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Wondering if anyone else on here has had to have their gall bladder removed due to low or no ejecetion fraction. Surgeon said mine showed signs of tremendous inflammation. Guessing Bb can get in there too. Curious to know if it is a common problem or just coincidence on my part.
Thanks, Aimee
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YEP!!! My gallbladder got down to a practically non existent injection fracture percentage and I had it removed. My surgeon still says it is the lowest functioning gallbladder he ever removed.
I suspect very much that it was due to severe inflammation from Lyme because within a 6 month period I lost both my gallbladder and my appendix. I may be wrong of course, but I do think there is a connection. Jess.
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Oh yes, fairly common! You can do a search here on that.
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Sometimes people who treat with Rocephin need to have it removed, because Rocephin can be hard on it if infused daily.
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Yes, I had an excrutiatingly painful bout with my gall bladder, and it had a low ejection fraction. I had it removed, and the pain ceased forever!
But at the time, I didn't know I had Lyme disease. Post-surgery my doc said that I would heal and be back to normal activities in several weeks. That never happened.
The trauma of the severe gall bladder problem in which I was unable to eat, even water or Ensure caused extreme pain, and I lost 20 pounds like nothing. Then the trauma to my body of the surgery, even though it was laproscopic, these caused the Lyme disease, which had been hidden, to emerge.
The result was crushing fatigue, extreme cognitive problems, and various mystifying symptoms. My doctor diagnosed me with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It took me 5 years, lots of internet research, and a number of doctors, before getting the Lyme diagnosis.
Still, looking back, I just could not have gone on with the gall bladder problem as it was. It just had to go. The surgery itself, and the healing from it, went quite well. That was back in 2000. There was much less consciousness and knowledge about Lyme disease among doctors and the general public.
I hope you are feeling better and taking good care. Best wishes.
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