Gallbladder Surgery - Bloomsburg,PA

Glad you asked Im also having mine out friday after having problems for the last few years. My dr told me that it will be a week to 2 weeks before i could even wash dishes and atleast 4 weeks before i can get back to normal, she also told me to stay away from anything with grease...guess its a fruit diet lol anyway Good Luck :)

I had mine removed two months after having twins. The surgery was nothing compared to a c-section, but I had pain due to a stone in my common bile duct which required another procedure the next day. As with most surgeries, get up and get moving as soon as possible. And don't be shy about letting the gas out. They pump your belly full of air for the surgery and they're not going to get it all out. If you keep it in, it will cause you pain. So burp and toot as much as you can. Oh, and I slowly eased myself onto a regular diet (after being on clear liquids only for a week) and I've been able to tolerate all the same foods. Just take it slow and easy.

I had mine removed 3 months after my third child was born. I've had 4 C Sections and this surgery was nothing compared to them, but it wasn't easy either. I had 4 really REALLY big stones and my surgery was a bit complicated due to the size of my stones, and it took twice as long as it should have. All in all, I came out just fine (even better in the long run). The hardest part was the gas pain in my neck and shoulders. They "inflate" your abdomen with a type of gas to give them more room to work and maneuver the scopes. Most of the gas is removed with suction, but some always remains and your body has to absorb it. Mine hurt most right under my collar bone. I spent the night in the hospital and was in bed for another day at home...mostly because I needed to sleep off the anesthesia and the subsequent morphine. I had a rough recovery because I was nursing and the surgeon wouldn't give me anything for pain stronger than basic Tylenol or Motrin 800 (Not sure why considering I was able to take narcotics while nursing after all of my c sections). I have hard time still (about 2.5 years later) with super greasy and fried foods. There are some restaurants that I just can't tolerate at all, unless I plan to spend the rest of the day at home and close to the toilet ;) There is an old saying about something "going right through you"...I never understood this until after I lost my gallbladder, lol.

My sister-in-law just had it done and she was up and running in a couple of days. I really thought it would take longer to recover. Good luck!

I had mine out 2 and a half years ago. I had pancreatitus and gall stones so my experience was a lot different. Had to wait for the pancreatitus to ease up so they could take the stones out and then I had to recover from that before they could remove my gall bladder. I was in the hospital for 12 days. They removed my gall bladder laprascopially as well. Im a fast healer so a lot of my recovery was in the hospital and a few weeks after being released. I had morphine for pain while in the hospital. I have to agree with the posts here. I've noticed that things just go right through you and that high fat foods make it worse. After surgery get as much gas out as you can as soon as you can. The only food changes I've had to make is that I cant eat a lot of saucy foods and have to be careful with foods like bacon. Hope this helps and if you have anymore questions feel free to message me. Good luck and wishing you a speedy recovery.

I had mine out about 11 years ago, I was in my late 20's and had suffered for over 15 years with it. My first attack was at age 12 and I can tell you that you can manage it for years but at the end, I couldn't eat anything without having an attack. I lost so much weight it was scary. I was worried things would be worse, but I was able to eat again after. I had a few bouts of the runs but that went away quickly. The only thing I notice is when I eat super high fat food, I can feel similar to having an attack, not quite as bad. So I avoid super high fat food most of the time. I couldn't eat anything before the surgery though so it doesn't bother me. The surgery was outpatient and was not bad at all. Much easier than a c-section. As for changing my diet, I was able to eat a lot more after the surgery. My experience was that not having the surgery only made things worse.

My sister just had this last month. My other sister 2 yrs ago, and myself 7 yrs ago.

My only complication was that I ended up allergic to the codine in the Tylenol 3.

As for my diet. I spent a week on no fat food - jello, water, soup. It took me a while to get back to a balance, working diet. The only lasting thing I've noticed is that I can't have foods that are high in fat - greasy cheeseburgers, etc. and I can't handle a lot of lettuce.

M.

Just FYI, my sister had three surgeons tell her she needed her gallbladder out because it didn't work right and there was pain. Turns out her liver was toxified (NACL which is non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver) and her gall bladder was perfectly normal. It was simply stressed because it was also doing the work of the liver. She saw a naturopath and after three months everything was back to normal.

I know surgery is a serious thing and if you haven't looked into that, I wanted you to have the info....

God bless,

M.

i have had mine removed as well...... i second about the high fat foods etc. posted already,that is what i have hads problems with and this will last for a long time?(years)just have to watch what your eating because body can not take things like it used to.

I had it done about 5 yrs ago also laproscopic. I was in quite a bit pain afterwards. I took vicadin for 3 days and was back to work in a week. I dont remember what i ate.

I had mine out and the recovery wasn't bad at all - just very sore. The one thing that my friend & I did notice though (she had emergency surgery to remove hers the day after I had mine out) was that no matter what you eat tends to go through you. It didn't seem to matter if it was spicy, bland, it didn't matter - if you ate it, it wasn't staying there. So I ended up carrying Immodium AD w/me for quite a while. This is just something that my dr told me would basically work itself out. Other then that, the discomofort wasn't all that bad, it certainly wasn't as bad as the pain that you experience from the gallbladder. Best of luck to you and wishing you a speedy recovery.