Subj : Re: Gallbladder surgery
To   : esc
From : Warpslide
Date : Sat Feb 04 2023 22:45:28

On 04 Feb 2023, esc said the following...
 
 es> Hey friends, just had a nasty gallbladder attack and ultrasound revealed
 es> some large gallstones. Was able to get scheduled for surgery the
 es> following day and have my gallbladder removed. This hurts! They have to
 es> go through the abdominal wall...going through all that muscle results in
 es> some soreness.
 es> 
 es> Anyone else have this done? Any pro-tips?

I had mine out in September laparoscopically.  I was lucky enough to have no real pain at all, I was given a prescription for Hydromorphone HCL which I didn't end up needing, I just used Advil+ instead (Ibuprofen + Acetaminophen).

The surgical wounds kind of felt more like cat scratches, which is when I knew it was time to take another Advil, after about three or four days I didn't even need those anymore.  I was told no heavy lifting for at least two weeks which got me out of kitty litter duty!  ;)

Now everything seems to be back to normal & most importantly I can eat bacon again.  I do have four small scars on my abdomen which are still red even ~five months later, I was told they can take about a year to fully heal.


Jay

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