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I'm 7 weeks out from gallbladder surgery that was converted to open from laparoscopic due to the gallbladder being stuck into liver by a thick rind of omentum which was taken down one layer at a time. (Anyone know what that is?)
It was a difficult operation and I am still very weak and have pain in sternum area, (sharper) location of gallbladder (aching), back under right shoulder blade (constant) and right abdomen along ascending colon (soreness).
Also had opening along incision from fat necrosis which is shrinking but still open about ½" x 3cm deep.
Anyone relate to this kind of pain, know how long till one feels normal again or has any other information that might help me?
I just want to heal and live my life.
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Diane33000 MoeR1956
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I a so sorry you are in such pain. What has your Sugeon diagnosis to resolve these issues? I am. Aware that an open surgery has a loner recovery time. My gallbladder was stuck on my stomach. I am now 1 day post op, however most of my discomfort now is around the stomach area. It's been hard to sleep at night. My next appointment with Surgeon is 2 weeks out. He prescribed daulodid, which is a form of morphine. Works pretty fair. My question to your Surgeon is what else he can do to re diagnose your new issues. Open surgery requires at least 8 weeks total recovery, however it seems you have on going issues. Keep us posted on your condition, and God Bless you. Hang in there!
lynda20916 MoeR1956
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I'm sorry to learn that you're in such pain. Your operation was very complicated. Did your surgeon give you post op instructions? If not, you call call and request them from the office.
Also, open surgery is the most difficult to recover from. Everyone heals at different rates. It is very important that you give yourself sufficient time to heal. What's visible on the outside will heal sooner. But what's on the inside, and for you it seems as if it could be a pretty complicated network of interrelated stitches, will take lots longer--probably months. How you heal depends on many things, including your overall health and age.
Try to be patient and not over do it. Having one's gallbladder removed is major surgery!
Let us know how you do!
MoeR1956
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Thank you for your kind answers. I did have instructions upon hospital release. I was there for 7 days. I am 60 and was in otherwise good health. However, I don't know anyone whom has had open surgery like this and with a 14 inch incision, I haven't read anything like my surgery online either. So I'm a little lost and a lot anxious in what I should be feeling and worried that there might be more wrong. I had a bile leak so I have two plastic stents which are causing some of my pain and they don't come out until January, three months after they were put in. There was no damage to the bile duct, just the leak and so I don't know if the stents have to remain in the full three months. I'd like them out as soon as possible. I will try to be more patient in my eagerness to recover and return to normal and I'd like to check back in here as I continue to recover. Thanks again for any input!
lynda20916 MoeR1956
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Thanks for letting us know how you're doing. You've had quite an ordeal! No wonder your worried about what else could go wrong!
Please try to be patient and accepting. You will find that the healing may have it's ups and downs, but you'll do better if you "keep an even keel!"
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