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I am waiting for a date to have my gallbladder removed. Spoke to friends that has had this done and they seem fine and getting on with their lives but I'm really really scared because I keep reading about people that's had it done and they've had major problems after . Feeling worried.
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iris58334 Alabama
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Hi, I had my gallbladder removed on Feb 7 th of this year. I was terrified too the hospital I was in here in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Took good care of me. If your having the easy surgery. ( Sorry can't remember the name ). You will be back to normal in a couple of weeks. You will be okay. You just have to take it real easy for the first 6 weeks. It's only day surgery.
Beenthruit iris58334
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gwyneth72826 Alabama
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Hi,
I think that sometimes reading other people's comments can divert from what is important. If you have been in so much pain then the best option is to have gallbladder removed before you end up with complications. My symptoms came on suddenly and I was very sick for a few weeks. After numerous blood tests, scans etc I was diagnosed with a diseasesd gallbladder which was very enlarged. I would not worry about which surgeon is best and where they live. All over the country these operations are carried out daily. My husband had his gallbladder out on NHS and I went private due to having private health cover with my job. Both had different experiences but have recovered well.
iris58334 Alabama
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Hi, I had my gallbladder removed on Feb 7 th of this year. I was terrified too. It has been 6 months and I still have the gas and bloating and sometimes have to watch some of the foods. But when I had mine removed, they put me on antibiotics to start and gave me some acid reflux meds. It took 6 weeks to get back to normal.. you will be fine. It is only day surgery. I was only in the hospital for 6 hours. Then went home and had to rest. Was on some antiimflammatories to help with pain..I had the easier surgery..it's a simple procedure.
Alabama iris58334
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Thank you for your reply, it's really helpful to know how others have got on since their opp. I'm not in any pain at all and haven't been since last December when I was admitted to hospital. Really worried that I'm going to be worse off after opp. I had 4 pain attack s last year but none since losing weight. I can eat what I like but most of the time I am on my diet (have lost 6st 6lb now) have only had 4 days off diet so don't know how I would be if I was off the diet permanently. Only symptom I get is flatulence gat (embarrassed) just really terrified that cos of what I have read on some other websites.
jamie77961 Alabama
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I am scheduled to have my gallbladder out this Tuesday. I do not have any issues with my gallbladder it’s just being removed because my brother died of cancer of the bile duct and I have a small pile up in my gallbladder so my surgeon thought it would just be best to go ahead and remove it. I too was encouraged to join the groups on Facebook, wish I hadn’t done it as well. I’m scared to death of what’s going to happen because I’ve never had any issues with my gallbladder. Good luck and I hope everything goes well for you.
paige64873 Alabama
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I'm literally in the same boat as you, my anxiety is through the roof I've read so many stories aswell 😦