Granny's gone and done it again

[BigBlueHen53]

I've heard that was a very bloody surgery. I ended up w/ four 1-2 inch scars but I had horrible pain w/ that surgery. Ended up on morphine at home.

I'm very late to this party I guess. I had my gall bladder out in 1999 and had 3 or 4 teeny tiny incisions. The pain mdds made me pukey and itchy too so I mostly took Tylenol after 2 days. Some of the stitches that were supposed to dissolve didn't, though, and I had shards coming out even a couple of years later.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I was told no in home PT this time, but one is on her way, so

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I'm very late to this party I guess. I had my gall bladder out in 1999 and had 3 or 4 teeny tiny incisions. The pain mdds made me pukey and itchy too so I mostly took Tylenol after 2 days. Some of the stitches that were supposed to dissolve didn't, though, and I had shards coming out even a couple of years later.

I think I got inside stitches and glued the skin together outside. They told me the source of my pain was where they blew my belly up w/ air and didn't get it back out. It was supposed to absorb by the body but you didn't pass gas to get rid of it. The tissues took it.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Guess I will go get my bed sheets in the dryer and hunt my breakfast. bbl

 

[WhatsUpDuck]

Do you guys have to take meds because you don't have a gallbladder?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Do you guys have to take meds because you don't have a gallbladder?

Nope. Life goes on. It's basically just a storage chamber, I believe. I can still have gut issues if I eat greasy foods, so I don't.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Well, that was not a PT, just a nurse asking questions to get me in ghe system. They don't want to see me until I'm released by the ortho to be weight-bearing, though. Oh well. I can do chair exercises on my own. They're also working on getting me a new wheelchair. Better hurry, lol!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Do you guys have to take meds because you don't have a gallbladder?

I take stomach meds but its from gerd. IDK about others but after mine was removed I started having some huge loud burps w/ no warning. lol Pretty embarrassing .

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Heart Drs. office just called. Wants me to come in to discuss the next step because it was an abnormal stress test. Said someone else will be calling to make the appt.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I take stomach meds but its from gerd. IDK about others but after mine was removed I started having some huge loud burps w/ no warning. lol Pretty embarrassing .

I take Famotadine also for GERD, and sleep pretty much sitting up. Don't know if it's related to the gall bladder issues. No burps here.

Heart Drs. office just called. Wants me to come in to discuss the next step because it was an abnormal stress test. Said someone else will be calling to make the appt.

Well, shoot, Granny. Didn't wanna hear anything like this. Keep us posted - I know you will.