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Old 09-30-2009, 03:39 PM   #21
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had my gall bladder removed, had years of suffering before that. was an easy procedure, a bit of pain in the abs after the operation.

after the recovery i was able to eat tons of junk food, take out you name it with no problems. some people have to stop eating certain things after, affects everyone differently.
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Old 09-30-2009, 04:43 PM   #22
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I've had two hernia's in two years. Don't try to mountain bike too soon after the surgery. Best of luck!
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Old 09-30-2009, 05:06 PM   #23
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So I had strep last week but have had a lot of weird pains since then. I went to the doctor today and here is my diagnosis.....

Epididymitis, a hernia, and I need to have my gall bladder removed...


and to top it off the Flames game might not be shown tomorrow on my CI feed.


anyway the real question is Anyone had their gall bladder removed? How was it ? I just had my appendix removed in June, is it pretty much the same pain wise and recovery time?
My mother had it done a couple weeks ago, she was out of the hospital the same day as the surgery and walking. She had some troubles getting up from a lying down position, and had some pain (percocet helped). But she was back to normal in a few days.
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Old 09-30-2009, 05:23 PM   #24
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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.
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.
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Old 09-30-2009, 08:21 PM   #25
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I got a call from my Doctor/Surgeon tonight at home. My blood and urine test came back and Apparently i was pissing pure sugar LOL... My Blood sugar was 400 and my doc was none to happy. I got a lecture about being 27 and missing a couple insulin shots ( not to mention the 2x donuts i had for breakfast, but I couldnt help it they were free at work this morning)

Hopefully tomorrow my Sugar will be back down because we cant have surgery done til the sugar is back under control!
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Old 09-30-2009, 09:28 PM   #26
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That really sucks... is there a nearby sports bar that would carry the came if CI doesn't?
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Had the laparoscopic gall bladder surgery four years ago. Was up and walking within a couple of hours and went home the same day. The only pain I had was where they pump gasses into you so they can access your innards and I had pain in my shoulder for about 24 hours. I didn't care what they did to me though as the pain I had suffered for the previous year waiting for a definitive diagnosis was excruciating - but I did discover that morphine is really good! (One thing my husband discovered on a mercy dash to A&E late one night for a morphine shot and he hit a bad pot hole. The shock shifted the gall stone so we turned the car round and went home!). For the men out there - they say that the pain is as close as a man can ever get to the pain of (a drug free) childbirth. So now you know!

I have not changed my diet since the op in any way. Life completely normal.
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Old 10-01-2009, 07:58 AM   #28
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That really sucks... is there a nearby sports bar that would carry the came if CI doesn't?
Sadly in Oklahoma not many bars and drinking establishment care about U.S. hockey much less Canadian teams so I am thinking that would be a NO!!!!! However I got an email from NHL saying they would show it on C.I.
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Old 10-01-2009, 06:51 PM   #29
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epididymitis is the most painful thing I have ever experienced.....infection moved down into the 'ol prostate which I wouldnt wish on my own worst enemy.....
I hope you are on some serious antibiotics right now
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