Since I found out I was pregnant with my daughter (she’s 8 weeks), I had been having these episodes that my OB said was just bad indigestion that can sometimes be painful and brushed it off. Like severe pain in my upper back and chest/upper abdomen, it feels like I’m having a heart attack. It's so bad I have to do breathing exercises to make myself breathe because I just want to hold my breath. I’ve gone through 36 hours of labor and was still able to talk through the worst contractions. So the fact I can’t talk means a lot for my high pain tolerance. I was also taking omeparzole for the “indigestion” and it didn’t seem to be helping at all anymore. I had another episode last Sunday that lasted over 3 hours, longer then the usual 1-1.5 hours. The pain was so bad I threw up four times until there was nothing in my stomach and I finally fell asleep when I just couldn’t take the pain anymore. Then another one early Friday morning after getting home from my parents for Thanksgiving. That one was the longest lasting 7+ hours. The worst one I ever had was in the spring and I was just laying in bed for hours with my eyes closed and crying I was doing without my control.

So last Wednesday I did a phone call appt with my primary. He said nope! It’s not indigestion and was sorry I had been ignored for the past year. He scheduled me right away for an ultrasound and surprise surprise I have gallstones. I don’t know anything more than that. I don’t know how many or the size. I’m seeing a surgeon tomorrow to talk about surgery. DH’s mom is trying to tell me I don’t need surgery and that eat differently will fix it. I’ve been eating brown rice, chicken, lettuce and oranges because of the pain. I’m afraid to eat anything. I don’t know how much healthier I can eat.

Can anyone shed some light on surgery and recovery? I had a laparoscopy last May 2019. Is it the same? I had my daughter via C-section and my husband says I’ll be able to handle this easy. Anyone tips would be great!