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Old 09-30-2009, 11:43 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by Lchoy View Post
My dad has his gall bladder removed
The main thing to watch for is to eat low fat after your surgery
The main role of the gall bladder is to release bile, which is important in the break up and digestion of fat. You may find that eating a fatty meal will slow you down more and can cause some unpleasant experiences with #2
The gall bladder is redundant to the bile duct, so if the latter is in good working order, one probably wouldn't even notice a difference once you've healed.

While I was waiting for surgery though, I really paid the price if I misjudged how fatty certain foods were. Put me back in hospital three times - two of which they were prepping to move me up for surgery when the inflammation went down, and I got released. (in retrospect, that was good news, because if they had to remove it at those times, I was going to get cut wide open) In related news, there is a doorbell on the door to the emergency ward of Drayton Valley's hospital. I've always found that to be comical
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