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03-28-2007, 08:32 AM | #1 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| anyone had a Gallbladder removed? I just found out today i have to have mine removed at the end of april, early may. Anyone had it done that can shed some light on the operation?? i'm SO nervous! |
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03-28-2007, 08:34 AM | #2 |
BANNED FOR NOT MAILING PRODUCTS PURCHASED | Yes, I have had mine removed. It should be a simple proccess. I will be thinking of you hun. PM if you need to. Or call me!!!!!!!!! I would love to talk to you and baby Layla!!! HUGSSSSSS |
03-28-2007, 08:36 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: TX
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| I've had three friends that have and one was actually 5 months pregnant when it had to be done. The surgery is relatively minor (as if surgery is ever really "minor")..... recovery time wasn't too bad. They have issues with eating certain foods since the gallbladder does play a part in digestion issues but it's nothing serious. Maybe you'll get a response from someone that's experienced the surgery first hand. I just know my friends all said it was fairly easy and that they felt so much better afterwards. Edited to say.... looks like I was posting the same time as above poster. Glad to see she agrees with what my friends say. Good luck!
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03-28-2007, 08:38 AM | #4 |
Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MN
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| Yep, I have. I have had 5 surgeries in the past 3-1/2 years and the gall bladder one was the easiest. There was almost no pain. It depends if they are going to do it laparoscopically or if they have to make the big incision. I didn't have the big incision. Just the tiny ones, so that makes a difference. One thing I didn't like is that they used staples instead of stitches and I won't let them do that again. I hated that feeling and looking at me and seeing metal hanging in my skin. Yuck! Some of them were only half way in so I had to pull those out myself. So - it shouldn't be too bad! I wish you the best! |
03-28-2007, 08:41 AM | #5 |
Enja's Mom too! Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC
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| I haven't, but I manage a General Surgeons' office and we do them all the time! It is the most common and most simple surgery to perform, if it is done laparoscopically. Good luck!
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03-28-2007, 09:01 AM | #6 | |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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03-28-2007, 10:39 AM | #7 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North wilkesboro, NC
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| I had mine removed it will be 3 years in August it is a very simple procedure. I ended up having to spend the night in the hosp because the anesthesia(sp) made me sick but other than that I was up and around a couple of days later. Good Luck
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03-28-2007, 10:40 AM | #8 | |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North wilkesboro, NC
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Mine aren't that noticeable now. You can always use cocoa butter or that medicine for scars.
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03-28-2007, 10:58 AM | #9 |
Peeka Boo I See You! Donating Member | I had mine out last January the surgery wasn't bad but i'm not gonna lie it does hurt after mostly like really bad gas pain it's from the air they pump into you during the surgery but after that first day it will subside and you will just be tender. The scars are tiny not noticeable at all and recovery is super fast like 2-3 days. I had some complications from mine but it is rare. Trust me if you had pain like i did before i got it out it's worth anypain to get rid of it. Before i got mine out everytime i had an attack i thought i was seriously dying it was so painful i couln'd even move. I have a few phantom pains but it doesn't bother me. Also you do have to becarful what you eat after because you will get serious diareah if you eat to much fat or grease. good luck it's worth it if you have pain and stones. If you need anything please let me know
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03-28-2007, 11:07 AM | #10 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana
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| I had mine out and there are only like 3 little scars that you can hardly see at all. I was in no pain at all, just a little discomfort from the gas they fill you with. I had no stitches...they glued me. Only problem afterwards and to this day...certain foods will pass right through you...so if you go out to eat, be sure wherever you go afterwards, there is a toilet close by. It's the most common complaint among those who have had it removed. Sure keeps you cleaned out though...lol Please don't worry...it really is a simple procedure now days.
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03-28-2007, 11:25 AM | #11 |
Loves Hannah & Gracie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: washington
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| I had my gallbladder out 10 years ago. The procedure and recovery was not that bad. I had to spend the night in the hospital and I had a drain tube in, and when the doctor pulled the drain tube out it was painful but it was fast. I also had the laproscopic procedure so I have 3 small scars on my abdomen. The day after surgery I had to go back to the er with vomiting and had a mild case of pancreatitis. If I had it to do over I wouldn't have jumped into having the surgery. I had gall stones and there are natural remedies that can disolve the stones. I don't know if that really works but it would have been worth a try. The chronic diarrhea that goes with having a cholecystectomy is pretty bad. I have also had several attacks of elevated liver enzymes since then that is probably related to having the surgery. The common bile duct can be damaged suring surgery and it causes future problems (that is what they suspect happened to me), but it is rare. I would just make sure that the surgery is completely necessary before you do it because I think the surgery is performed un-necessarily too often. But if you are having problems you definetly need to have it removed because that can also cause alot of problems. I had only one attack (but it was a bad one) and I went to the doctor and found out I had gall stones, and I had the surgery. I was in nursing school at the time and I could not afford to miss any more days due to gall bladder attacks. I just wish I had tried the natural gall stone disolving stuff. Good luck to you. There are risks for complications in any procedure and the laproscopic cholecystectomy is probably one the least riskiest surgery you could have. You will be fine, just make sure you stay near a bathroom for about an hour after you eat, everytime you eat-especially if it is something greasy and fatty... |
03-28-2007, 11:27 AM | #12 | |
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I can relate to that. But, with me it's not the same foods all the time. I had that problem before I had mine removed as well.
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03-28-2007, 08:18 PM | #13 | |
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03-29-2007, 04:24 PM | #14 |
I Love My Monkeys! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Falling Waters, WV
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| I had a laparoscopy (not for my gallbladdder though) and the scars are not bad and the recovery was fairly quick. I'm sorry you have to have surgery but I hope it helps you feel better Let me know if you need anything~ |
03-29-2007, 04:37 PM | #15 | |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Rockland county, NY
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Had mine out a few years ago. Really not a big deal, I was in the hospital in the morning and out by the afternoon. I've had toothaches that hurt more.
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