MY GALLBLADDER SURGERY IS DONE! :0)

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Hello everyone! I thought I would check in and let all of you know

how I am doing.

I had my surgery 8 days ago and am feeling wonderful. I'm still

quite sore, can't laugh (without doubling over with a stitch in my

side) and have a slooooow digestive tract. I'm eating well though

and enjoying alot of food I had to forget about. I never thought

having a cookie with my 6 year old could be so joyous! :0)

My surgery went well, and luckily the surgeon was able to complete

it laporoscopically (barely) Once he got in there and tried to empty

my GB, he found the stones to be too large and plentiful.....so he

enlarged my belly button incision and pulled it through still in

tact. He also took pics while in there, and another of my opened

gallbladder so I could see the stones inside. THIS PIC IS ABSOLUTELY

HIDEOUS! I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THING WAS IN MY BODY! As soon as I

scan the pic in, I'll post it for you all to see. All I can say is

not to let your GB get as bad as mine did! Start eating right,

flushing or seeing a doc the moment symptoms arise.

The hospital was wonderful to me and treated my apprehension with

compassion. The anestesiologist even " snuck " me to sleep by telling

my he was giving me some " oxygen " since I was so anxious. They were

able to control my pain AND keep my easily nauseated stomach at bay

by using three different anti nausea drugs along with the morphine.

(Now I see how people can become so easily addicted to that stuff!

LOL) I got to go home after just a few hours.

I did have one complication however....but it was from the

anestesia, not the GB surgery. My intestines puffed up with air and

they were protruding into my diaphram....ouch, did that hurt! But a

little Gas-X and some walking and I was better in a day. The good

part about that little complication is that they did a nuclear

medicine test on me to see if there was a nick in my bile

duct....and the test came out beautifully with 100% clear and

healthy ducts with no nicks OR stones hiding along the way! :0)

I'm still slowly getting rid of the CO2 they pumped into my

abdominal cavity, I think that was the worse of it. I've gained 4

pounds back. I'm sleeping better. I have color back in my face and

I'm much happier!!

Thanks to everyone for their support and well wishes. I'm really

glad I had the surgery, but I really don't think it's for everyone,

especially if you have few or small stones that can be easily

flushed away. (Trying to protect the integrity of the board and our

sponsor) I'll let you all know when I post the nasty, nasty GB pic.

You'll just freak!

Take care!

Edie