Subj : Re: Gallbladder surgery
To   : bbspat
From : esc
Date : Sun Feb 05 2023 11:38:29

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

I actually feel rather well today, 48hrs post op. Check in and prep for me was miserable because they said no food or water or anything and my surgery was scheduled for 5pm... I was so thirsty lol. Kept washing my mouth out with water all day. And I had a bunch of meetings where I had to do a lot of talking which was miserable.

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

Well that's a bummer as those are my favorite dishes lol. I'm sure I'll adjust.

 bb> My wife had quite a different experience as hers had burst in the
 bb> hospital, and she was in the hospital for a week and had to have a drain
 bb> installed. Generally the faster they catch it, the easier time you'll
 bb> have with recovery. --- SBBSecho 3.15-FreeBSD

Yikes. Yeah, I was in the ER with horrible pain and they sent me to a surgeon and we got the surgery scheduled for two days later. All in all a quick process for me for which I'm grateful. Sorry about your wife's experience, that sounds rough.

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