Drawing Blood for Thyroid Function Tests. Talk to your doctor about any medications you are taking and tell your doctor if you are pregnant. Certain medications and pregnancy may influence your test results. A blood draw, also known as venipuncture, is an outpatient procedure performed at a lab or a doctorâs office.
Nausea or vomiting: Nausea and vomiting are common symptoms of all types of gallbladder problems. But only chronic gallbladder disease may cause digestive problems, such as acid reflux, gas, nausea, and vomiting. Fever or chills: An unexplained fever may signal that you have an infection. If you have an infection, you need treatment before it worsens and becomes dangerous.
Persistent symptoms after gallbladder removal. 1  Patient : Hi I've had gallbladder surgery for 1 year it seems that after I had my gallbladder removed I am still starting to have stomach problems. 2  Doctor : In some cases symptoms attributed to gallbladder disease continue even after the gallbladder has been removed. The like ly reason for this is that the gallbladder was not the problem in the first place. Less often the symptoms persist despite removal of the gallbladder and no other cause can be found. It is unlikely that your symptoms now are related to surgery.There are several conditions which can explain your present symptoms, including peptic ulcer disease, chronic pancreatitis, and acid reflux disease.