Went to the ER last Wednesday night around 2am with pain. After about six hours of blood draws/questions they told me I most likely had gall stones. My liver enzymes were way off. Had a procedure Friday afternoon in which they placed a stent to keep the passageway open and cleaned out the "sludge" (doc's words). They want to remove my gall bladder in a separate procedure, probably this week.
Any words of wisdom?
Do it - my wife had her gallbladder removed before the laser technique was available- a solid week in the hospital.
Today it's all zap zap with three little holes and you're home in 2 days or so.
Yeah, my wife got an ambulance ride some years ago. I was sure she was a goner. Her doc had previously warned her that she'd need it out eventually. They went in and got it. Simple procedure. Bing bang boom. Pay the bill.
FIL had his removed a long time ago. No issues related to that for him.
Both my parents had theirs out in the 80's. I often wonder if it is a diet thing, hereditary, an environmental thing? Should I be worried for myself?
My great grandfather smoked and drank like a fish - Eastern European guy born in 1890 that worked in a sand foundry making brass valves in Chicago from 1910 to 1957. Mask? PPE? Ear plugs? 😂
At 70 YO he had a ton of pain - I'm dying, this is it, my days are over. Gallbladder removed and he lived another 12 years.
I had mine out in August. No issues at all except for the collapsed lungs haha.
Seriously, I could sit down with a bucket of Crisco and chow down with no issues now. Some report some pretty nasty issues after removal, but that's a VERY small minority.
My wife and I have both needed our gallbladders removed. Recovery is pretty simple. It's amazing how much better I felt immediately after the removal. Greasy foods bother me. If I eat a burger I'm running to the restroom as I take my last bite. My wife doesn't seem to have that same issue
I had mine out several years ago arthroscopically. I wen in at 6:30am and was walking out at 10:30 feeling like a million bucks. That lasted until 6:00pm when I guess the pain meds they gave me wore off. A couple of hydrocodone before bed for three days and I was fine. I can't say food bothers me a lot now, but I've been dealing with Crohn's for 50+ years so no biggie.
My symptoms were misdiagnosed for many weeks. One multiple occasions I passed out due to the pain. Once it was finally correctly diagnosed, I had it taken out in the morning, and was home that afternoon. Slight discomfort for 1 day but nothing that kept me off my feet. Doc told me that there was no need to alter my diet. "Eat what you want."
Five years later I got a very minor hernia at the lower incision. Apparently it's pretty common. Watch for that.
Had mine out for many years now. It was an out-patient job. In the morning out by noon. It reduced so much of the pain. I've never really noticed any major side effects from it. If anything I'm a little more sensitive to greasy foods but nothing major.
Had mine removed 30 ish years ago. Not fun for me. Went into the ER for stomach pain and when the charge nurse looked up at me, they took my straight back to a room. Apparently, I was a nice bright yellow color. Before taking me to surgery, I was worried about my car and clearly remember the doc looking at me astonished and said, "You DROVE here?!?!".
What was supposed to be a simple surgery through the belly button. But my gall bladder was shredded and I know have a nice huge scar going across my entire stomach area. Long recovery for more than a week. :(
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