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I'm having gall bladder removal surgery in a couple of weeks. Anybody know what I should expect from a patient's point of view? Thanks.
 
Are you having an open cholecystectomy or a laparscopic surgery? If it is open, you are in a world of pain, as all of the muscles that get cut etc. MUCH bigger incision. And if it is open, you are in for a longer recovery time. (I had an open cholecystectomy in 1993) If it is laparscopic surgery, the the pain will be a lot less and recovery time will be shorter. Most cholecystectomies now a days are laparscopic. Good luck!!
 
Hoping TheKnifeCollector is authoritative -- as the OP may be in for this soon, himself.

I'll definitely be arguing for a laparoscopic route. Too much work to do for the guv'mint -- can't afford to be 'down' for long.
 
I was also a Surgical Technologist for 11 years. I had mine out in 1993.
 
I had mine out about 10 years ago, with the new laproscopic procedure, I have 4 little scars that look like I've been shot 4 times with a .22.

To be perfectly honest with you, the surgery was no problem for me, I went under the knife at 10:30 in the morning, and could have gone home by 8pm that afternoon, but my doctor wanted me to stay overnight "just in case".

4 years after mine, the same surgeon took out my mom's gall bladder, and she was fine also.

The one that really get's me is a buddy that had his out with the new way, he was a Police Dispatcher and they took out his Gall Bladder on Friday and he worked that Monday.

Good luck with your surgery!!!!!!!!
 
Bad surgury.Had one in 1988.Incision dehised.(Opened up)Could see my intestinesHad to pack it with gauze for 30 days until it healed from the inside.
Ihave a great conversation piece for a scar.
 
I've never experienced it, but my mother had a laparoscopic procedure done, and the surgery itself didn't bother her. She did say that they use air to 'puff up' the cavity to make things easier to see, and that for a week or two after the procedure the air 'bubble' settled in her shoulders and was a little painful/uncomfortable until it was absorbed.
 
jthomas said:
I've never experienced it, but my mother had a laparoscopic procedure done, and the surgery itself didn't bother her. She did say that they use air to 'puff up' the cavity to make things easier to see, and that for a week or two after the procedure the air 'bubble' settled in her shoulders and was a little painful/uncomfortable until it was absorbed.
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I had a little of that to, it can HURT! My doctor explained it to me, something about that air presses against the diaphram and causes a pain that runs along a nerve into the shoulder, usually the right shoulder hurts more.
 
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