Category: Health and Wellness
Hi all,
I have a question. I was very recently diagnosed with gallstones. I have to go talk to a surgeon next week to discuss my treatment options. If any of you have had them, what did you have done for them if anything, and if you had to get your gallbladder completely taken out, what kind of stuff did you have to do to take care of yourself after the surgery? thanks,
Leslie
the surgery is very minor. they jut use a local soI think you're awake but I might be mistaken on that.
I was put under for the small incision they did to remove my gallbladder. The stones caused pain and I knew what the problem was so went to a surgeon. After the ultrasound, I found out my gallbladder had to be removed. You just watch what foods you eat for a while until your system adjusts to having no gallbladder. Everybody is different with that. After about 8 weeks, I was eating everything again.
to the previous posters, thanks for the input. I went to the surgeon this morning, and I'm getting the gallbladder removed this coming Monday. the sooner the better I think.
Leslie
Ahh, you'll do great. I had mine removed as part of another major abdominal surgery so can't speak much about a simple gall bladdar surgery. However, if you're having pain, you'll feel so much bette when it's gone. Probably for the first few months or so, I noticed that shortly after eating really greasy foods, a trip to the bathroom would be required. Sorry if that's TMI, but hey, better to be forewarned, right? lol
Other than that, which did get better with time, I now have no effects.
I hope your surgery goes well and healing is quick and as painles as possible.
i wish you good luck with your surgery and that it all goes well for you, smiles.
So, let me understand this. To the poster who says they no longer have any effects after gallbladder surgery, you're eating everything you ate before you had these issues, right? I know there are questions about removing stuff like this if you don't have to and if you think you can deal with this, but I know we also have to make informed decisions, especially if it depends on your well-being.
Hi there. I think you're talking about me. Yes, my surgery was 7 years ago. I'd say for the first year or so, I had to be a bit more careful with really greasy stuff. Now though, I have horrific eating habits, you can take that to the bank, and I don't have any digestive issues. I live in Texas, the capitol of Fried Fried and hot and spicy if that gives you any idea.They don't know why my gall bladder quit functioning but my OBGYN actually discovered it during another surgery with a camera. He noticed it wasn't the right shape so he referred me to another specialist. They ran more tests and determined that it had to be removed. Again, here I go with TMI but it doesn't bother me so why not? I had endometriosis which resulted in a bunch of scar tissue growing wild in my abdomine. When they did a hysterectomy to correct that, they took out tons of scar tissue, unknotted my intestines from one another, and took out my gall bladder as well. Obviously I had allot going on medically but I know based on how I felt, i.e. the nature of the pain I had during the gall bladder test, that removing it helped almost as much as the other stuff.
If I hadn't been experiencing life inhibiting pain, I probably wouldn't have had it removed. I still have my completely useless appendix because it's never bothered me. I had my uterus and ovaries removed, which were still serving a pretty important purpose as I was only 30 at the time because they were causing me to live in absolute hell. Each case is different and no surgery should be considered without allot of research and consultation with a trusted doctor. I would never advocate removing an organ just for grins and giggles but if something is a routine procedure and likely to fix the issue, by all means, get that sucker out of there. Are there any guarantees? Nope, absolutely not. For example, my stepdad had his gall bladder out and has never been able to eat lettuce since. Go figure. Each of us is affected differently, I guess. I'm certainly no medical expert but what I've shared has indeed ben my personal experience. I hope that answers your question.
This is interesting. I have been very very sick the last week and a half. I had blood work done testing for celiac disease and kidneys and stuff since they tend to possess the problems I am experiencing but all the blood work came back fine. So next is my gull blatter. My mother and one sister has had theirs removed and they are just as sick as they were before. After your surgery, doesn't the doctor advise you that you shouldn't eat fried foods or or to avoid certain foods because they could make you ill?
I think all doctors advise against eating fried or greasy foods. lol Seriously though, I would give my body time to adjust to not having the gall bladder and reintroduce fried foods slowly. The worst thing that would happen is you'd have to make a few trips to the bathroom afterward. I don't think anything worse than that would happen but again, I'm no doctor.
This lady at work had really bad gallstones and did this apple juice diet before going with an operation. It got rid of them and now she is doing pritty well. She is having some issues with some foods and stuff but I think it is going to calm down after a while...
She got to skip cergery by doing her apple juice diet thing...
Not sure if this will help you or not but I will post it anyways.
Here is a quick thing I found online but the lady at work said she just drunk a bunch of no sugar added organic apple juice and really didn't eat anything because she wasn't hungry from all the juice and ended up loosing 8 pounds... Then she did the 6th day thing and it it worked.
The Apple Juice Plan
http://www.ehow.com/way_5139430_apple-juice-remedy-gallstones.html
If you want to try the apple juice plan to get rid of gallstones you will need to follow two steps of action over six days.
For the first five days of the plan you have two choices. You can either eat four or five apples a day or you can drink four glasses of apple juice each day. The reasoning behind this diet is that the pectin in apples softens the gallstones and prepares them to be expelled from your gallbladder.
During the first part of your apple juice diet you need to eat a healthy diet. Make sure that you are eating a high fiber diet that is low in fat. You should get a minimum of 30 grams of fiber daily. This can be accomplished by eating whole grains and plenty of fruits and vegetables. You should aim to get 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. Also make sure that your diet is low in fat. Don't eat sugary foods and be sure that you are eating lean meat, not high fat cuts of meat.
The Sixth Day
On the last day of the apple diet you will skip your evening meal. Instead you should drink a cup of warm water with a teaspoon of Epsom salt mixed in. Repeat this process an hour and a half later. This step prepares the gallbladder to release the gallstones.
An hour and a half after your second glass of Epsom salt and water, mix a combination of ½ cup oil (either olive oil or sesame oil) and ½ cup lemon juice. Make sure it is mixed well and then drink it. This process lubricates the gallstones so that they will come out of the gallbladder.
On the seventh day, when you have your bowel movement, you will see green stones in your stools. According to the proponents of this remedy, these green stones are actually gallstones that your body has expelled. You should feel better now that you have completed the apple juice diet and you should experience fewer problems digesting your food.
Wow, that's cool. Who knew?