my niece is getting operated for removal of gall bladder. Is it a major operation?

Answer 1

No, it's not anymore; it's counted as DAY CARE SURGERY. Using Lapchole or Minichole, you can go home within 24 hours.

Answer 2

I had my gall bladder out two years ago. Went in at 8 am and was home by 1 pm!! (assuming she will get this done as an outpatient).

No pain, two small incisions, covered with a bandaid!!

You can be up and about next day or so. Just tell her no heavy lifting for a week or so and cut back on fatty foods until her body adjusts to not having a gall bladder.

Answer 3

hi
Any surgery has dangers, due to the anthesia, infection, other complications. Her Dr will advice her of these before the surgery and her signing the release forms. I had my gallbladder removed a couple of years ago and believe me it was great, you are in so much pain at the point of having it removed there is no choice. Mine was removed Laparoscopic, I had no stones, it just quit working.
I a, including some info that I hope will be useful to you and Good Luck to you and your niece and God Bless. Pat

Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy) removes the gallbladder and gallstones through several small incisions in the abdomen. The surgeon inflates your abdomen with air or carbon dioxide in order to see clearly.

The surgeon inserts a lighted scope attached to a video camera (laparoscope) into one incision near the belly button. The surgeon then uses a video monitor as a guide while inserting surgical instruments into the other incisions to remove your gallbladder.

Before the surgeon removes the gallbladder, you may have a special X-ray procedure called intraoperative cholangiography, which shows the anatomy of the bile ducts.

You will need general anesthesia for this surgery, which usually lasts 2 hours or less.

After surgery, bile flows from the liver (where it is made) through the common bile duct and into the small intestine. Because the gallbladder has been removed, the body can no longer store bile between meals. In most people, this has little or no effect on digestion.

In about 5% of cases, a surgeon who starts a laparoscopic gallbladder procedure needs to switch to an open surgical method that requires a larger incision.1 Examples of problems that can require open rather than laparoscopic surgery include unexpected inflammation, scar tissue, injury, or bleeding.

What To Expect After Surgery
You may have gallbladder surgery as an outpatient, or you may stay 1 or 2 days in the hospital.

After surgery you may have:

Pain in the right shoulder and upper right abdomen that lasts 24 to 72 hours (from gas used to inflate the abdomen during surgery). It may last as long as a week.
Widespread muscle aches from anesthesia.
Diarrhea.
Minor inflammation or drainage at the surgical wound sites.
Loss of appetite and some nausea.
Most people can return to their normal activities within a week to 10 days. People who have laparoscopic gallbladder surgery are sore for about a week, but within 2 to 3 weeks they have much less discomfort than people who have open surgery. No special diets or other precautions are needed after surgery.

Why It Is Done
Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery is the best method of treating gallstones that cause symptoms,

Answer 4

Not at all...Most gall bladders surgeries are done as out patient. They use a laser now to remove the gall bladder. This cuts down on recovery time and scarring...They only make 2 to 3 very small incisions....Good Luck to her

Answer 5

Cholecystectomy is not a major procedure. The patient is discharged from the hospital usually the same day of the operation. For more fact on the procedure and details of the operation, check out http://healthbase.wordpress.com/2007/04/19/cholecystectomy.

Answer 6

Not really, and it has nothing to do with Heart Diseases either.

They'll probably make 3 small (tiny actually) incisions, she should be back to normal in 7-21 days.

Of course anytime a doctor operates there are risks.