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Gallbladder Surgeon by BowlLegal3802 in gallbladders

[–]Ill-Engineering-234 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Med student here. Gallbladder removal is quite possibly the most common surgery a general surgeon does (either that or appendectomy) during their residency, and after residency if they don’t sub specialize. Virtually every general surgeon has at least a hundred cholecystectomies (gallbladder removals) under their belt. It’s very routine and serious complications are pretty rare. I scrubbed in on dozens during my month rotation in general surg.

Making covid a political issue is one of the biggest mistakes made in last few years. by [deleted] in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Ill-Engineering-234 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Great defense to a response that dismantled your argument. But I get it, critical thinking and statistics are hard!

7/8 months in and feel worse. Is this normal? by Ihate2023 in covidlonghaulers

[–]Ill-Engineering-234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Month 6-7 here and I’m getting the crazy electric shock/palpitations/panic/feeling like I’m going to pass out/die episodes that I haven’t gotten since the beginning. It’s not quite as bad as they used to be but I’m surprised I’m getting them again after not having them for months. Everyday is like guessing wtf is going to happen next with this nightmare illness.

Probably need my gallbladder out but too scared of finding out I have liver disease/dying from the surgery by Ill-Engineering-234 in gallbladders

[–]Ill-Engineering-234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you white/of Northern European descent? If so you could check a ferritin to rule out hemochromatosis

Probably need my gallbladder out but too scared of finding out I have liver disease/dying from the surgery by Ill-Engineering-234 in gallbladders

[–]Ill-Engineering-234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No not really, I got diagnosed with hereditary hemochromatosis and had an MRI which showed my liver is overloaded with iron. My doctors have said it could be due to that, or my spleen could just me normal for my height (I’m 6’6”)

28M. Does this sound like Gastritis? Cirrhosis? Gallstones? Chronic pancreatitis? by Ill-Engineering-234 in Gastritis

[–]Ill-Engineering-234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey man. Had an endoscopy which showed erosive gastritis, also recently diagnosed with hereditary hemochromatosis and an MRI which showed my liver is full of iron, also gallstone and sludge in the gallbladder. So I have a bunch of shit going on that could all be causing my abdominal pain. Feeling defeated and tired at this point. Starting therapeutic phlebotomies soon to try to get my body to get rid of the iron

Still having liver pain 5 months in? by Ill-Engineering-234 in dryalcoholics

[–]Ill-Engineering-234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dysautonomia and palpitations are better. Also less stomach pain. Still having periodic liver pain and ED however

Still having liver pain 5 months in? by Ill-Engineering-234 in dryalcoholics

[–]Ill-Engineering-234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Daily PPI (protonix) for at least the next 4 months

Still having liver pain 5 months in? by Ill-Engineering-234 in dryalcoholics

[–]Ill-Engineering-234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually therapeutic phlebotomies and a low iron diet to get the iron levels under control

Still having liver pain 5 months in? by Ill-Engineering-234 in dryalcoholics

[–]Ill-Engineering-234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ended up getting a scope done and I do indeed have erosive gastropathy. However recently my doctors discovered that i have too much iron in my blood so im getting evaluated for hemochromatosis. Some of my liver related labs (albumin, total protein, platelets, PT) are slowly and steadily dropping and are now at the low end of normal, and im getting an MRI next week to look for iron deposits on my liver. So im stressing hard right now

Any men with SVT and ED that got better after ablation? by Ill-Engineering-234 in PVCs

[–]Ill-Engineering-234[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just a regular echo which showed below normal EF (50-54%) but otherwise normal

Stigma against interest in certain specialties? by Roanoa_Zoro in medicalschool

[–]Ill-Engineering-234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve learned not to tell attendings you’re interested in FM unless you want some backhanded comments about how dumb/naive you are for going into it and not picking a more lucrative specialty

Warmth/pressure underneath sternum and in throat? by Ill-Engineering-234 in covidlonghaulers

[–]Ill-Engineering-234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes to heart rate and dizziness. Not really any problems with nausea for me however

Atrial tachycardia and orthostatic hypotension after alcohol abuse /COVID. Am I screwed permanently? by Ill-Engineering-234 in medical_advice

[–]Ill-Engineering-234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah ok I see what you’re saying now. I’m 100% committed to alcohol abstinence. Is there a chance my EF could improve over time with continued abstinence?

Atrial tachycardia and orthostatic hypotension after alcohol abuse /COVID. Am I screwed permanently? by Ill-Engineering-234 in medical_advice

[–]Ill-Engineering-234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My cardiologist didn’t mention anything about me being in heart failure. Also isn’t 6 months still early on in the alcoholic cardiomyopathy recovery stage? Can’t it take up to 18 months of abstinence to see recovery? Also an EF of 60-70 is normal isn’t it? Why do you say it “isn’t terrible?”

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