I just had my gall bladder removed

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My stomach started hurting really badly on Saturday night. I put up with it until later on Sunday night. I went to the ER. They did tests and admitted me. They did several more tests and finally took the gall bladder out last(Tuesday) night. I feel a little better over all, but I am really freaking sore.
 
Sorry to hear that. I hope you're better soon.

My wife had her gall bladder removed several years ago. Once you get over the pains of the surgery, you'll never know it's gone. I think the worst side-effect my wife had was that she threw up red meat for a month afterwards, but was quickly back on a normal diet.
 
I could have sworn mine was bothering me last year, but they determined it was stress related. Glad yours went well.
 
foehammer111 said:
Sorry to hear that. I hope you're better soon.

My wife had her gall bladder removed several years ago. Once you get over the pains of the surgery, you'll never know it's gone. I think the worst side-effect my wife had was that she threw up red meat for a month afterwards, but was quickly back on a normal diet.
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If only that were true for everyone. One of the biggest mistakes I ever made was having my gall bladder out. I was admitted on a Thursday morning with the idea that I would be back to work on Monday. Well to say things didn't go well is a huge understatement. Outpatient surgery turned into me being admitted Thursday night and leaving Sunday morning AMA. And, before you say it, no they didn't split me open like a watermelon. They punched the 3 holes into my gut.
So I'm home, out of work, for 5 weeks. At the end of the 5th week I was finally able to eat solid food and keep it down. Up to that point, well let's just say Bill Cosby can keep his darn pudding. So I'm at work, still having to watch what I eat. My body waste smells are burning the hair out of my nostrils and peeling paint.
The powder the Dr. gave me to help with the enzyme production is worse than the problem. After 6 months things begin to ease off. But for another 2 years any solid food had me running to the toilet. Sometimes before the meal was finished.
It hasn't been a fun venture and I curse my Dr., literally to his face, for having me go thru that. After all it was just 1 night of pain that I would rather put up with than the hades I went thru.
 
barelypure said:
If only that were true for everyone. One of the biggest mistakes I ever made was having my gall bladder out. I was admitted on a Thursday morning with the idea that I would be back to work on Monday. Well to say things didn't go well is a huge understatement. Outpatient surgery turned into me being admitted Thursday night and leaving Sunday morning AMA. And, before you say it, no they didn't split me open like a watermelon. They punched the 3 holes into my gut.
So I'm home, out of work, for 5 weeks. At the end of the 5th week I was finally able to eat solid food and keep it down. Up to that point, well let's just say Bill Cosby can keep his darn pudding. So I'm at work, still having to watch what I eat. My body waste smells are burning the hair out of my nostrils and peeling paint.
The powder the Dr. gave me to help with the enzyme production is worse than the problem. After 6 months things begin to ease off. But for another 2 years any solid food had me running to the toilet. Sometimes before the meal was finished.
It hasn't been a fun venture and I curse my Dr., literally to his face, for having me go thru that. After all it was just 1 night of pain that I would rather put up with than the hades I went thru.
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Uh....if what you say is true, you may want to contact an attorney.

That is far beyond the worst gall bladder removal story I have ever heard of. This screams of malpractice. Are you sure your gall bladder was the only thing they removed?
 
barelypure said:
If only that were true for everyone. One of the biggest mistakes I ever made was having my gall bladder out. I was admitted on a Thursday morning with the idea that I would be back to work on Monday. Well to say things didn't go well is a huge understatement. Outpatient surgery turned into me being admitted Thursday night and leaving Sunday morning AMA. And, before you say it, no they didn't split me open like a watermelon. They punched the 3 holes into my gut.
So I'm home, out of work, for 5 weeks. At the end of the 5th week I was finally able to eat solid food and keep it down. Up to that point, well let's just say Bill Cosby can keep his darn pudding. So I'm at work, still having to watch what I eat. My body waste smells are burning the hair out of my nostrils and peeling paint.
The powder the Dr. gave me to help with the enzyme production is worse than the problem. After 6 months things begin to ease off. But for another 2 years any solid food had me running to the toilet. Sometimes before the meal was finished.
It hasn't been a fun venture and I curse my Dr., literally to his face, for having me go thru that. After all it was just 1 night of pain that I would rather put up with than the hades I went thru.
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My Aunt has the same problem. She had hers out about 5 years ago and still has to watch what she eats especially breakfast.
 
foehammer111 said:
Sorry to hear that. I hope you're better soon.

My wife had her gall bladder removed several years ago. Once you get over the pains of the surgery, you'll never know it's gone. I think the worst side-effect my wife had was that she threw up red meat for a month afterwards, but was quickly back on a normal diet.
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I had mine out 2 years ago...........I pretty much had to give up red meat. I basically eat chicken in some shape, form or fashion twice a day. IF I eat any red meat, it has to be the leanest cut or my system can't digest it and it has to come back up the same way it went down.

Oh, and by the way, my gall bladder surgery was of the emergency variety. I had one gall stone and it was the size of a golf ball.

Get better BenOne. It will take about 2-4 weeks to start feeling "normal" again.
 
Thanks guys. I've just got to grin and bear it for a few more days until it feels better, I hope. Right now, I just feel like I got in a really bad fight. I know the feeling well, even though it's been a few years now.
 
hope all turns out well bo :) hopefully they got the right organ as doesn't appear to be the case with bp. <g>
 
No they took out my gall bladder. My system just didn't respond favorably. I can eat red meat with no problem. Nice and rare even. The major thing I have to watch is tomatoes and I was a lasagna fiend. My reflux got worse even after losing weight. But things are slowly coming back.

BO, I hope the best for you.
 
Thanks guys. My wife just told me a co-worker of hers just ate a cheeseburger 2 weeks after she had her gall bladder removed and she is really happy about it. I'm not taking any chances any time soon myself. I had a bagel for breakfast and I'm eating cooked oatmeal for lunch. I haven't decided about dinner yet, but it is defintiely gonna be bland.
 
Definately don't push yourself for the first week or so.

Try to avoid fatty foods, and red meat. Those seem to upset people the most after having their gall bladder removed. But most of all, just eat small portions until your body gets used to having a part of it missing.
 
a year ago i had my gallbladder removed also.till this day after eating something greasy an hr.later it passes through.sausage tears me up bad.be carefull what you eat. hope you feel better soon. sorry it took so long to write,sprained wrist.(in a splint for past 2 weeks) hurt on job.
 
Hope you're well on the road to recovery, BO. Everyone is different so just take it easy and hopefully, you'll have good results.

They thought there was trouble w/mine a few years ago, but after testing in the ED, they realized it was fine. I can't eat lots of different foods because of the adverse reactions. You just learn what not to eat if you don't want to pay for it later. ;)
 
Well, it's been two weeks today. I still have a lot of stomach trouble. I've had stomach trouble for years, though. I hoped removing the gall bladder would help some. It doesn't really seemed to have helped, but it is still early yet.
 
dunno ... sounds like horror stories... had mine out 5 yrs ago.... both of my sisters had theirs out... dunno..IMO was the second best 3 grand I ever spent! ok i pay for it after eating sausage, bacon or syrup... but most is soooo much better! caffeine will do a gall bladder in. I am a hard headed type.. passed several gall stones before i hit the er... many nights of pure misery.. won;t go into details... doc said my stones were the diameter of dimes.... hopefully they also treated ya all for acid reflux post op.... i tell ya i slept better... could eat hot peppers again... darn near anything that wouldn't eat me... all good!
as to going back to work... i had to wait 6 weeks.. i lift heavy stuff... work did not want me back til I had no restrictions.... a friends wife had it done last month... tore her sutures... had to go back in for hernia surgery... so be careful what you lift for a while!
 
bump-n-run said:
as to going back to work... i had to wait 6 weeks.. i lift heavy stuff... work did not want me back til I had no restrictions.... a friends wife had it done last month... tore her sutures... had to go back in for hernia surgery... so be careful what you lift for a while!
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I can vouch for that. I had to sit every time I went to the bathroom for weeks after my surgery... :D
 
bump-n-run said:
tore her sutures... had to go back in for hernia surgery... so be careful what you lift for a while!
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I didn't tear my sutures that I was aware of, but 19 months after the initial surgery I had to have an incisional hernia repaired. I sit at a desk and push a pen and paper around for the most part, but I have been known to lift and move stuff around. I was only off of work for 1 week after my surgery and worked half days for the second week after my surgery. I am a hard headed person, and I don't like to just sit around and do nothing while things are piling up on my desk. But, I was off for almost 3 weeks after the second surgery. :D
 
you can tear the internal sutures and not the outer ones..then again maybe your doc was a quack? sorry ya probs....mine went pretty smooth
 
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