Is anyone else pregnant with gallbladder stones?

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I have been having pain attacks recently and the doctor prescribed me norco which doesn’t seem right for me to be taking since I’m pregnant. Is anyone else having the same issues ? If so, what pain killer do you take if any ?

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Yes at 16 weeks they found gallstones. I'm currently 20+4. I'm on a diet, no cheese or high fat foods. I pretty much eat veggies, fruit, chicken and breads/pastas with no dressing. I'm not on any medication. My OBGYN said I need to be super careful to I avoid surgery while pregnant. 
I've had one more attack since my diagnosis, not because of what I ate but how much I ate. It's all about not making your gallbladder work hard. Every meal is a struggle I'm constantly paranoid about eating, and now have panic attacks. I can't wait to see baby on Friday I need some motivation/good news through this.

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My Mom had an attack when she was pregnant with me. Her pain was so severe they thought they would have to do emergency surgery and likely end up losing the pregnancy. This was when she was 15 weeks pregnant.
They managed to get the pain under control and she was placed on a strict low fat diet to postpone surgery for as long as possible. 
All the changes worked and she was able to deliver full term and now nearly 28 years later she still hasn’t needed to get her gall bladder removed.

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Can someone please describe their attack? I think I had one a few days ago.

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i just had an attack last night. only lasted about 5 min. but im worried it will become a thing. have they done an ultrasound to see if theres gallstones?

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They didn’t prescribe me anything. My attack went away after a few hours and ever since then I’m on a very strict diet because I’m terrified of having another attack.

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Some advice for you ladies having attacks I had my first stack when I was pregnant a long time ago and kept having them afterward it took me years to have my gallbladder removed it wasn’t until I had a massive attack last lasted 8 hours that i was like ok I have to do something about this. I had my gall bladder removed two years ago and it wasn’t even functioning and full of stones. Make sure you have it checked out.

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They won’t prescribe it here for that, not while pregnant. I had a gall bladder attack a few weeks ago (about 12 weeks) and all they did was tell me to take Tylenol despite knowing my gallbladder function is at 33% & my upper right side was swollen. (And before anyone goes omg you’re supposed to get it out if it’s 35% or less, my insurance doesn’t cover it unless it’s proven my ALT & AST are constantly elevated & it hasn’t shown up as abnormal yet and I don’t have 5000$ to pay up front)

Is anyone else pregnant with gallbladder stones?

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