Gallbladder coming out

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Gallbladder coming out
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Wed, 03-02-2005 - 3:47pm

Well I guess it's final. The gastro dr. wants to remove my gallbladder on March 22. I am a little worried because of all the horror stories I have read on here with diahrrea, pain, etc.
I have a thickened GB wall with polyps, but no stones. I do not have the GB attacks that everyone talks about only the nausea, slight discomfort under right rib cage, and fatigue.
Does anyone have anything similar and any GOOD experiences to share??
I am not worried about surgery as I have had laparoscopic surgery before.

Thanks,
Donna

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Wed, 03-30-2005 - 5:17pm
Hi i was just wondering if anyone has heard from diamond o on how her surgery went yesterday?
Donna K
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Fri, 04-01-2005 - 11:20pm

Hi all,

Well surgery went ok. I am still having some major nausea though. Anyone know when that goes away???
I have 4 incision (3 around rib cage and 1 in belly button)they don't hurt at all but the stomach muscles hurt quite a bit. I still have pain from the gas they blow you up with in the shoulder and abdomen. When I move from my back to my side feels like a big air bubble moving too and hurts. I did have some diahhrea today but nothing too bad. Made me feel nauseous after though. Had to take some gravol this afternoon. Have been up and walking since the second day trying to move the gas out faster...did help a bit but there's still some stuck in there. But that's how it's been going so far. Thanks for asking.

Donna M

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Sat, 04-02-2005 - 12:50pm
Hi Donna, glad your surgery went well and you are doing ok. Im still pretty sore and it will be 2 weeks on monday the 4th for me. im going back to work on monday, i lift one yr olds all day so hopefully i can still take it easy this week. i didnt start feeling any better until this past thurs i noticed i was not as sore each day gets a little better.Just take it easy and rest as much as possible
Donna K
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Sat, 04-02-2005 - 3:10pm
Hi Donna,
Did you have any nausea after your GB was removed? If so how long before that went away?
I had a little this morning but nothing like yesterday afternoon...was pretty bad. And so far haven't had much this afternoon. I'm hoping it's going away.
I have 3 kids to look after, all under the age of 6. I haven't been able to cuddle my 8 month old yet and I miss it :o(
Coughing, yelling and sneezing are pure torture LOL. I don't have any pain from the incisions at all just my muscles are VERY sore if I move the wrong way or do any of the above.
Hope you feel better soon...
Donna M
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Sat, 04-02-2005 - 9:03pm

Hi Donna - my nausea lasted a long while. I remember seeing my Dr in Aug (6 mo post-op) and was told that my body was just adjusting becuase the nausea was slowly getting better (or I was just getting used to it) I was consuming less than 20% of calories from fat - any more than that and I'd experiece pain and really bad nausea. I found the nausea worse about 2 hrs after a meal - and first thing in the morning.

On Thursday I had a salad and forgot to order the dressing on the side - it was an oil & vinegarette and didn't seem like much - but today (2 days after the indulgance) I woke up nauseated.

Hope you are feeling better soon,

Jo

 

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Sun, 04-03-2005 - 10:49am

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Sun, 04-03-2005 - 4:44pm
Hi Donna, no i did not have much neausea at all. i was lucky in that respect, glad yours is getting better, my incisions have been really hurting the last few days, and im still getting some pain in upper abdomin that kinda radiates all around doesnt last long tho. i assume this is normal. but not sure.had pizza and salad last nite and not feeling real well today dont know if it was the food or just an off day for me, im off to work tomorrow so hopefully it goes well. i work in daycare with one yr olds so this should be interesting.for some reason im still concerned with the pancrease, my dr took blood work for enzymes and said it was normal.does that rule out pancreitis? Lynn might know the answer to that one. and when they did my gallbladder sono do they check out other organs also? Hope you continue to improve at a great rate and can soon cuddle your 8 month old baby. i am a grandma so i dont have little ones at home but when my grankids come visit(8yrs,6yrs,4yrs) i still cant let them sit on my lap unless they sit still.take care of yourself.
Donna K
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Sun, 04-03-2005 - 5:25pm

Donna,
I just looked at my incisions today and I got big bruises around the belly button one and the one between my breast bones. They were aching a bit last night but nothing too severe. I had a little nausea this morning but I think it might have been because of the acid reducing pills I'm on.
Sorry I don't know much about pancreatitis. I do know that when I had an abdominal ultrasound (where I found out I had GB problems)they looked at all my organs including the pancreas. I don't know if they can tell if you have pancreatitis by an ultrasound though. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

Good luck with the little ones in daycare...and take it easy!

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Mon, 04-04-2005 - 4:39pm
Hi, my insisions were a little bruised but not much. firts day back to work went ok. ikeep getting pains that dont sstay in one place they travel around and shooting pains but dont last long. upper mid tummy where i had the pains before surgery still seems to be there , i may have to have an endascopy again had one about 6 yrs ago.i ahve reflux also so this cause me a lot of disconfort at times.. my dr only ordered a sono of the gallbladder so dont know if they looked at any other organs or not. i know she went all across the upper abdomin and the far right side. well i go to the dr tomorrow for post op visit hopefully he will hav answers to my questions,
take care of yourself
Donna K
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Mon, 04-04-2005 - 5:38pm
I have been having the same pain in the middle of the stomach as well. But I also have mild gastritis so that could be causing the pain. I get little pains here and there that I just assume are my insides trying to heal. I have also been doing some things around the house that I probably shouldn't be like laundry, dishes and cleaning. I go for my follow-up appt. at the end of April but I have a dr. appt. Thursday so I am going to ask him if all this is normal. Hopefully I don't end up having to go for a million more tests to see if it is. I am sick of all the tests I have been through in the last year...ugghh.
Keep us posted on how your post-op. appointment goes.
Take care,
Donna M