surgery recovery

[Guest guest]

Howdy all. I really appreciate the good thoughts, prayers, well

wishes, and kind words. If I had had time to write some of you with

my questions I would have. The surgery went well. Although it took a

little longer. 1 1/2 hours. I was told they would be checking the

ducts to make sure they were clear. But, I never got to talk to the

surgeon after. He talked extensively to my husband, but never

came in to me and darnit I had questions, which I hope he can answer

at my followup appointment. I saw the gallbladder and it looked much

larger than I imagined, but I had barely woken up from the surgery

and again no surgeon to ask questions. There was some throbbing at

where my gb used to be but most of the pain has been from the gas

they inflate you with. That has been horrible. Only tonight am I

feeling a little relief. My recovery they say should be a week to

two. I have kind friends and family bringing in meals, that I would

not have touched only days ago. I have been very weak because I have

not felt like eating, but am forcing myself and feel better even with

things that will probably still not be a part of my regular diet. As

I said before, once I can get in the kitchen and do for myself, I

will be eating my new healthy diet and allow splurges on social

events. It has been really wierd though, eating. I am afraid

everything will hurt me because even the night before surgery when

all I had to eat was zuchinni and broccoli, I had a very mild attack.

The surgeon said my bile duct is enlarged, probably from all of the

cleanses. I don't know that that is necessarily a bad thing. Anyway,

I am glad this is all over. It didn't end how I wanted but it has

ended. I asked alot of questions before I went under the knife and I

felt less fearful about it.

Here are my recommendations for gallbladder health if it counts

anymore to anyone. This is a serious medical condition and you cannot

just try a little cleanse there and take a little vitamins here and

hope you will come out allright. Like DR Schulze says, the medical

profession is going to come at you with knives and drugs and you have

to go after your health in a serious way too.

At least, become a vegetarian immediately. At best, do a thirty day

juice fast. Or do two juicings a day and one light meal.

Take milk thistle and peppermint oil every day. The one supports the

liver, the other is reported to dissolve gall stones. I only took

them for a month. Also take 2400mg of lecithin and 600 mg of taurine

every day for as long as it takes. I did this the last six weeks. Do

a five day cleanse every month. Do the liver gallbladder flushes

every two weeks. I am still not convinced that all the stuff coming

out is what it is claimed to be, but I do think they support and help

the liver and gb. Use a green nutritional supplement like Barleygreen

or Super Foods by Dr. Shulze for excellent nutrition and anti-

inflammatory. I sell Barleygreen so it has been easy for me to have

on hand, but I wasn't even completely faithful with that.

Realize that God is in control of your life. After all of your

efforts, it still may not come out (bad pun) as you hope, but He can

still be there for you. There is a supposedly 95% success rate and if

you do your homework and get a good surgeon, most likely you will

never have a problem. It was a great relief to me after the surgery

to find out that my surgeon repairs the botched surgeries of other

sugeons. I think I was in good hands. My recovery is not complete, so

I'll probably check in and let you know if I am fully functioning

without my gb. Thanks for all the support. Dawn