Gallbladder function at 18% and constant dull pain on my right side, what should i do?

Your choice...: Your cck-hida indicates gallbladder dysfunction, which often translates to mean a symptomatic one that warrants surgical removal. There are lots of reasons however for biliary-type dyspepsia, and you may want to investigate these before considering surgery. Indeed, your symptoms may persist even if the gallbladder is removed, since it may turn out it wasn't the sole reason for your distress.

See a surgeon: Most patients who are symptomatic from gallbladder disease get worse over time until the gallbladder is removed.

Biliary dyskinesia: While it's not 100%, poorly functioning gallbladder seen on CCK HIDA scan typically responds to gallbladder removal. Higher likelihood if the CCK reproduced your pain. This is usually done laparoscopically, by a general surgeon. Amongst the risks however is that you might still have the pain, even after the gallbladder is out. You need to decide if it's bad enough for surgery. Hope this helps!

See below: Based on the HIDA results, you have biliary dyskinesia which is a condition that affects gallbladder function and has attendant symptoms very similar to having gallstones. If you haven't had one already get an ultrasound to make sure there aren't stones as well. Patient with biliary dyskinesia and symptoms referable to it, are usually afforded significant relief with cholecystectomy.

Pain!: Right abdominal pain under your ribs, fevers , nausea bloating, vomiting. Tender to the touch. These are all symptoms of gallbladder pathology. But other things can cause this as well. Was your pain reproduced during the HIDA scan? if so you may benefit from GB removal. IF not, you may need to look for another cause of your pain. If symptoms improve with diet, etc may not need surgery at all

Need surgery: Your gallbladder is not functioning properly, the normal number is 30% or more (ejection fraction), sounds like you had a HIDA scan. Did the injected drug (CCK, actually a hormone) cause the pain to worsen? If it did that is pretty clear evidence the problem is with the gallbladder, and that surgery to remove the gallbladder will cure you of this pain. This is usually an outpatient operation