gallbladder attack!
Unfourtanly im suffering with gall bladder issues..its so hard with a 6week old baby. partner is about as useful as a pushchair with no wheels!!! has anyone had there's removed? how long did it take to have operation? and how long was the healing process? please help as really need advice on this as its all new to me!
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I think the heal (completely) time is about a month. Not sure though. I know my aunt was up and about and practically back to normal about 2 wks later.
@Lourdes26us1 I didnt have to be on a liquid diet. Right after they had me drink broth and eat yogurt but a couple hours later I was able to eat breakfast and solids.
The surgery was about an hour & 1/2 & after surgery I was in the hospital for a few days. At my wedding I was still told to take it easy..
Your might be easier though because you don't have other things going on too.. its important to get it taken care of
Sorry you partner is that useless!! He would need to be a lot of help for the surgery & stuff!
The surgery was not bad AT ALL, I was only in the hospital for a few hours and would have been out sooner if it wasn't for the extreme nausea the anestesia gave me and they kept giving me meds to help with it that kept knocking me out lol.
Recovery was also not bad at all, I was up and walking the same day (not alot of course) and the pain in the incision sites is not bad at all. What was more painful to me was the pain you might get in your arm and shoulder from the gas they use to expand your belly. As the trapped gas is moving up in your body it can get painful. Don't listen to people saying you can't eat this or that after the surgery, my doctor said I could eat anything, and I did and everythng was fine and it did not upset my stomach.
So happy for no more gallstone attacks! But the only thing I'm hating are these scars :-( I have 4 and they dont seem to be going away...
@Emmalouise i had my gallbladder out back in oct 09 and the healing process was relatively quick. i do still have some issues with my stomach, but that's a welcome side effect imho... my hubby is the same way, he had his out about a month before i did and we both still have days where we end up spending most of the day running to the bathroom trying not to crap ourselves. lol sorry, tmi... but, like i said, after the pain of the gallbladder attacks...the poops are a welcome side effect. oh, and i understand the hubby not being useful thing... i was with my ex husband when i was having my problems. he thought i was faking and wouldn't take me to the ER when i needed to go so i usually ended up driving myself... took me having to get surgery before he'd take me seriously... even then i'm not sure he completely believed how severe the pain was...
oh, and @ExcitedForOctober i hate to tell you hon, but i've had mine out for a good bit now and my scars never faded... the only one that isn't a dark purple and standing out is the one in my bellybutton... the one no one can see! lol its just something you'll have to get used to hon.