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11-23-2013, 11:33 AM | #16 |
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: KS
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no biggie for me
5 cuts about 1-inch long on stomach. One of them is inside belly button so you can't even see it. Took about 4-5 hours for surgery part with a couple days of being sore. About a week for my digestive system to adjust. |
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11-23-2013, 11:37 AM | #17 |
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Location: Seattle, WA
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Had mine out a few years ago. Wasn't to bad. Abdomen area felt like Mike Tyson punched me 1000 times but that only lasted a couple days. Much better without it. Your crapping will never be the same.
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11-23-2013, 11:49 AM | #18 |
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11-23-2013, 12:03 PM | #19 | |
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11-23-2013, 12:12 PM | #20 |
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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I think its possible to use a coat hanger and get that rascal out of there. But seriously I wouldn't put it off too long. Good luck.
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11-23-2013, 12:20 PM | #21 | |
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The only thing you have to do is remember to keep within 2 minutes of a bathroom after eating for the first few weeks of the surgery. And KCFANinSEA is correct, your crap will never be the same after that. |
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11-23-2013, 12:32 PM | #22 | |
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I spent 24 hours in the hospital on antibiotics and painmeds waiting for the inflammation to go down before they could operate. Apparently laparoscopy becomes a less likely option the larger your gallbladder gets. Also, nobody warned me about this or explained laparoscopy to me at the time (pretty out of it on meds), and it kinda freaked me out. Apparently they pump air into your abdomen to make it easier to see and move around inside you. When they're done, they release as much as they can, but you often get sewn up with air bubbles still inside that can move around your body. When I first woke up and couldn't yet move, I had a horrible pain in my shoulder. I thought they dropped me off the operating table or something. Apparently it was just a gas bubble, but it hurt like hell. |
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11-23-2013, 12:40 PM | #23 | |
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11-23-2013, 03:07 PM | #24 |
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Confusion, USA
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What the other guy said about not waiting.
If you have stones and one gets into the tubes connecting your gallbladder to wherever it goes to you're in a world of hurt. I had stones and took care of it electively. Was in and out in two hours. My stomach looked like it had been with a baseball bat and felt even worse but after a couple days it wasn't so bad. A week or so later and good as new. If it goes bad and you can't do the laproscopic surgery you get the big "L" cut and it can be a week or more in the hospital. |
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11-23-2013, 03:21 PM | #25 | |
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11-23-2013, 03:27 PM | #26 | ||
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Does the removal of the gall bladder take away the enjoyment or control of bowel movements? The **** are you guys talking about? What changes ? Shitting is now streamlined? Just wondering |
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11-23-2013, 03:48 PM | #27 |
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JFC, after reading this thread I might have mine removed and I have never had a single problem with it.
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11-23-2013, 04:17 PM | #28 | |
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For the most part, it doesn't change bowel habits. But sometimes what you eat can cause it to be one of those "hurry up and get to the bathroom" situation. |
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11-23-2013, 04:57 PM | #29 | |
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11-23-2013, 06:21 PM | #30 |
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Minnesota
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Just do it ... I had mine taken out. Surgery is simple and recovery is super fast. You will feel like a champ the day after surgery. DON'T BE FOOLED ... Take it easy. I was running up and down stairs the day after without pain. The next day I was stuck in bed.
When a stone gets stuck the attack can be horrible!!! Good Luck |
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