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Originally Posted by pavulon
Each time people have a "gall bladder attack", the body can lay down scar tissue which can make removal more difficult. Also, if a stone becomes lodged in the cystic duct, an ERCP may also become necessary to remove or dislodge it.
I'd imagine everyone is aware of the opiate issues for patients which results in accountability for providers and tighter control over numbers of opiate pills made available to patients--who may or may not be taking them for legitimate or illegitimate reasons. It can become medical quicksand.
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My two stones were well characterized including size, both much too large to get lodged in the - duct of Odi? It has a cool name, which I can’t quite recall. So the docs told me I wasn’t going to have a serious attack, just the “usual” ones. That said, if I can’t get pain meds then having 1-2 attacks a year isn’t going to be so acceptable.
One of my friends recovering from knee replacement says her doc is being very tough about giving her any more oxy. She is having the other knee done in January, poor gal.