Subj : Re: Gallbladder surgery
To   : Warpslide
From : bbspat
Date : Sun Feb 05 2023 08:03:04

 > 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.

Your experience was similar to mine.  I was home and back on the computer an hour after surgery.  In fact, I remember it taking longer to check in and prep then the surgery took. They shaved a small patch on my side. I remember recovery taking about 4 days, only used Advil as well, and mainly before bed since I sleep on my side.

After 3 years the laproscopy scars are pretty much invisible.  With that being said, you will process food quite a bit different without the bile being readily available.  Heavy oil-laden foods will slide through your digestive tract. I have trouble with french fries, pizza with oily pepperoni, some beef dishes.

My wife had quite a different experience as hers had burst in the hospital, and she was in the hospital for a week and had to have a drain installed. Generally the faster they catch it, the easier time you'll have with recovery.
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