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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Had my gall bladder removed a while ago. Basically, it should either go well, or it could go unwell. It will probably depend most on how inflamed it is.
I was able to do laser surgery, which meant only four small cuts. I was in the hospital for barely 4 hours on that surgery, and the pain killers they gave me I took only because I had them, not because I needed them. I was back at work the next day, though a little slow, and felt completely fine within a couple weeks, after the stitches dissolved and the skin healed.
If they can't do it by laser, they have to cut you open. And that means a week in hospital, and a couple more after that laid up at home. Apparently this is much less pleasant (duh), so hopefully you can do the laser surgery.
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I think you mean Laproscopic surgery rather than "laser". It involves 3-5 small cuts on your abdomen which allows placement of a camera to see, and at least 2 other "ports" for surgical instruments with long handles. This is significantly more elegant than the standard laprotomy (big open incision), and allows for much faster recovery time ~days to a week.
For non-complicated gall bladders they'll often start with a laproscopic approach, but in the OR may convert to an open laproscopic approach if things get a little hairy or arent as they thought. Waiting a day or two to operate from initial presentation allows the gall bladder to settle down a little, increasing the odds of a succesful laproscopic procedure.
The epididymitis is treated solely with antibiotics.
