they’re there. Fours days after being released, I went to the ER, doubled over in tears! I was instantly admitted and had my gallbladder removed. Thank goodness it sounds like the procedure is easier now! I had 4 little incisions for tools/lights, and where the took out the bladder. If the bladder is as large as it seemed in the video, and then fill with stones, how did this all come through an incision less than an inch long so low on my belly?😮 I know they inflated my belly, but seriously, rocks and all is gone?😅. I would like to know more about what happens in this kind of laparoscopic procedure. At 52, with my gallbladder, it seems different. At 15, I was taken from my high school with severe menstrual pain to a hospital that did a laparoscopic removal of over 200cc of fluid in my abdomen. We never knew how or why. It was justly labeled “lymphoid hyperplasia”. I’m now curious about how such procedures are done. Any program/documentaries refferals would be great!🎉. Thanks for all you do! The vaping video will be great for my students!❤

[@roysnider3456]

I’ve watched a few of these videos and I love them. I’m older now but I’ve always had a strong interest in human anatomy and these videos scratch that itch very nicely thank you.

[@margaretandersen9914]

You're so freaking smart, and entertaining. I love watching your videos. Pregnancy is what killed my gallbladder - I had multiple "biliary colic" episodes after having my first child, then a 2 1/2-year break with no pain (I put off having the cholecystectomy for this reason), then of course after having my second child, I had more attacks. While an ultrasound after my first kid detected the presence of gallstones, by the time I had it out 3 years later, there were none. Where did they go? I'm so happy to have it gone (it's been 10 years). We knew a wonderful woman who had hers out when she was in her early 20s (they performed the surgery *while* she was pregnant!) and she lived to be 94.

[@theanatomylab]

Thank you! It is possible to pass smaller stones into the intestine and eventually to the toilet...

[@Verrucca00]

My new favorite channel! I was hoping to see some actual gallstones, tho. I felt this whole episode, because I had my gallbladder out last year.

[@johnsonajayi1695]

Thank you Jonathan you made life easier with your explanation

[@constantine6812]

Guys, you're the best!!! thanks for a great work you're doing!!! I've watched a couple of videos only and learnt so much. Keep it up.

[@artemis1style]

Mine were excruciating 😟 44 stones, mostly small ones with one or two larger ones. Interesting to look at. I still have them in a container after more than 20 years.

[@All4Catastrophe_GameOn]

Same! Have mine for 25 years now looking pretty gross

[@helenelmir6110]

Hi Aotearoa I had really excruciating pain when I had gallbladder problems. I thought it was from another condition the doctor finally sent me for gallbladder scans and found out that my gallbladder was full of stones. I had surgery to remove my gallbladder and they told me they did a laparoscopy and also had to cut me because my gallbladder was full of stones. I managed to keep my stones until now from 2008 or 2009. I still had pain after and they thought I may have had a stone in my duct so I had to go through more tests. Thank god there wasn’t and the pain finally subsided.

[@helenelmir6110]

@@All4Catastrophe_GameOn yes they do look gross. I keep my in the fridge. They look like sand and pebbles but look a greeny colour, some were around 1 cm or smaller.

[@helenelmir6110]

Hi. Did you count them? That sounds gross.

[@nataliedeshow768]

@@helenelmir6110 why would you keep them? That’s odd!!

[@cellinimedusa4679]

Thank you. I am prepping for surgery right now and this has been very informative and helpful

[@animesenpai1163]

At 15 years old I was diagnosed with gallstones, at first they thought it was appendicitis, but I've been showing symptoms years and years before. Then this year I went to surgery due to a fistula... Currently recovering, and I believe the culprit is the gall bladder.

[@leifwinter9666]

That might just be the smoothest transition into an ad ever

[@theanatomylab]

Lol. Thanks! That's what we were hoping for!

[@aurvaroy6670]

"So back to the gallbladder!"

[@jodieweiss8774]

Thank you for making this video, apart from the fascinating facts about the gall bladder and the surrounding areas, it has answered a couple of questions I've had. My grandad died of cholangiocarcinoma. All I knew was it was a cancer of the bile duct. So this video has made more sense of it all and how it all works in that area of the body. Thanks guys x

[@LostJedi26]

That's so sad. :( I'm sorry. Hugs.

[@jodieweiss8774]

@@LostJedi26 Thank you x

[@mariastellamelendez8670]

Thank you for your easy to understand discussion on the gallbadder.

[@judywanda]

This video was a delight to watch and I wish vids like this were available when I was in nursing school over 40 years ago. Answered many questions for me. Knowledge and teaching did not keep from enjoying a cheeseburger and fries while watching the video. New subscriber as of now.

[@happyjuicegirl]

Another great video, thank you! I have never, NEVER, felt pain like I did when I had pancreatitis and liver shutdown due to gallstones. It was the worst 5 days of my life, without exception. Give me both c section childbirths, smashing a knee, and fracturing a shoulder, all at the same time, rather than that pain again. It was the only time in my life I actually wanted to die just to stop the agony. Never been so happy to go under the knife!!

[@Ffollies]

Yikes!!! So did it come on suddenly and then you went to the hospital? Or was it a gradual worsening of pain?

[@cbrown8615]

WOW I better get checked for gallstones! I'm in Comfort Care ~ at home, waiting to die!

[@happyjuicegirl]

@@Ffollies it was on and off. I had an umbilical hernia and thought the pain was that, as it settled when I lay down on my back. So I ignored it for months. Then it began to get more frequent, until one day, after days of pain, I was in absolute agony. Vomiting, shaking, unable to do anything. The gallstones had been moving before, which is why it came and went, but this time they blocked and caused the pancreatitis and liver problems. In short, don't do what I did! Get it checked x

[@Ffollies]

@@happyjuicegirl Thanks for the reply. I'll keep that in mind and go to the doctor right away if I experience those symptoms

[@cbrown8615]

@mac Cancer is cancer! Just woke up to take more morphine! Flooded with sweat ~ heart hurts! Hospital bed was set up today! Sure helps! 2 months, in this pain from Hell! I wish you, the best in health! Enjoy Nature! Beautiful Fall, enjoy it! 👍🎉💖🎶☮️😁

[@Gerberd4936]

I’ve been dealing with what I presume to be gallbladder issues for about a decade. Pain starts in upper back and moves to right quadrant. Lasts 5 or more hours every time. Ranges from mild to excruciating pain. Subsides sometimes with exercise. Heat is soothing. I’ve been searching for an explanation like this for the entire time. Thank you. Love this channel.

[@trippychick92]

Same here have had many doctors do ultrasounds and say it's sludge in my gallbladder and tell me it's biliary colic and they still haven't taken it out it's been about 4 years I've been dealing with this. It is excruciating pain.

[@Gerberd4936]

@@trippychick92 it is awful I’m sorry you deal with it too. I’ve had trouble trying to track maybe what I do/eat that is a potential catalyst for it. I haven’t been able to pinpoint much outside of very fatty and cholesterol ridden foods (ex. Eggs, beef, shrimp). Sometimes it starts after a meal and sometimes it is completely random. Sometimes if I get stressed/frustrated it seems to incite the pain as well. Exercise seems to get rid of it about 50% of the time, but I worry about what other damage it maybe doing to my body. Every doctor tells me to get an endoscopy or go to ER while having the pain to get the sonogram.

[@scottheld4837]

@@trippychick92 An cat scan with medicine run through, into gallbladder helps diagnose condition. Shows much more than an ultrasound. Test takes around two hours. Be well.

[@trippychick92]

@@Gerberd4936 I've had an endoscopy and ultrasound while having pain and they just tell me it's sludge, but I'm not sure how I don't have stone, something has to be happening because I'm having pain. I've had to cut out alot of food to avoid having pain. Have to really watch what I eat. It's just been so frustrating to deal with I just want it over with by now I'm sure you are feeling the same

[@Gerberd4936]

@@trippychick92 I can completely relate. I do wish it would stop. It is debilitating pain that essentially ruins the entire day on which it occurs. It always echoes in the back of my mind at every meal like is it going to happen this time? There has got to be some solution out there.

[@elainelott9916]

Having had emergency gall bladder removal I found this very interesting. Your explanation was very good and detailed. Wish you had continued on with the removal surgery. Thx for the great job !!!

[@Volar777]

i love how you explain these things and i will tell you i have learned so much and know a lot more than i have ever known before to give me an idea of what my body can possibly be telling me. Love this channel and you are the best

[@MustangSally7259]

Well, I learned a lot about why my friend needed gallbladder surgery, great video.

[@mrs.j12018]

Everything you all do is so fascinating! I was hoping you would get into what happens when a person no longer has a gallbladder. What is the digestive process without a gallbladder? Does it slow the process or speed it up? What is the effect on digestion and nutrient absorption, if any? Would it affect how a body metabolizes food, medication, etc? Thank you!

[@cindydaugherty8441]

Yes, I also would like to see, as I have had my gallbladder removed years ago

[@jeffc9673]

@AJ I have lived 45 years without one lol.

[@busnorth]

I have actually no change. Eat what i what. No effects. I don't drink alcohol though. can't say for that.

[@chastityembick9181]

I didnt experience any changes.

[@lcvb1624]

You, Sir, are an excellent teacher! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.Your enthusiasm is contagious!

[@mariafreemantle3917]

Excellent, informative presentation, many thanks!

[@chen4ydixon848]

A video explanation about flat-foot pain from you guys will be great. As always, THANKS LOTS for all this work u do

[@kateclark7250]

Thank you for this clear explainmation!

[@Venoplague]

My grandma is currently going through one of these processes actually. I'm so glad i seen this cause the doctors have not figured out what is going wrong. They said something about gallstones not falling and when i asked what those were and what makes them, they literally said "i don't know" now that i have some suspicions i can help guide them in the right direction to helping my grandma.

[@chelin7023]

You guys are awesome! Easy to follow and the education I’m getting is better than anything I’ve had exposure before. Thank you! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@Earthgal1964]

Just had my gallbladder removed in July. I thought I was dying during my last attack! Wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.... if I had any. ;-)

[@swastika137]

Can U eat Pizza and Cheese Related Foods ? And If no then till how long ?

[@heatwaves8790]

glad you live and past through it . hope you're feeling way more better now :D

[@dragon92768]

I had gallstones years ago. When I would have an attack, my pancreas would also flare up to where I had Pancreatitus. After about half a dozen attacks (sweating, vomiting and incredible pain), they finally removed my gallbladder. It was done laparoscopicly and I was out (the same day, outpatient) and resumed my routine the next day.

[@sandramitchell9073]

I had the same symptoms as well as pancreatitis before removal of my gallbladder but a stone blocked the duct and I had to have that flushed out. Couldn’t be done at the hospital where I had the surgery so after a plane flight to a major city hospital, the flush was done to clear the duct.

[@pattym6129]

Thank you for all your wonderful, in depth info re: anatomy. For years I worked within all the different specialties of medicine. I learned so much about our anatomy. But, learning about it on cadavers makes the learning crystal clear.