HI, my son is 21 years old and is in the small town of Sitka Alaska. We have no health insurance. he has been into emergency 3 times in 3 weeks with severe stomach pain. He has been vomiting blood . Doctors dont know whats wrong in this small town. just had ultra sound yesterday and now they say his galblader is inflamed and needs to be removed. My brother is a registerest nurse in Belvue Wa. He said another possibility is radiation posioning. my son has been scuba diving, finding thing wahed up from japan. I am very worried, what do u think?
Hello As far as the symptoms of inflamed gallbladder are concerned, as per my opinion it doe snot present with blood vomiting. As you did mention that he has been scuba diving, there is a chance that it has something to do with that also. As far as going in for surgery is concerned, i don't think it's an emergency situation as far as inflamed gallbladder is concerned which can also be treated conservatively. Advise would be to get complete blood profile done and if possible to get an upper gastrostomy to rule out any pathology within the upper gastrointestinal tract. Regards.