Gallbladder Surgery Recovery - Buffalo Grove,IL

I had mine removed and I was home later that day. I would say you need at least 2 weeks before you'll be lifting any children. I had mine removed 3 months after having a c-section and for me the gall bladder recovery was much harder. It wasn't so much pain, just soreness. Like a PP said, anything that involved core muscles was difficult. Good luck.

Depends on what type of surgery you have. I had laparoscopy (out-patient), and recovery was fairly quick and easy. I'm sure your surgeon and/or doctor can tell you what your limitations will be. Best of luck!

I had my gall bladder removed prior to having kids. I went back to work after a week, but my job didn't require any lifting. i know it hurt to cough or sneeze 2-3 weeks. anything that required core muscles. I wouldn't recomend caring for more than one child for at least 2 weeks.

i had mine takin out 7years ago i went home the same day:) the recovery was hard because i had my 2 babys they where 2&3 years old i had my husband that help me alot...i was laid up for about two weeks then i was good 2 go again:) wish you well

I had mine out a couple of years ago. Mine was outpatient and I was pretty out of it for at least 24 hours because of the general anesthisia. I went back to work after a week but couldn't lift anything for about two weeks. I would get someone to help you for at least a couple of weeks. Mine was emergency surgery and as soon as I woke up I felt like a brand new person.

I had my gall bladder out about a month after giving birth by c-section. I went home the same day of the surgery. My surgeon AND my ob told me not to even lift my son who was about 10 lbs at the time for about 10-14 days. I had my sister come over and help out during the day and husband helped at night. I felt like it really took me the two weeks to feel better and I don't know if this was bc of the c-section as well. The toughest part was getting all the gas out. I say get someone to help you for the first week for sure. On another note, my dad just had his out and it took him about 2 weeks to recover enough to play golf again. :)

In most cases you'll go home the same day or the next day. The first 24 hours are tough. They fill you up with gas so in addition to the pain of the surgery your also very uncomfortable. You'll need someone to take the kids during this period. If possible, have them spend the night with grandparents or close family or friends.

Everyone's healing time is different. Within 3 days you should be able to watch the kids on your own. However, lifting is a completely different story. You should not even lift the baby for 2 weeks, and probably not lift the 1 year old for 4 to 6 weeks.

I had my gallbladder out while I was a nanny for 7 children plus her bosses son. I had mine out on a Tuesday and went back to work on Thursday. My surgery was laproscopic and I had a few band-aid/butterfly types covers on the incisions. I am heavy and they came open but the surgeon didn't care, he said they would heal just fine anyway. I felt fine, never took any of the Davocet N-100, never had to stay in bed or anything. I went in surgery came out, puked a lot, anesthesia really makes me ill, then came home and slept for a couple of hours. I got up and felt normal. I don't think I lifted the kids or anything, seems like they could all walk at that point or were in school. I didn't stand and cook snack foods or their evening meal. We had something already prepared from the store for snack and the the dad cooked dinner when he came in from work at 4pm.

It was a very easy job, and I just didn't do any long term standing or heavy lifting until the next Monday. So, I think that is what allowed me to go back to work so soon. It was just like being a mom to them and I got to take them where ever I was going and do what ever I wanted.

I guess everyone has pretty much said the same thing but at least a week is probably needed before lifting the babies. I was really sore for three days and still fairly sore for another two days. There is a lot of gas in your abdomen from them blowing up the stomach lining to remove it. Also I could not lay anyway but on my right side and wanted to take as much pain med as i was allowed, bc it was not fun. You will be fine and feel much better than you do now, that is for sure! Just take the time to heal.

I dont want to scare you with my experience because everyone heals differently, but my mom had to come over for the 1st week and help me with my daughter. The first 3 days I was in bed. Did not even want to think about even moving. I am very sensitive to pain meds and so it made me horribly sick. The hospital kicked me out an hour after I woke up which was very bad on their part because I just ended up back in the ER that same day because I couldn't take the pain meds because I was so sick from being put under. But, I would say I was back to my normal self in about 2 weeks.