Re: Gall bladder surgery date: to Jen

[Guest guest]

Hi Jen,

i just want to wish you well with the surgery...I know it has been a

long, frustrating, painful experience for you to get to this point. I

hope that the surgery is the answer. I am thinking that there is a

good chance that it may stop the actual acute attacks that you are

getting but it may not help with the daily or baseline pain. But

who knows, once the source of the AP attacks is addressed, and

the pancreas heals after you recover from the surgery, you may

find yourself dramatically better! Literature suggests that those

who have recurrent attacks of AP, with or without pancreas

divisum, are the group that gets the most benefit out of

gallbladder surgery and / or stenting. So statistically wise, you

are in the right group......but it is real life that will tell the story. I

am hoping for a happy ending.

But remember that it will take time to recover from the surgery

itself - both in pain levels and eating (you have to adjust to the

loss of bile storage) so don't come to any hard conclusion too

soon.

Good Luck and be sure to let us know how it goes....and if you

are staying in the hospital for some time, feel free to post the

address. Cards would be a fun thing to look forward to and I

would love to send you one to cheer you up while you are

recuperating in the wards.

Laurie