Been reading Gallbladder removal horrors?

I had my gallbladder out around a year and a half ago. I was first admitted to hospital after having what I thought was a long and extreme bout of indigestion. I'd suffered frequently from terrible indigestion for years, somtimes it would last for up to 10 hours, but it always eventually eased off so I put it down to nothing sinister. This time, however, it didn't go away. for 24 hours I lay in the foetal position on my bed, crying and praying for that glorious moment when the indigestion just went away. It was upon visiting my father who took one look at me and noticed that I had yellowing in the whites of my eyes and around my mouth that he insisted I go to hospital. My gallbladder was full of an abundance of smaller stones which had formed into one large mass and caused my Gallbladder to become infected and was starting to affect my liver.

There was never any question as to whether I would need my gallbladder removed. It was only a question of when. I was morbidly obese and had to lose as much weight as possible while I was on the NHS waiting list, which was for around 5 1/2 months. I'd read a lot of horror stories about people having theirs removed and ending up feeling worse after having done. I got it done none the less because I didn't think it was even possible for me to feel worse. I was in hospital at least once a month in excruciating pain, even while on a very low fat diet. I also suffered nausea and often became jaundiced. When the day finally came I was terrified that this was going to be the end of one problem and the beginning of another.

Thankfully I couldn't have been more wrong. 

I was walked into a small side room before my surgery where I was put on a bed and had canulas inserted into my hands. The doctors assured me that I would soon begin to feel drowsy.... that is the last thing I remember. When I woke, although my incision scars were sore and I had a slight pain which felt a little like my gallbladder attacks had, I really didn't feel too bad (Aside from dizziness from the anasthetic). I even had the strength to give my mum the finger when she made a cheeky remark. After a good sleep, I felt infinitely better and went home the next day.

Since my surgery I have experienced no indigestion at all (Until I got pregnant!). I can eat normally and drink without feeling ill. So, to anybody who has been reading the horror stories that I did, just keep in mind that it is mainly those that had a bad experience that post their stories online, The majority of people that have a good experience the way I did will no longer feel the need to even think about such a crap time in their life. I have no once regretted removing the damn thing!

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