About gall stones

I have been having what we called “back attacks” since 1992. I just
found out by chance two days ago that these were/are gall bladder
attacks. I am still in shock. I am going to the doctor Monday. Does
anyone have any tips on what to ask (besides get an ultrasound)?
My attacks began after the birth of my second child in 1992. I
thought they were realted to caffeine, because I always had one after
drinking a couple cokes with our Friday night pizza and I was at that
time consuming a lot of chocolate. I thought the caffeine caused
severe muscle spasms in my back. I have since given up caffeine
completely, though I do eat some chocolate in moderation every now and
then. I began having attacks more frequently after the birth of my
3rd child in 1994. These I attributed to stress. These were the
first severely excruciating acute attacks - the kind that feel like a
bear hug and freeze my diaphragm/rib cage so I could hardly breathe
and last about 20 minutes (recovery from feeling beat up and washed

out takes a day). For all these years, I watched myself carefully
concerning chocolate and caffeine, always worried about being struck
with a back attack. Sometimes I would have them anyway. For a few
years back in the late 90’s I had one a month. About 90% of them are
the fast excruciating can’t breathe kind, the other 10% are low level
last 4 to 12 hours kind. Over the past 5 years or so, they have been
less frequent. My last one was a mild one (4 hour, can’t get
comfortable, punched in the back and tummy feeling) this past
Wednesday. I had been nearly fasting because of recovering from the
flu, then Wednesday went to a BBQ place and had half a pork sandwich
and about a half basket of onion straws (deep fried and very greasy).
I was wondering why I was having a “back attack” since I had had no
chocolate in days and I did not feel stressed out or anything!
I never considered going to the doctor for these, because I thought
they would think I was crazy if they could not see one in progress and
I had to rely on description only. I DID go see chiropractors a lot
for my back, including these attacks, and I am NOT HAPPY right now
that they adjusted my right shoulder and between my shoulder blades
many times and NEVER mentioned gall bladder.
Now that I know what is really going on and from what I have read, I
realized an episode with beef roast a year ago was a gall bladder
attack as well, although an atypical one for me. This roast was too
greasy. I felt nausated and ended up spending the whole night
throwing up. Then for several days afterward my poop was white in color.
I realize now that my intermittent yellow diarrhea is probably related
as well. I thought I was getting “irritable bowel” or something.
Also for the past few years, 9 times out of 10, pork “runs right
through” me.
Since I found out two days ago I have done some research on the
internet and am kind of feeling depressed about it all - the thought
of haggling with doctors, doing flushes, changing my diet even more…
I don’t know, I think I am in shock.
Thank you for listening.
~Bayley