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In accordance with Lounge rules...gall bladders, who needs them?
April 5, 2016 at
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So I get mine removed in the morning. I hear it's more or less routine and that we don't technically need them. So I'm giving mine up.
I'm going to ask that the put it in a jar so I can bring it home.
I'm going to ask that the put it in a jar so I can bring it home.
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More problems than I ever imagined possible. Bile duct scarring, low stomach acid, depleted stomach enzymes, and worst of all, adhesion-related problems. Due to the fact that scar tissue grows like kudzu, part of my stomach is attached to my abdominal wall. Some of the scar tissue also grew down into my pelvic region. I've had some of it removed but as most doctors know, it grows right back and sometimes worse. I just live with it now.
I went to a specialist in South Florida in '08 that said that 100% of his patients with adhesion-related disorders had the "keyhole" (laparoscopic) surgery. He's never had one come through that had the old-fashioned (cut completely open) type surgery. And I believe it. I know three people that had the old-fashioned surgery and none of them have any complaints. I know several with issues similar to mine and they all had the keyhole surgery like I did.
I don't blame the surgeon, I blame myself for not getting a second opinion. I had a 1 year old at the time and my husband was stationed overseas for six months. I was six hours away from family and I just wanted the pain to go away so I could function again.
If the internet had been available at that time, I would have researched the sh*t out of the topic and would probably still have my GB. 'Cause everyone knows that the internet doctors know everything, right?
I went to a specialist in South Florida in '08 that said that 100% of his patients with adhesion-related disorders had the "keyhole" (laparoscopic) surgery. He's never had one come through that had the old-fashioned (cut completely open) type surgery. And I believe it. I know three people that had the old-fashioned surgery and none of them have any complaints. I know several with issues similar to mine and they all had the keyhole surgery like I did.
I don't blame the surgeon, I blame myself for not getting a second opinion. I had a 1 year old at the time and my husband was stationed overseas for six months. I was six hours away from family and I just wanted the pain to go away so I could function again.
If the internet had been available at that time, I would have researched the sh*t out of the topic and would probably still have my GB. 'Cause everyone knows that the internet doctors know everything, right?
Omg that's awful! I'm so sorry you've had to deal with that
My doctor doesn't do this, but he warned he was likely going to have to go back in and take it. Today he did.
I haven't had stones or pain with mine, but I had a recent lab show with elevated bilirubin so they did an ultrasound and found my gall bladder was full of sludge. As I am a diabetic, gall stones can cause pancreatitis and that would be bad. So they went ahead and took it today since an inflamed, sludgy gall bladder isn't fixable and will lead to problems down the road anyway.
My doctor doesn't do this, but he warned he was likely going to have to go back in and take it. Today he did.
I haven't had stones or pain with mine, but I had a recent lab show with elevated bilirubin so they did an ultrasound and found my gall bladder was full of sludge. As I am a diabetic, gall stones can cause pancreatitis and that would be bad. So they went ahead and took it today since an inflamed, sludgy gall bladder isn't fixable and will lead to problems down the road anyway.
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Oddly enough, I never had pancreatitis BEFORE they took my GB but I've had it five times since. The last time I was in the hospital for 5 days. No food or drink for the first 3. After that they gave me jello. I HATE JELLO!!!!!!
I've had multiple ERCP's, MRCP's, and more endoscopies than any one human being should ever have to endure. They don't know why I get pancreatitis. The only thing they know for certain is that I have something called Sphincter of Oddi.
"Sphincter" jokes in 3, 2 ...........
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