Posted: 12/27/2011 9:49:57 AM EDT
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Anyone else have it done? Wife is looking like she has to have hers out. Side effects? We are seeing the Doctor Thursday but I want to know what we are walking into.
No I am not putting up a pic of wife. Leg humpers be gone with you. |
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Quoted: Anyone else have it done? Wife is looking like she has to have hers out. Side effects? We are seeing the Doctor Thursday but I want to know what we are walking into. No I am not putting up a pic of wife. Leg humpers be gone with you. Just had mine removed on 9/29. Couple days of pain after the surgery, regular diet back within a week. |
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My ex had hers removed.
Went under thinking it was gonna be a couple of holes, snip here and there, out in a few minutes. Came to in recovery a few hours later wondering what was going on. Dr got in a hurry, nicked a major blood vessel, and ex almost bled out on the table. Had the 'traditional' gash lengthwise up her side. Tons of pain, long recovery time, and she was anemic for quite a while after. I will never forget how deathly pale she was upon waking up. Was a bad winter storm day. Dr's office was supposed to cancel all surgeries but didn't call us. So Dr came storming into the hospital in a huff (didn't realize it was her when I was sitting there) and evidently not 100% focused. Had tried to tell ex to cancel but she was nervous and wanted to get it over with. |
| After the soreness/pain wear off, couple days, immediate relief of symptoms. Food goes right through you, especially oily foods like salad. Usually get a few minutes warning and then you have to go to the bathroom in a toilet or your drawers. Have to reconsider eating out strategies and the availability of bathroom facilities... |
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Two ways to effect this surgery: Traditional incision along abdomen, or laparoscopic.
Most cholocystectomies these days (did I get that term right, arfdocs?) get done laparoscopically, meaning that instead of the traditional incision along the side of the abdomen, several small holes are used to insert the surgical instruments. (If I recall correctly, one through the belly button, one just below the ribcage, and one in the extreme lower abdomen/bikini line) This means less exposed area, smaller risk of infection, and greatly reduced healing times. The "scopic" part of the word laparoscopic refers to the camera inserted into the abdominal cavity to allow the surgical team to see what they are doing. Prior to the surgery they'll inflate the abdomen with an inert gas to separate the tissues from each other and allow the instruments room in which to maneuver. After the surgery, the gas is released when the instruments are removed; Residual gas is absorbed by the tissues and metabolized out of the system over time. It was explained to me when mine was performed that the gases being absorbed and metabolized were the cause of the pain in my shoulder. It was not incapacitiating or even especially troublesome, just noticeable, and it receded completely after about two days. If complications occur, such as the gallbladder rupturing during laparoscopic surgery, then the docs will probably revert to traditional surgery because they will need to clean out the surgery site to prevent infection. This is fairly uncommon when the surgery is scheduled early enough that the gall bladder is not compromised. I know two people who had the traditional surgery- one was emergency, so his was traditional. The other started out laparascopically but became emergency during surgery when the gallbladder ruptured. The first was unavoidable; the second was the patient's fault for delaying treatment against medical advice until it was almost too late for laparascopic surgery. That patient was my FIL and he was stubborn as a mule. he paid for it too, with a longer recovery time, absolutely horrible jaundice, and a huge hospital bill. Odds are your wife will be fine. Aftereffects: Constipation is a thing of the past, or will be if it ever was a problem. (It wasn't.) This effect settled down after about three months. Everything's back to normal for me; I'm on a normal diet now and have been since my surgery in 1993. |
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Thanks guys. Wife had a HIDA scan done about 2 weeks ago and they got her the results this morning, which obviously werent the best we have ever heard. They have said that they will do it laproscopic. I did look some of this up on the web but I figured I would ask if anyone here has had it done, as getting a personal story is much easier to relate to then just taking it as a general statement from WebMD or something.
Seems like everyone reacts just a bit differently but there will be slight side effects. Keep us in your prayers that everything goes well on Thursday when we meet the doc and find out whats going to happen for sure. |
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Don't let it wait or you will end up looking like this. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Gall%20Bladder%20Surgery/DSC01264.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Gall%20Bladder%20Surgery/DSC01306.jpg Yeah we arent gonna wait. If possible we are going to push to get her in Friday so we dont have to wait and just get it done. 7-10 days recovery vs 4-6 weeks. Been one hell of a year gonna end it on a high note thats for sure. 2012 better be a much better year. |
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Don't let it wait or you will end up looking like this. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Gall%20Bladder%20Surgery/DSC01264.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Gall%20Bladder%20Surgery/DSC01306.jpg Yeah we arent gonna wait. If possible we are going to push to get her in Friday so we dont have to wait and just get it done. 7-10 days recovery vs 4-6 weeks. Been one hell of a year gonna end it on a high note thats for sure. 2012 better be a much better year. Yeah, I'd get it done so she doesn't end up with hair on her chest like those pics. 
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Thanks guys. Wife had a HIDA scan done about 2 weeks ago and they got her the results this morning, which obviously werent the best we have ever heard. . I understand that 35% and above is normal function. From what we have been told is hers has quit all together which is why it needs to go. Happy Happy! Joy Joy!! |
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Don't let it wait or you will end up looking like this. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Gall%20Bladder%20Surgery/DSC01264.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Gall%20Bladder%20Surgery/DSC01306.jpg Yeah we arent gonna wait. If possible we are going to push to get her in Friday so we dont have to wait and just get it done. 7-10 days recovery vs 4-6 weeks. Been one hell of a year gonna end it on a high note thats for sure. 2012 better be a much better year. Yeah, I'd get it done so she doesn't end up with hair on her chest like those pics. Thanks I needed the laugh |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Thanks guys. Wife had a HIDA scan done about 2 weeks ago and they got her the results this morning, which obviously werent the best we have ever heard. . I understand that 35% and above is normal function. From what we have been told is hers has quit all together which is why it needs to go. Happy Happy! Joy Joy!! That's what the deal was with mine. Well, that, completely filled with stones and starting to turn gangrenous. |
| Sister had it done laproscopically a few months ago. No big deal. She was off work a week or two. Pretty common procedure in women, especially as they get older and gain weight. She had to watch her diet for a while afterwards, but I don't think it was anything permanent. |
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I was asking the same exact question here back in October after my wife had her first, (and last), gallbladder attack.
She went in on a monday morning at 0730 for the laproscopic procedure. Was home by 1300 with one incision and two holes. Was in some pain for the first and second day. Took her prescribed pain killers until thursday and then changed to over the counter advil. Said it wasn't an acute pain, but more like she had done alot of situps and was a dull ache. Was back to pretty much normal by friday and went to work on monday. She said she had diarrhea for the first two days but it went away. No other side effects have been apparent and she has been able to eat a normal diet without fear of another attack. She said after the pain of the gallbladder attack that it was well worth it. |
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I was asking the same exact question here back in October after my wife had her first, (and last), gallbladder attack. She went in on a monday morning at 0730 for the laproscopic procedure. Was home by 1300 with one incision and two holes. Was in some pain for the first and second day. Took her prescribed pain killers until thursday and then changed to over the counter advil. Said it wasn't an acute pain, but more like she had done alot of situps and was a dull ache. Was back to pretty much normal by friday and went to work on monday. She said she had diarrhea for the first two days but it went away. No other side effects have been apparent and she has been able to eat a normal diet without fear of another attack. She said after the pain of the gallbladder attack that it was well worth it. That almost exactly mirrors my wife's experience a few years ago. ZERO problems since. Don't worry, OP––just check into the surgeon to make sure he/she is competent and after that it's out of your hands. <––––That was the hardest thing for me. Trusting my wife's life to a stranger was very, very difficult. 
But it ended up just fine! 
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Quoted: I got mine done laparoscopically on Thanksgiving day last year. The only effect for me was the end of the horrible pain from the stone. Mine came out day before thanksgiving this year, basically the same thing, except I have other preexisting intestinal issues but otherwise I am fine now |
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My wife had her first gall bladder attack on a Wednesday morning. It was out Friday morning. Over 200 gallstones.
She was eating Skyline chili two weeks later. No change in diet or bodily functions. A guy at work had his out 20 years ago. Been spontaneously poopin' ever since... |