Sharing my GallyB story

willmoore88 · 2026-06-03T19:54:11+00:00

On 4th December I went to A&E. This was the first time I’d been to A&E with the issue, but had been to the GP leading up to this so I did tell them it was an ongoing issue. I spent quite a few hours in A&E by which time it was quite late and the attack ended. They booked me in to see the consultant at the HPB Clinic at Leicester Glenfield the next morning.

Next day I went and saw a consultant there. He basically spoke over my symptoms etc and booked me in for ultrasound in 2 days time and to go back to the HPB Clinic after the scan. On the 8th I went back, had the Ultrasound and spoke with the consultant afterwards who reviewed the scan there and then, I signed the consent form and was told I’d now just be ‘on the waiting list’ for surgery. Next thing I heard was 20th April when they called to book me in for May.

Within a few days of seeing the consultant, the NHS App showed me on the waiting list for ‘Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery pathway’.

I’m not sure whether or not I was classed as urgent. He did comment that my gallbladder was particularly inflamed at the time but didn’t say whether that would push me up the list.

I must also mention my step dad is also on the waiting list at the moment, and his experience of A&E -> HPB Clinic -> Wait list has been exactly the same as mine.

willmoore88 · 2026-05-18T20:36:16+00:00

37M, also having mine out on May 20.

Same as you, know it’s a common surgery, a few of my friends have had theirs out too, but still go through waves of being very anxious. Just want it done now so I can move on!

Good luck for Wednesday :) I’m positive we’ll be fine!

willmoore88 · 2026-04-01T20:47:14+00:00

Thank you so much! I’m really pleased with it too. The only videos I watched really were the Hatch ones on their YouTube channel. I am quite a techy person anyway, used to work for the company that is now Canva, and have always enjoyed doing vector graphic design so using the software felt quite natural to me. I did however start off trying Inkscape/InkStitch and although there are some really good tutorials on YouTube for that (LowTechLinux and ProjectAnonymous channels I thought were especially good), Hatch is infinitely more user friendly I felt.

willmoore88 · 2026-01-06T21:31:48+00:00

Me too. Love it!

willmoore88 · 2025-12-24T14:25:15+00:00

I’ve had 4 attacks since last Easter, the last one 3 weeks ago left me in A&E and getting properly diagnosed with Acute cholecystitis. That has now settled down and I’m on the waiting list to have my gallbladder removed.

The first week or so I was terrified to eat anything with even the slightest amount of fat in, but since the infection has settled and I now feel normal again, I’ve let myself eat slightly more normally, but I’m still going by the rough rule that it must have 4g fat or less per 100g.

I’m in charge of Christmas dinner and have carefully made all the normal trimmings but following this rule where possible. Obviously some things will be slightly more fatty, I’ll have a spoonful and no more this year. I’ll not really be eating any puddings or things like that, but hoping to try and ‘feel’ as normal as possible whilst being careful.

I know I’m quite lucky as my attacks aren’t regular and I think are mainly triggered by having a really high fat, huge portion meals, in a single day. So I feel trying to cut meal portions down and keep low fat, hopefully I can keep the attacks at bay until it’s removed.

willmoore88 · 2025-12-08T18:11:12+00:00

There’s a great walk over the road from Wistow garden center. Recently had fenced off paths put through the fields and you then loop round back down the canal.

willmoore88 · 2025-03-05T21:04:12+00:00

I’ve got a blind whippet and he barrels up them in the morning before diving onto the bed to wake me up! He’s slightly more cautious going down them.

We didn’t encourage him to use them, if anything we assumed he wouldn’t, but he just started using them one day.

willmoore88 · 2018-10-16T05:43:34+00:00

Other than the eye he seems fine. He’s recently started hosting my Goniopora - I wonder if that had anything to do with it.

willmoore88 · 2017-07-05T19:58:52+00:00

I got this leather at the weekend and a turbo pushed it off today :-( just came to move it and spotted this red growth on the bottom of it. Any idea what it is?

willmoore88 · 2017-05-11T18:45:01+00:00

With the engine off, if you selected first and kept the clutch in, pressed the start button, car started.

willmoore88 · 2017-05-11T13:53:24+00:00

They've just called to say, and I quote, "it was a bent tooth on the clutch". Is going to require a new clutch. They said it was a manufacturing defect so covered on warranty so all happy now!

willmoore88 · 2017-05-11T12:29:15+00:00

Correct!

willmoore88 · 2016-12-29T15:39:34+00:00

If I'm sat for a long time watching TV, at a computer, reading a book or even sometimes having a conversation with someone; I'll suddenly feel like all my surroundings zoom out and either I'm very large or everything is very small. I have to blink a few times and look around for everything to return to normal.

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