Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery Next Thursday... Scared! Posted: 01-13-06 18:01pm
Hi,
i'm a 32 year old, mother of 1, going in
for laparoscopic gallbladder removal next
thursday, 1/19 and i'm scared. I'm not
scared about the surgery (though being put
to sleep really creeps me out) but i'm
more afraid that the surgeon will make an
error. I know the risk of primary bile
duct injury is minimal, (1 in 500) but i'm
still petrified. My doc is youngish (my
age, I think) but he's performed a lot of
these procedures and never had any
problems he told me. I'm also nervous
about what to expect after the procedure
(pain, bowl disorders, etc) after reading
some of these posts.
I've been asymptomatic for about 5 months
now, and didn't want to have it out, but
my doc told me if I plan to have more kids
(which I do) then I best have it out. I
guess pregnancy brings on gallbladder
problems and it can risk the life of the
unborn child. I'm looking for some words
of support and encouragement from those of
you who have gone before me :)
thanks!
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Guest
Guest
Posted: 01-13-06 22:33pm
Hi, what is wrong w/ your gallbladder? Do
you have stones or a low ejection
fraction?
I had a low ejection fraction...17.2% and
have been w/out gallbladder symptoms for
awhile now, but I have female issues
now...What next????
Have you tried alternantive methods?
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Guest
Posted: 01-13-06 22:35pm
I am a 31 year old mom of a 6 year old and
I had my gallbladder removed in 11-11-05
and I asked my dr so many questions about
her ability to perform this surgery and
she was like wow no one has ever asked me
that.. But she anwsered them all and was
great, I was so scared of somthing going
wrong.. But now I am doing so much better
and I had no problems... I do still watch
my fat intake so I do not get diareah, but
am trying to add back in a little at a
time so my body dose shock itself...
I wish you the best of luck on your
surgery, if you trust your dr, feel
confident that things will go
smoothly...
I am so happy I had it done...
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Parasonic
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Dec 2005 Posts: 5 Location: Boston
Posted: 01-14-06 00:12am
Thanks for your replies!
I have stones... According to an
ultrasound. I had my first attack when I
was 7 months pregnant, and then several
attacks for about another year. But I
haven't had any in recent months. I sleep
on my right side since the attacks went
away, so I wonder if that has anything to
do with it? And no, I haven't tried any
alternative treatments... I asked my doc
about oral dissolution therapy, but he
said the medicine is highly toxic, slow to
work, and the results generally don't last
very long...
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Guest
Guest
Posted: 01-14-06 01:10am
Well, stones cause like pain I have heard,
but with my problem, it just causes acid
reflux and acidity. If I had confirmed
stones, then I would probably go ahead and
have mine out too. I was scared of the
surgery too, but I hear you don't know
what happened. One minute you are in the
op room the next you wake up in the
recovery room. Let us know how it goes!
I think the worst part about it is that if
you are like me, you know there is some
risk. This is about all that bothers me,
but if I was in pain, I 'd have it done.
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Guest
Guest
Gallbladder Surgery Posted: 01-15-06 13:49pm
I wrote in another forum reg. My
laprascopic results. Not good. I went
home right after I recovered enough to
drink some nasty 7up and eat a piece of
cookie and urinate. But once at home the
pain just got worse over the next few
days. Neck and shoulders really hurt,
upper abs and right side were incredibly
painful. Hard to sit or lay down or
move. By fri (after being told it was gas
resorption problems) I was at the doc for
a slew of tests. Xrays, mri etc. Then
it was found bile had leaked and a stent
was needed. Admitted to hospital and
procedure set for sat am. Did not
work...Rescheduled for another attempt on
mon. Meanwhile I am in excruciating pain
and on a morphine drip. Surgery mon
successful. Pain a bit better, home on
wed. So a week and one day later I am
back where I should have been after
surgery....At home. But, the pain while
lessened is not gone. I can't walk much
without being exhausted. Sleep is not
great and I am so afraid the pain will be
back. I start back to my teaching job on
tues (2 weeks post initial surgery) and I
am praying like crazy that it will work
for me. I would like to get back to
walking 3 miles and working out with free
weights....Hmmm. Heck I would just like
to grocery shop without my husband. I am
not a wimp so this is really hard for me.
My case is not the norm but not the
exception either. I pray you will have
the best results and the quickest
recovery, but always know the worst case
scenario. Ps I am 55 years old.
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Blue_Streak_Creations
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Posts: 107 Location: USA
Posted: 01-16-06 20:23pm
Hi parasonic,
i had surgery last april at the age of 33.
I to was more afraid of the anesthesia
then the surgery itself. But I found
out it was really nothing to be afraid of.
You go to sleep & the next thing
you know your waking up in recovery.
For me the day after was the worst part of
the surgery. Make sure you have
someone staying with you. I ended up
being alone, because hubby had already
taken so much time off from work for me.
I kept throwing up & I tell you that
is mighty painful with incisions. The
pain killer was too strong for me, so the
surgeon had to have me take something not
as potent. I was afraid of the surgeon
making a mistake as well, he was maybe
about 10 years older then me, but I asked
him how many he'd done & it was in the
thousands...All went well.
I do have some stomach & bowls
troubles since surgery. I take
metamucil everyday to help me out...&
have had to take prilosec off & on due
to aching up under my ribs (apparently
from my stomach making too much acid).
This has all been nothing compared to
living with a diseased gallbladder &
being sick everyday for 3/4 years...&
the pain.
Everything will be fine. Take care
thursday.
Blue
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Guest
Re: Gallbladder Surgery Posted: 01-21-06 08:49am
pvwith
wrote:
i wrote in another forum
reg. My laprascopic results. Not
good. I went home right after I
recovered enough to drink some nasty 7up
and eat a piece of cookie and urinate.
But once at home the pain just got worse
over the next few days. Neck and
shoulders really hurt, upper abs and right
side were incredibly painful. Hard to
sit or lay down or move. By fri (after
being told it was gas resorption problems)
I was at the doc for a slew of tests.
Xrays, mri etc. Then it was found bile
had leaked and a stent was needed.
Admitted to hospital and procedure set for
sat am. Did not work...Rescheduled for
another attempt on mon. Meanwhile I am
in excruciating pain and on a morphine
drip. Surgery mon successful. Pain a
bit better, home on wed. So a week and
one day later I am back where I should
have been after surgery....At home.
But, the pain while lessened is not gone.
I can't walk much without being
exhausted. Sleep is not great and I am
so afraid the pain will be back. I
start back to my teaching job on tues (2
weeks post initial surgery) and I am
praying like crazy that it will work for
me. I would like to get back to walking
3 miles and working out with free
weights....Hmmm. Heck I would just like
to grocery shop without my husband. I
am not a wimp so this is really hard for
me. My case is not the norm but not the
exception either. I pray you will have
the best results and the quickest
recovery, but always know the worst case
scenario. Ps I am 55 years
old.
ask your doctor for an extension of your
time off from work. Two weeks is the bare
minimum for normal surgery. With your
complications, you need more time off.
Don't hesitate to ask your doctor for
another week off. You will regret it if
you don't.
