Gallbladder Update
I just got back from my surgeon. He did buy me some time, so I am so relieved, since his nurse had me panic-stricken. He said it's not too urgent, can wait 6 months; he's on the fence, he said he's in the middle - have it done now, or wait, he just doesn't know. Says he thinks the polyps may just be cholestrol (?) buildup (stones), that gallbladder cancer has a slow growth rate, and if they are polyps they would take a long time to turn into cancer. He said the polyps, if that's what they are, have nothing to do with weight loss surgery, and would have grown w/out the surgery; the stones, defintely a sign of the rapid weight loss, totally expected (and I knew that before I had surgery). He does know that it will eventually need to come out, and don't wait too long, but defintely said I can wait a few months. He doesn't want to see my ducts become blocked. But it's not something I have to move on right now. He said if I wait 6 months, he'd want to see me have another ultrasound before hand, just so he can see where I'm at. But I agreed to go for another ultrasound in September/October, and then maybe have surgery late October/early November. I'm scared to wait too long. But am not eager to get in there right away! I know I should just have it out now and get it over with, because all I'm going to do is think/worry about it until then, but ofcourse I'm going to put it off. I'm a chicken and no matter how easy they tell me it is, it's still me having to go back to the hospital; I still can't believe I did it the first time, but it doesn't make having to go back, for anything, any easier! The 'polyps' is the one word besides surgery, that has had me scared all this time - so I guess I'm relieved to know they grow slow.
So that's where I am. Maybe by then they will be able to give me new boobs! Wouldn't that be nice to go in and get it all done at once - Extreme Makeover!!! I asked him to take my appendix out while he's in there, but he said he can't!!!
Why wait! Any type of surgery is scarey, but in the end youhave to have it done anyway. I always prefer to put things behand me. Think of how much better you will feel once the gall bladder is gone.
Gall bladder surgery is nothing compared to when I had it 30 years ago. I have a huge scar on my belly. I was in the hospital for about a week and then home for a month. Compared to my wls, that was quite an ordeal. I imagine you would only need to be in over night and they would hide the scar next to one of your scars from your wls.
I don't understand why they can't take the appendix at the same time. I was told that they usually take it because statistics show that people will end up with issues within 2 years and need to have it removed. Maybe they have changed the guidlelines since then.
I hope you feel better!!!
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