BlueSky Posted February 5, 2020 Share #1 Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) My swollen, infected, stones filled, bile duct plugged Gall Bladder was removed today. Seemed to go ok and now I have to recover from 4 holes in the abdomen. As well as adjust to a low fat diet, for a while at least. Falling apart in my old age! Just before the surgery, I asked the Dr. how long would it be before I could do a situp. His response was, "Can you do a situp now?". that Turkey! I said, Yeah, I can do 30, in a row! I should have asked him how many he could do but I wasn't that quick. Edited February 6, 2020 by BlueSky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncledj Posted February 5, 2020 Share #2 Posted February 5, 2020 My wife went through that a couple of weeks ago. She had a couple days of bad discomfort, then a week of minor discomfort, but now she's feeling much better, the acid reflux issues she's had have largely diminished, and hasn't found any issues with her diet yet. So far so good. Hang in there, and you may find you're better off without that pesky bugger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowpuc Posted February 5, 2020 Share #3 Posted February 5, 2020 Got er done eh Sky? Good on ya!! Prayers Up for a speedy recovery brother!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sldunker Posted February 5, 2020 Share #4 Posted February 5, 2020 Heal quickley my friend. It is better than having the evil cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patch Posted February 6, 2020 Share #5 Posted February 6, 2020 That's what comes of not drinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3FOL Posted February 6, 2020 Share #6 Posted February 6, 2020 Recover well and soon. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted February 6, 2020 That's what comes of not drinking Yeah, I've been doing entirely too little drinkng! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted February 20, 2020 Well, it's been 2 weeks and 1 day since the gall bladder removal. I had pain from the 4 holes punched in my abdomen for about 3 days and generally didn't feel well for a few more days. I've never had any acid reflux issues. My stools were soft for a week or so and now look normal. I had no appetite for a couple of weeks and lost about 15 lbs. which is a good thing. Now, I'm feeling normal and probably better than normal due to the weight loss. My appetite is back but I'm still eating less. I'm not supposed to eat greasy/high fat foods for a while at least. I set a goal in mid October to lose 50 lbs and with the gall bladder help, I'm now down about 32 lbs total which has helped reduce my arthritis. Not supposed to lift anything heavy for a month and I'm anxious to get back on my exercise routine. It's okay to walk as much as I want so I'm walking farther and faster than before around the subdivision. Hard to wait a month before riding my bikes again! I'm counting the days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patch Posted February 20, 2020 Share #9 Posted February 20, 2020 Man OH Man, dem dare docs got you talkin Chit! No wonders dey all look so pail, bunch of OL's (office ladies) Just go be you asap;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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