Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
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NHWM,
Thank you. No I am not in pain anymore.
My daughter had a very simple procedure to remove hers. Many surgeries are so much easier today.
My brother just had this weird thing going on. It’s usually not complicated like his situation is.
Look at the strange thing that happened with my husband’s colonoscopy procedure. Oh gosh, what a mess that was. A polyp went inside his appendix when the doctor went to remove it, causing him to have to have his appendix removed.
Strange things can happen at times.
Yes, gallstones can be removed. They removed my brother’s gallstones today.
My daughter and husband get kidney stones.
It was crazy. So DH had the appendectomy, got an infection, and I ended up taking him to the ER. Oh, then had some weird issue with his food and stayed on crutches for awhile. The whole thing was really strange.
Thank you, in USA yes, not here.
Our wonderful( sarcasm intended) medical system is failing.
My husband who was referred to Pain Clinic over a year ago got official letter yesterday that he was accepted but waiting time is 14-16 months which means first assessment will be next year Aug-Oct. Meanwhile his GP says it is due to Parkinson’s disease, his neurologist says it is not, during visit to hospital he was told to go to GP. So we go round and round. And he suffers with pain, different or stronger meds don’t help. My intuition tells me there is more, yet, it is ignored.
Our best friend is waiting for surgery for cancer, postponed till next month. Scary to get sick, I will look into that as my son lives in USA, removing gallstones should be simple, I am terrified of any surgery. Actually more of going under and not waking up. Honestly, my biggest fear.
He’s doing well now.
I personally think that the obesity problem in the US is why they just remove the whole gallbladder because they know these people will get stones again . Not everyone who gets gallstones is obese. However, gallbladder removal is one of the most common surgeries here because of the high amount of fat in the diets.
Quick search showed me they do in US stone breaking instead of removing gallbladder. It is my understanding it is simple procedure like removing kidney stones.Perhaps for those like me who are terrified of any surgery.Or some people cannot have surgery.And why I got them remains a mystery as I am healthy and slim and eat good food, nothing processed, no trans fats ever or very little. But, as they say everybody has them, especially females over 40, most don’t cause any problems
That is a reasonable assumption that breaking up the stones would be tried if someone is fearful of surgery or if surgery ( or anesthesia ) is too dangerous for someone. However , the success rate for breaking up the stones isn’t great .
I used to work for a general surgeon . Surgeons like to do surgery , however, she was pretty conservative in not jumping to surgery especially if the patient was high risk for having any surgery . That being said, removal of gallbladder has gotten so simple , even she did that frequently.
Thank you for reassurance.
I know it is simple procedure, as terrified as I am, I know if I have another attack I will go to hospital and have gallbladder
removed.
Good luck . My mother had hers done in her late 70’s . She did great .
Good point. I just assumed by not looking closer removing gallstones is done somehow different.
Llama,
Thank you. Feeling so much better.
I did have quite sweet tooth so who knows? I ate lots of chocolate, some pastries, almost nothing for 2 months.
Thank you MD,
It is reassuring to hear that. I am sure it is simple surgery, but that is my rational side, fear is not.
As I was googling lots while sick, interesting fact Andy Warhol died of gallbladder surgery. But, as discovered he was in poor health.
Diet does affect everything! I’m careful with diet because of the heart disease and diabetes in my family.
I like sweets too but only once in awhile. Everything in moderation is best.
Of course the crisis now due to lack of staff is it's own kind of special h3ll, I don't know how to get around that because all the money in the world can't manufacture enough health care workers.
I have had general anesthetic three times - once as a preschool child to have my tonsils removed - it was ether, I think. The next time, ether again, during the childbirth process of my first child, my dd. That bothered me as I had already gone through all the pain, including an episiotomy without anesthetic, and she was coming out. Why deprived me of being conscious for her actual birth? And the last time about 40 years ago for a d and c following a miscarriage. When I woke up from that I was ready to walk home. So I haven't had any bad experiences with anesthetic.
My grandfather had his gall bladder removed in his 70s. He was very fit and trim. My mother (his dd) had hers removed when she was my age 86. She also was very fit and trim. It certainly isn't a matter of being obese. My father and his sisters never had gall bladders, or appendices removed. I hope I take after them. lol
cw - Your skinny friend with gall bladder issues - there may come a point for her...
I did ask, no local for this type of surgery.
I am dreading next attack as it was the most painful thing, so avoiding it by eating nutrients dense mostly plant based diet seems to be working
Cwillie,
You are so right, more money is not the answer, waiting for GP appointment for more than 2 weeks, lab for 2 months, MRI 6 months, I could go on and on.
I remember a young man, ex colleague of my then husband who was going through gall bladder attacks and much pain. After he had it removed he looked 10 years younger.
I will remember that if needed.
Happy Father’s Day to all dads!
Happy Father's Day to all the dads on here. You deserve a good time.🎈🏀🍟🍩🍔🥩🍦