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Originally Posted by RSD RENEE
Hi again Angelina,
I hope you're feeling better today. My catscan showed two small gall stones in my gallbladder, when I was in ER a few month ago, which I'm contemplating taking out. I didn't think of that. Maybe that's what it is. My dr said mine didn't need to come out unless they caused pain.
I think my rsd makes the pain worse with gallstones, but am not sure so I am going to see a gastrointestinal dr like my gp recommended. Not takng advil for a while does seem to be helping too. Well I hope that you're better and that your drs can find out what is soon, so they can help you to feel better. Try to hold on and my thoughts are with you.
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RSD - Renee,
I would be careful of having the surgery to remove either the stones or the gallbladder unless it is really to painful to live with. With RSD/CRPS any surgery can cause spread and that is why all the experts in treating CRPS caution against surgery. Like you said CRPS/RSD can increase other pain.. in other words that pain might be coming more from the disease itself rather than the gall stones so even if they were removed that doesn't necessarily guarantee you will be rid of the pain and in fact it could get worse after surgery. Just my two-cents.. be cautious and really consider how you could handle it being worse afterwards.
Tessa