I love this topic! Usually because there tends to be a happy ending.
I had mine removed laparoscopically a few years back along with my apendix, might as well have taken care of everything that could pose a problem down the line while they in there I suppose.
It was magical I felt so good afterward and soon after my U.C. went into remission. I had never felt so good coming out of surgery instant relief. It was to be expected after nine months of pain and never ending nausea. Damn Biliary Dyskinesia. Thank goodness it's one of a few things that can be removed.
Probably the one thing that went smoothly in the history of dealing with my digestive tract and by that I mean i saw instant improvement.
You didn't say how they were going to remove it and I'm just going assume that in this day and age it would be done laparoscopically by default.
Now with laparoscopic surgery they have to pump the patient full of air. I forget why they do this I just know it's necessary. Well the air rises to your shoulders not too long after surgery and it's painful however it doesn't hold a candle to the misery a crappy bad gallbladder causes, in my opinion anyway.
As someone who's had laparoscopic surgery more than once I can confidently say that those prepackaged heating pads really help, two on the shoulders is all that's needed, most of the air we be passed as gas anyway.
I totally understand your concerns. I was kind of scared to go to the bathroom that first time after it had been removed. It was fine although that may have been because they had me on pain meds, you know the ones that harden everything up. Now I was in the hospital for a week before and a few days after I had mine removed. Usually this is done outpatient and you can go home the same day, that's how it was for my brother and I think he may have had an easier time as he could get comfortable in his own bed.
If I had to guess I'd bank on the gallbladder being the source of your current troubles, when one thing in the digestive system acts up it usually sets off the rest not long after that and eventually it all snowballs to a point where it's hard to pinpoint what's responsible for what.
Don't fixate over how it will affect your Crohn's you can cross that bridge when you get there. I think you'll feel much better when it's done personally, Still no one person is the same so don't quote me on that.
