New Member Having Surgery Next Week

[Guest guest]

I just started doing research on the internet and saw this

group. I love groups they are wonderful to get information from.

I found out that I had gallstones six years ago. During Christmas

break of that year I scheduled surgery. The doctor said that since

I hadn't had any more attacks there was no need for surgery. Now I

have started feeling all the symptons very often. Today I went to

have another ultrasound and they are worse and next week I see the

doctor whom will be doing my surgery. Could all of you please tell

me what is going to happen during the surgery and what happens

after? Will I have any problems. How long will it take for me to

recover? Thanks, Hopefully after my surgery I will be able to help

someone else out on the board.

thanks,

teresa miller

hazard, ky.

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Surgery may be necessary if your gallbladder is severely

diseased/calcified. Gallbladder distress may also be caused by

stones being caught in your bile ducts. In that case, an ERCP

(Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) may be a first

choice to avoid having your gallbladder removed.

http://www.brighamandwomens.org/generalsurg/specproc/liverandgall.asp

#gallbladder

Complications of gallbladder surgery are infrequent, but include

bleeding, infection, pneumonia, blood clots, or heart problems.

Unintended injury to an adjacent structure such as the common bile

duct or duodenum may occur and may require another surgical

procedure to repair it. Bile leakage into the abdomen from the

tubular channels leading from the liver to the intestine has been

described.

The overall complications of pneumonia, infection, hernia, bleeding,

etc., occur in less than 5% of patients. The site below has some

good info for you re: surgery. Click on all the links, especially

the one to see if you are a candidate for surgery.

http://www.lifespan.org/mininvasive/revised/patient/gallstones/

Removal of the gallbladder may also give cause to a person having

recurrent diahrrea.

If you feel that you are not a candidate for surgery, a liver flush

may help you to avoid removing your gallbladder. On the other hand,

if you do require surgery, liver flushes after (you have recuperated

from your surgery) may help you to avoid further problems related to

the continuous production of stones in your liver.

~S