Gallbladder surgery on 14th Aug

[JMC]

I am booked in for my next surgery on 14th August. At the moment I am starting to feel like an experiment in how much you can cut out of a person and still function normally, with my terminal ileum, appendix, cecum, cecal valve, ascending colon and a couple of chunks of my sigmoid colon going last year. At the moment, the plan is to do it as a laparoscopic procedure, but given my surgical (resection by laparotomy) and illness history I may end up being opened up. Fingers crossed for the 'scope as it is a day case and I am not in the mood for a week in bed on morphine!

 

[Jane_MM]

Hello, lots of luck for your op next week! Hope it all goes well and you can go home the same day, Jane

 

[Honey]

Hi there, JMC
You certainly have been having a tough time of it! So sorry. I wish you well again soon. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Best wishes.

 

[2thFairy]

I had my gallbladder removed 10 years ago. The surgeon attempted to do it laparoscopically, but due to a belly full of scar tissue, it was converted to an open procedure. I was only kept in the hospital overnight and sent home with hydrocodone. Took a week off and then was back to normal activity other than restricted lifting. Even as an open procedure, it was definitely the easiest operation I've experienced.

 

[Samboi]

Good luck with your surgery JMC.
I had mine removed last year.
Like Toothy - I was also surprised at the rapid recovery time.
Hope yours goes quickly and you feel better soon.

 

[JMC]

Thank-you so much for the positive stories about quick recovery, made me feel a lot better about next week!

 

[alouise09]

I had my gallbladder out at age 20! Morphine doesn't work well for me! I ask for the good stuff, dilauded! I'm lucky they did it lapro style! Good luck!

 

[JMC]

At the hospital now so just sitting and waiting. I am expecting to go down to theatre at about 5pm so not long now.

 

[2thFairy]

Good luck, JMC!!

 

[JMC]

The surgery was done with a laparoscope and I feel really good today so should be going home later!

 

[2thFairy]

wooHOO!! Congratulations!