Hi i just wanted to update everyone reading this to reas

Digestive health
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hi i just wanted to update everyone reading this to reassure you if you are waiting for a cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal) I had the op this week!!!!! i am home now. and feeling ok ish.

i have to say the op was a success they did it keyhole and it went well. bad points were tho - I HAVE NEVER EVER felt pain like the pain i had following the operation, it felt like i had been stabbed is the only way to describe it. I could not belive i had keyhole and not the open operation afterwards. But the staff gave me loads of good stuff, morphine and the like, so i am happy to say i was alot better within in a day and moving about, weeing, dressing myself and eating.

I went home two days later. I am now ok and recuperating at home. The other bad effect i must warn people about is not diarrohea (i've not had that yet) but SEVERE constipation - i only went today and it has been a week. it was horrible, i cannot tell you how much high fibre foods and laxitives i have took. i imagine it was the codeine pills which i have been on. which i am cutting back on now cos my actual wound/tummy pain is minimal now ( i am 5 days post op now)it only hurts in my tummy muscles now when i sit up out of bed and strech and stuff.

i have also had a bit of naughty food i could not have dreamed of eating before when i had my stones- cheese, choc, garlic bread and nuts. Just a little mind. I am looking forward to a good curry/fish and chips when i have recovered.

So i say if you are pre- op go for it don;t be scared!! i saw a few very alarming young girls in hospital ( iam 28 ) younger than me who had stones and had bad complications from them:- jaundice, pancreatitis, unimaginable pain, and to me it seems not worth the risk of keeping them in. You need to get rid of them before you do damage to your other organs.

The pain was bad- but it passed quick and i am doing a few chores round the house now even!! It is so worth it.

Hope this helps.

abster.

xx

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hi im abby im 16 and i having my gallbladder teken out on the 22nd of december.

im so scared please could u tell me abit mor about it:?:ill:

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Hi Abi,

Just read your feed back about having your Gall bladder removed. Thanks for the info on this as I have just been diagnosed with gall stones this weekend after two days in hospital. I was really worried about the op, and especially the pain afterwards.

I am awaiting for an appointment with the surgeon to discuss the procedure. How long after the initial appointment were you admitted?

I know I am definately going to agree to the op as the pain I am suffering right now when I have an attack is so terrible. I am trying now to control my diet until they get me in. Any tips on diet?

Christine:roll:

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Hey Girls

Don't worry really, the younger you are the quicker you recover, 3 - 4 tiny incisions that within 12mths to 2yrs are just memories. You should not even have too much pain after either, most people i look after are up walking same evening as op and home next morning or afternoon depending on time of op.

There is a good site on line done by pennsylvannia uni hospital with great illustrations and info. The more you know the better prepared you will be and less you will worry.

I had mine out on Tuesday this week (28/2/06) home Sat (4/3/06) would have been Wed except I have another health issue so was required to be monitored a bit longer, but i was up walking around ward Wednesday morning, showering, eating no problem now with tiny little wounds and other then some right shoulder tip pain which can be normal from the gas they use to inflate your abdomen during surgery I have been pottering around the house doing a bit here and there and relishing in the enforced rest and my partners attention!!! He is a great waiter and cook lol.:lol:

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