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New technique treats gallstones DR GOTT DEAR DR GOTT I and have been diagnosed with a calcified gall bladder I ve been advised to undergo an operation Please what is a calci fled gall bladder Are there any treat methods other than surgery Will it become cancerous if not removed DEAR READER Whenever chron ic inflammation exists in tissue the body is often stimulated to form ex cess calcium in those areas For ex ample chronically irritated tendons become calcified and Infected lymph nodes may become filled with specks of calcium both conditions are rcadt ly visible on rays Similarly the wall of the gall bladder can become calcified giving it the feel and ap pearance of a cracked egg This usu ally means the gall bladder wall is chronically inflamed The calcification alone is not a sen condition does not require gcry and won lead to cancer How ever the inflammation causing the calcification is another matter It can result from gallstones or other poorly understood inflammatory pro cesses Therefore while you worry about the calcifications your doctors may suspect more than meets the eye If you have been advised to have your gall bladder removed and have been offered no other options I think you need a second opinion Seek a con with a gastroenterology who will determine the cause of your inflammationcalcification and rec ommend therapy if indicated For in stance if you do have gallstones and they are causing your symptoms you might be a candidate for a new tech that dissolves gallstones chemi cally rather than surgery Or the spe might advise you to leave well enough alone DEAR DR GOTT My yearold friend has shingles We ve been told they are contagious that she should stay away from children and older people Our local Board of Health says shingles are caused from a vous condition Help Look for old fashioned luck DEAR READER Your local Board of Health is pulling your leg Shingles is a contagious virus infection of nerves in the skin The cause is van cellazoster virus which is related to chicken pox Ordinarily shingles appears as stinging and itching blisters in a der matome a bandlike section of skin on one side of the body Eventually the blisters break leaving raw and in flamed areas that can remain uncom for several weeks Patients are contagious primarily the acute phase when the appear The virus is spread by contact Pregnant women should avoid shingles patients because the varicella zoster virus can enter the mothers body and infect the fetus even if the woman herself is immune This could harm the unborn baby Likewise the elderly are more at risk because their immune systems often have weakened with age I hope you misunderstood your Board of Healths representative Saying that shingles is caused by a nervous condition is akin to the old teaching that tuberculosis is caused by breathing in fog This Is obviously incorrect Ask your Board of Health to reconsider its pronouncement in light of more modern views on the cause of shingles To give you more 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