Has anybody had their gallbladder removed? - Page 2

James.uk · 28th March 2010, 18:32

Hiya Dave, sorry to hear you get a lot of pain, no one should have to put up with that, so go have the op. Life's too short to live in pain and discomfort...
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JohnDotCom · 28th March 2010, 22:09

I live with a Pain...does that count?

Sorry Dave, not nice being in pain.
Hope you make a swift and healthy recovery.

moonstoneboy · 29th March 2010, 06:51

My wife Yve has had hers out about 3 years ago.

She was in a lot of pain. Once due to it I took her to A&E and they nearly admitted her then for an emergency operation.

She had it out via keyhole - and lucky they did not have to open her more - it had fused itself to the liver and they had to cut it away. It was probably this that caused a fair amount of time to be taken in recovering.

She still has problems that seem to be relieved by tablets. She now finds that she cannot eat late as that affects her and has drastically cut down on alcohol to the point of being virtually tee total.

With all the negative points of now they are nothing compared to the pain she was in.

Talking to other people her current problems seem to be not the norm.

Have it removed and I am sure that you will feel far better.

majedm75 · 29th March 2010, 07:42

Good recovery wishes Dave.
I had kidney stones few years back. I know it's not the same, but the pain was atrocious (like a knife stab in back) until I had them removed.

Departed · 29th March 2010, 12:20

Mrs Lowedb had it done last year, after being taken to A&E this time last year with pancreatitis caused by one of the stones moving. That was not pleasant!

It had taken over three years to get the diagnosis, the first time she had the pain assosciated with stones / pancreatitis, we went to A&E and got nowhere. But then it was Stafford hospital, and the receptionist was doing triage at the time! GP was no help either.

She's much happier now than before she had the op. Also done through keyhole, and no complications. It's funny someone said their OH has reduced alchohol, Mrs Lowedb has done as well, though we hadn't related that to the op, just she doesn't fancy it so often.

From how she was before with the pain and so on, and how she is a year on, I'd say get it done. I'll ask her to see if she agrees, but I think she would.

A colleague at work spoke to me at length about it, as he'd just had his done when we found out that Mrs Lowedb was to have the Op. He'd put it off due to work commitments, and when he did get it done, it was a good job. The gall bladder had swollen and stuck to the Liver which made the Op much harder. The consultant also said, its a good job you haven't flown anywhere, it would have ruptured. Thing is he'd put it off because he was flying to Germany and Back every week for months.....

Edit: thought this was familiar.

I remember you had pain a while back, and I said it sounded like what Mrs Lowedb had had. Should have wired you up to a T4 to check.

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baxlin · 29th March 2010, 15:40

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Originally Posted by moonstoneboy

She still has problems that seem to be relieved by tablets. She now finds that she cannot eat late as that affects her and has drastically cut down on alcohol to the point of being virtually tee total.

With all the negative points of now they are nothing compared to the pain she was in.

Talking to other people her current problems seem to be not the norm.

Have it removed and I am sure that you will feel far better.

Having mine out was the best thing I ever did. And from my experience, and that of my daughter who had hers out in her 20's, the problems referred to above are not the norm.

The pain, to those lucky enough not to have experienced it, is unbelievable. Just imaginre the worst abdominal pain you've had, and double it.

Go for it David, and look forward to a pain-free future (unless like me you have pancreatitis a year later, and kidney stones a further year later, both with similar pains.........................)

malcolm

Departed · 29th March 2010, 19:32

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Originally Posted by baxlin

Having mine out was the best thing I ever did. And from my experience, and that of my daughter who had hers out in her 20's, the problems referred to above are not the norm.

Mrs Lowedb agrees 100% with this. If you live with the pain, you don't know if something really bad is going on.

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The pain, to those lucky enough not to have experienced it, is unbelievable. Just imaginre the worst abdominal pain you've had, and double it.

Didn't experience it myself but saw it in action. Not nice when the Biliary Colic strikes.

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Go for it David, and look forward to a pain-free future (unless like me you have pancreatitis a year later, and kidney stones a further year later, both with similar pains.........................)

malcolm

From all I've found about it I'd say the same. If you don't get it done, it can become worse and be a killer. If it turns to Pancreatitis it can be way worse than you realise and the symptoms not be any worse.

moonstoneboy · 29th March 2010, 20:12

Hi Stocktake-(Mrs Moonstoneboy) Pester your doctor to get into hosp as soon as poss. The pain will only get worse (sorry).Even fat free diet and no alcohol stopped working after a time (i was just eating white rice and mash potato!!) Keyhole surgery was fine and the pain stopped as soon as i had the op- back to work within two weeks -no more pain (i`m a real coward but would recommend the op to anyone- it was really no problem- 3 x 1inch cuts which healed within a week- Mr Moonstoneboy has worse cuts servicing the 75!! ) Dont wait too long as an infected gall-bladder can fuse itself to the liver or other `bits`or rupture which will make the op more difficult.
Mrs Moonstoneboy

stocktake · 30th March 2010, 17:18

Thanks to everybody who has given advice and shared their experiences on this, either on open forum of by PM

Latest episode of pain saw me at my GP's Mon 9am admitted to hospital by 9:30 then shall we say one or two blood tests.

Upshot of it all is that all the important thing like liver etc are fine but the inflamitory markers are up indicating an infection in the gall bladder. It appears there are two school's of thought on this now with some surgeons removing an inflamed GB and others waiting until the infection/inflammation has subsided. either way I have decided it's days are numbered

. So 24hrs of antibiotics later i am, for the time being pain free

consultant recons 4 to 6 weeks to schedule the keyhole op.

Thanks again for all the support

FredSpencer · 30th March 2010, 17:22

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Originally Posted by stocktake

coinsultant recons 4 to 6 weeks to schedule the keyhole op.

Judging by all the responses to this thread it seems to be the latest must have mod.

Good luck with it.

29th March 2010, 06:51	#13
moonstoneboy Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Connoisseur SE CDT Tourer - naturally in Moonstone Green Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Surrey - near Gatwick Airport Posts: 1,316 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	My wife Yve has had hers out about 3 years ago. She was in a lot of pain. Once due to it I took her to A&E and they nearly admitted her then for an emergency operation. She had it out via keyhole - and lucky they did not have to open her more - it had fused itself to the liver and they had to cut it away. It was probably this that caused a fair amount of time to be taken in recovering. She still has problems that seem to be relieved by tablets. She now finds that she cannot eat late as that affects her and has drastically cut down on alcohol to the point of being virtually tee total. With all the negative points of now they are nothing compared to the pain she was in. Talking to other people her current problems seem to be not the norm. Have it removed and I am sure that you will feel far better. __________________ Paul Unfortunately for you lot, we are now stuck behind a broken train. We'll be here for quite a while but I don't care, I'm now on overtime. London tube train announcement

29th March 2010, 07:42	#14
majedm75 I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Saloon 2.5V6+Auto - Pack Luxe & Sterling Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris-France & Cairo-Egypt Posts: 2,122 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Good recovery wishes Dave. I had kidney stones few years back. I know it's not the same, but the pain was atrocious (like a knife stab in back) until I had them removed. __________________ Majed [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Member no. 36 - Samarkand, I miss you so much "Miss April 2010"!

29th March 2010, 12:20	#15
Departed Retired -- Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: -- Posts: 3,785 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Mrs Lowedb had it done last year, after being taken to A&E this time last year with pancreatitis caused by one of the stones moving. That was not pleasant! It had taken over three years to get the diagnosis, the first time she had the pain assosciated with stones / pancreatitis, we went to A&E and got nowhere. But then it was Stafford hospital, and the receptionist was doing triage at the time! GP was no help either. She's much happier now than before she had the op. Also done through keyhole, and no complications. It's funny someone said their OH has reduced alchohol, Mrs Lowedb has done as well, though we hadn't related that to the op, just she doesn't fancy it so often. From how she was before with the pain and so on, and how she is a year on, I'd say get it done. I'll ask her to see if she agrees, but I think she would. A colleague at work spoke to me at length about it, as he'd just had his done when we found out that Mrs Lowedb was to have the Op. He'd put it off due to work commitments, and when he did get it done, it was a good job. The gall bladder had swollen and stuck to the Liver which made the Op much harder. The consultant also said, its a good job you haven't flown anywhere, it would have ruptured. Thing is he'd put it off because he was flying to Germany and Back every week for months..... Edit: thought this was familiar. I remember you had pain a while back, and I said it sounded like what Mrs Lowedb had had. Should have wired you up to a T4 to check. http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...houlder&page=3 Last edited by Departed; 29th March 2010 at 12:30..

29th March 2010, 20:12	#18
moonstoneboy Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Connoisseur SE CDT Tourer - naturally in Moonstone Green Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Surrey - near Gatwick Airport Posts: 1,316 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Hi Stocktake-(Mrs Moonstoneboy) Pester your doctor to get into hosp as soon as poss. The pain will only get worse (sorry).Even fat free diet and no alcohol stopped working after a time (i was just eating white rice and mash potato!!) Keyhole surgery was fine and the pain stopped as soon as i had the op- back to work within two weeks -no more pain (i`m a real coward but would recommend the op to anyone- it was really no problem- 3 x 1inch cuts which healed within a week- Mr Moonstoneboy has worse cuts servicing the 75!! ) Dont wait too long as an infected gall-bladder can fuse itself to the liver or other `bits`or rupture which will make the op more difficult. Mrs Moonstoneboy __________________ Paul Unfortunately for you lot, we are now stuck behind a broken train. We'll be here for quite a while but I don't care, I'm now on overtime. London tube train announcement Last edited by moonstoneboy; 31st March 2010 at 05:17..

30th March 2010, 17:18	#19
stocktake Vis Whiz Rover 75 2.5 auto Saloon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LEEDS Posts: 20,600 Thanks: 2,057 Thanked 3,056 Times in 1,621 Posts	Thanks to everybody who has given advice and shared their experiences on this, either on open forum of by PM Latest episode of pain saw me at my GP's Mon 9am admitted to hospital by 9:30 then shall we say one or two blood tests. Upshot of it all is that all the important thing like liver etc are fine but the inflamitory markers are up indicating an infection in the gall bladder. It appears there are two school's of thought on this now with some surgeons removing an inflamed GB and others waiting until the infection/inflammation has subsided. either way I have decided it's days are numbered. So 24hrs of antibiotics later i am, for the time being pain free consultant recons 4 to 6 weeks to schedule the keyhole op. Thanks again for all the support __________________ Dave... Lost a few stones and a Gall Bladder and part of a bile duct and all of my dignity in the suppository incident Last edited by stocktake; 30th March 2010 at 17:25..

28th March 2010, 18:32	#11
James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	Hiya Dave, sorry to hear you get a lot of pain, no one should have to put up with that, so go have the op. Life's too short to live in pain and discomfort... ...

28th March 2010, 22:09	#12
JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	I live with a Pain...does that count? Sorry Dave, not nice being in pain. Hope you make a swift and healthy recovery.