2007-03-15 05:18:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
why not have key hole surgery if not to inflamed its possible to take the whole gallbladder out. just had mine out through keyhole had four holes one by the bellybutton one slightly over to the right side level to my bellybutton and one hole just under my rib cages centre to my stomach and where my gallbladder is situated and another at an angle slightly lower towards my right side underneath where my ribs end they glued the holes together and healed very well within a fortnight not nuch of a scar. once having this surgery i felt a little sore who wouldnt after someone proding big sticks inside your abdomen. the only thing i will worn you wether you have keyhole or open surgery you will feel a lot of pain after where wind is concerened as they pump a lot of air into you. i felt a lot of pain in my shoulders which i took pain killers for. it will pass in a few days and oh what a relief. but as a whole my health is so much better having the surgery as i dont have so much indegestion i can eat food without feeling bloated and also eat chips without having excrusiating pain hours later. before my surgery i was very anxious and felt as if someone kept giving me a bear hug all the time all thats gone and i feel great. if you do have open surgery you will probably be in hospital for a week as you will have been opened from the scar that i told you that i had centre of my abdomen to the scar slightly lower under my rib cage. i was told this by my surgeon. this would only be done if my gall bladder was extremely swollen and i would be a little more sore as i would have to be stitched up where my keyhole cuts would be glued together. which way you have it done it will be for the best. i was in hospital for a day and a half and walking was a little on the stiff side but a week later i forgot that i had the surgery and had more energy in me. the wind was the most painful thing that i felt. but we are all different where pain is concerned you might have a low tolerence of pain and you might be in agony but trust me it wont last forever and you will feel a whole lot better. my gallbladder used to chuck bile back up to my guts so you can imagine that i used sufffer a lot from indegestion to the point it felt i was having a heart attack but its all gone. no more acid attacks. dont go eating to much after the surgery though just little and often youll be okay. oh yeh you get to keep your gall stones to if your lucky. i had loads about 50 little ones and they looked gross.
2007-03-15 06:07:36 · answer #1 · answered by lucky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had mine out April 2006. It was removed laproscopiclly(sp?). I had hed how it was a piece of cake surgery. I was miserable. It hurt so bad to move. I was released from the hospital the same evening (as I think most people are) and the car ride hoe hurt so bad. The WORST part of my surgery would have to be the shoulder pain. The gas they used to inflate my abdomen settled in my right shoulder and it hurt for 4-5 days. It also made my stomach so bloated and it hurt to try and pass gas. I was only able to keepp downa few crackers for the first few days. I felt tlike I was never going to feel better. Onabout day 5 I felt okay. I think I went back to work after 9 days. My doctor gave me darvocet for pain, but I had a bad reaction to it and ended up only using advil for pain...this could be why the experience was not good for me. Good luck. Hopefully I haven't scared you...just being truthful.
2016-03-16 21:04:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A significant percentage of people who have gallbladder surgery go on to develop diarrhea. Although this usually improves with time, it can last for years. Diarrhea may be a result of an increase in bile that enters the large intestine because there is no longer a gallbladder to store bile. The bile that enters the large intestine prevents the absorption of water and acts as a laxative. Antidiarrheal medications and a high-fiber diet can help reduce this diarrhea. Patients may also be urged to avoid dairy products, fatty foods and spicy dishes. Patients who do not experience diarrhea may nonetheless find that their bowel movements increase in frequency and that their stool is softer following surgery.
2007-03-15 05:26:09 · answer #3 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Like a storm is brewing with lots of painful wind and gurgling. Try and sip hot water to eleviate the pain. Any surgery that is applied around the abdomen area will cause a great deal of pain. Try and walk about and remember the hot water
2007-03-15 05:23:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
except for a scar, nothing different! The gall bladder is small.
I had mine removed about 26 years ago so I have the "zipper" scar.
It was a painful recovery, especially when I couldn't pick up my baby. However, no more gall bladder attacks! I didn't have any more problems when I was pregnant - jaundice and itched for 4 months due to a "strain on my liver due to the gall bladder."
2007-03-15 05:22:12 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to do abdominal surgery, they pump gas into you so they can maneuver better. the gas becomes painful until it escapes naturally. you will have gut pain for a day or two after surgery.
2007-03-15 05:24:17 · answer #6 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who's your doctor (just kidding, don't answer that)
I am with mag on this one - laparoscopic surgery is way better than open surger. if you had open surgery - you will probably feel like crud.
laparoscopy is outpatient.
2007-03-15 05:51:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
really jiggly - like jello. Pain associated with the scar of course.
2007-03-15 05:25:20 · answer #8 · answered by agkwatson@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OPEN surgery for gall bladder? Why not laparoscopic?
2007-03-15 05:20:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite sore,bless you
2007-03-15 05:25:05 · answer #10 · answered by Branded 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋