Gallbladder....nah
So one year anniversary of surgery last week (23rd). Wednesday wake up to something weird in my abdomen, hungry nauseous, not sure. Same thing the next night. Last night, took my multivitamin and acid reflux med and it hit again. Right behind my right ribcage. That was at 10 pm. By 1:00 am, my back was killing me and I went to the ER. Turns out I have a kidney stone and gall stone determined by a CAT scan. Next was Ultrasound, which showed the kidney stone moved through and the gall bladder needs to come out. They wanted to do it tonight at 5:00 pm but I have a big work event tomorrow so I asked to move it to next week. So it looks like I've become a statistic.....not sure what happens from here. Just thought I would share :)
I had my gallbladder out many years ago, and it was one of the easiest surgeries ever. I had to stay one night, but now it is an outpatient procedure. 6 days after the surgery we had our Christmas celebration and I felt completely fine and normal. I honestly don't remember having any pain meds.
Good luck and report back when you can, to let us know how you're doing.
5' 5" tall. VSG on August 4, 2015/ Starting weight 239.9/ Surgery weight 210.9/ Current weight 137.4/ Goal weight 140/ No longer overweight, now a NORMAL weight. Now that I'm at goal, it's time to move on to maintenance!!!!!!!!
No worries, Dan. I had mine out on a Friday and was back at work Tuesday. You'll do great !!
Age: 64; 5' 5"; High weight: 345; Start weight: 271 (01/05/15); Surgery weight: 218 (05/27/15); Pre-Op (-53); M 1 (-18); M 2 (-1.5); M 3 (-13.5 ); M 4 (-13); M 5 (- 8); M 6 (-12) M 7 (-5, Xmas); M 8 (- 9) Under surgeon's goal and REACHED HEALTHY BMI 12/07/15!! (Six months and one week.) AT GOAL month 8. Maintaining at goal range (139- 144) ~ four (4) years !!
Good luck, Dan. I have an appt with my primary next week over the same concern. I'm pretty sure I need my gall bladder out. Keep us posted.
Lanie; Age: 43; Surgery Date (VSG): 8/12/14 w/complications resulting in RNY next day;
Height: 5' 6" SW: 249 Comfort Zone: 135-140 CW: 138 (10/13/17)
M1: -25 lbs M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -7 M5: -11 M6: -10 M7: -7 M8: -7 M9: -3 M10: -8 M11: -4 M12: -4
5K PR - 24:15 (4/23/16) First 10K - 53:30 (10/18/15)
I had mine out about 6 years ago. And believe it or not I was at a concert the next day :) I'm sure everyone's body is different, none the less you should be a Ok!
?The seeker embarks on a journey to find what he wants and discovers, along the way, what he needs.?
- Wally Lamb
As long as everything goes smoothly your gallbladder surgery will be even easier to recover from than VSG surgery. I had mine out on a Friday and was back to work on Monday.
Tracy 5'3" HW: 235 SW: 218 CW: 132 M1: -22 M2: -13 M3: -12 M4: -9 M5: -8 M6: -10 M7: -4
Goal reached in 7 months and 1 week!
Lower Body Lift w/Dr. Barnthouse 7-8-15
