Off-Topic OT: gallstone surgery - Page 2

Karen Beckwith · 08-27-19, 12:44 PM

I hope everything goes well for you, Lori!

sherry7899 · 08-27-19, 01:09 PM

Best wishes for a quick recovery. I am sorry you are having such a rough year.

mtngoat · 08-27-19, 01:26 PM

Best wishes for a smooth surgery and speedy recovery! (Sorry no advice to give, as I have never experienced this.)

Lori_Michigan · 08-27-19, 03:07 PM

Thanks everyone for your well wishes, it certainly helps!

Melissa C · 08-28-19, 07:50 PM

Hi Lori—it’s been 15 years since I had gall bladder pain that was worse than childbirth. In my case I was lucky in that once I saw the doctor and was diagnosed, for whatever reason I didn’t have any more recurring pain. I had to wait a month before scheduled surgery and they gave me a list of what would be OK to eat before surgery and for the two weeks afterward. I had already been following the .weight watchers points program which restricted fats and encouraged moderation elsewhere, and the food list was basically what I was already doing. I also kept my regular exercise routine going (thanks, VF!) The whole time except for surgery day and about six days afterward. I would recommend asking a nutritionist or dietician for food recommendations. I hope your surgery goes smoothly and you are free of pain for the foreseeable future!

Betty Boop · 08-28-19, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Lori_Michigan

. . . Now I have to wait a month for laparoscopic surgery. . .

Why such a long wait? Surgeon booked up?

Lori_Michigan · 08-29-19, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Betty Boop

Why such a long wait? Surgeon booked up?

Yep, a month or more now to schedule it since I now have to have a complete upper endoscopy and lower colonoscopy tomorrow to see why I still have anemia before the surgeon will even think about scheduling the laproscopic. It probably won't be until early October now.

I tried numerous vitamin therapies to help with my anemia, but my numbers just won't budge upward. So this surgeon wants to rule out everything before she rips out my gallbladder. Sigh. The prep for this tomorrow is worse than anything I've every experienced -- not looking forward to an entire night of diarrhea....

I had switched my diet to just white, bland, low fat foods and felt okay. So I'll go back to that after this procedure tomorrow. UGH!

Lori_Michigan · 08-29-19, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Melissa C

Hi Lori—it’s been 15 years since I had gall bladder pain that was worse than childbirth. In my case I was lucky in that once I saw the doctor and was diagnosed, for whatever reason I didn’t have any more recurring pain. I had to wait a month before scheduled surgery and they gave me a list of what would be OK to eat before surgery and for the two weeks afterward. I had already been following the .weight watchers points program which restricted fats and encouraged moderation elsewhere, and the food list was basically what I was already doing. I also kept my regular exercise routine going (thanks, VF!) The whole time except for surgery day and about six days afterward. I would recommend asking a nutritionist or dietician for food recommendations. I hope your surgery goes smoothly and you are free of pain for the foreseeable future!

Thanks, Melissa! This gives me some hope of getting my old routine back after all of this. I've been brainstorming for food ideas for next week. And I'll try some easy walking on the treadmill next week to at least do something other than sit here and worry...

Negin · 08-29-19, 03:27 PM

Lori, I'm sorry to hear this. Hoping and praying for an easy recovery.

Lori_Michigan · 09-09-19, 10:10 AM

All of my gallstone issues got worse in the last few weeks, so now I'm having the laparoscopic surgery this week. It's odd because I've never had the excruciating pain that others have had, I've only had shakiness after eating and chills in the afternoon/evening, an itchy rash, and gray stool (sorry, tmi!). I just hope that I don't have a stone in my bile duct in addition to the gallbladder, which is kind of what my symptoms are pointing to. But I guess we'll see if that's the case after they take my gallbladder out. Funsies. This year has just sucked!!!

I just want my normal eating and working out schedule back

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08-27-19, 12:44 PM
Karen Beckwith VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Denver, Colorado	I hope everything goes well for you, Lori! __________________ Breast Cancer Survivor "Comfort zones are very often expanded by discomfort." - Mimi Solaire

08-27-19, 01:09 PM
sherry7899 Join Date: Jun 2003	Best wishes for a quick recovery. I am sorry you are having such a rough year. __________________ "Say you are tired and you will be. Believe you are strong and you are." (Sean O'Malley) The cat in my avatar is my sweetheart named Bonkers

08-27-19, 01:26 PM
mtngoat Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada	Best wishes for a smooth surgery and speedy recovery! (Sorry no advice to give, as I have never experienced this.) __________________ Lori Lacey (trying to convince Brent to take a Pilates class): C'mon Brent, don't you want to unify your mind and body? Brent: Nah. I'm not gonna put all my eggs in one basket. Corner Gas Season1 Episode 3 "Pilates Twist"

08-27-19, 03:07 PM
Lori_Michigan Join Date: Feb 2014	Thanks everyone for your well wishes, it certainly helps!

08-28-19, 07:50 PM
Melissa C Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN	Hi Lori—it’s been 15 years since I had gall bladder pain that was worse than childbirth. In my case I was lucky in that once I saw the doctor and was diagnosed, for whatever reason I didn’t have any more recurring pain. I had to wait a month before scheduled surgery and they gave me a list of what would be OK to eat before surgery and for the two weeks afterward. I had already been following the .weight watchers points program which restricted fats and encouraged moderation elsewhere, and the food list was basically what I was already doing. I also kept my regular exercise routine going (thanks, VF!) The whole time except for surgery day and about six days afterward. I would recommend asking a nutritionist or dietician for food recommendations. I hope your surgery goes smoothly and you are free of pain for the foreseeable future! __________________ Melissa C This is me since turning 60: Indianapolis Monumental Half Marathon: 3:27:39 on November 4, 2017 3:13:13 on November 3, 2018 Indy 500 Festival Half Marathon:3:26:27 May 4, 2019 "What? Like it's HARD?" "Exercise gives you endorphins and endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands. they just don't."-from"Legally Blonde" Blog: melissacooper46.wordpress.com

08-29-19, 03:27 PM
Negin Join Date: Nov 2011	Lori, I'm sorry to hear this. Hoping and praying for an easy recovery. __________________ "Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is your time on earth filled with glory." - Betty Smith, "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"

09-09-19, 10:10 AM
Lori_Michigan Join Date: Feb 2014	All of my gallstone issues got worse in the last few weeks, so now I'm having the laparoscopic surgery this week. It's odd because I've never had the excruciating pain that others have had, I've only had shakiness after eating and chills in the afternoon/evening, an itchy rash, and gray stool (sorry, tmi!). I just hope that I don't have a stone in my bile duct in addition to the gallbladder, which is kind of what my symptoms are pointing to. But I guess we'll see if that's the case after they take my gallbladder out. Funsies. This year has just sucked!!! I just want my normal eating and working out schedule back