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Re: In College & Scared of Gall surgery
From: Claudia Twisdale RN (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 9 Apr 2001 04:49:36 -0500 (CDT)
Gallbladder surgery has come a long way in the last 10 years. Most
cases are done by laprascope. The patient usually goes home in a day or
so after it, recovery is shor, 1-2 weeks, and most people do very well.
I had to have my gallbladder out when my first daughter was 5 weeks old
(this was 1989) and so at that time it required the old fashioned big
incision, 4 days in hopsital, etc.
At Sun, 8 Apr 2001, Dianne wrote:
>
>Hi there.. I stumbled on this forum while searching the net for
>gallbladder problems and I think I'm in the right place :)
>
>Im in my last year of college and was diagnosed with gallbladder stones.
>Im anemic. I started feeling pain in September, after enrolling in all
>my classes. Now, it has taken over my life. I can barely walk to
>school sometimes let alone make it through a class, but I'm deathly
>scared of surgery "the old fashioned way"..
>
>Sometimes like now I just want to run to the hospital and get this thing
>taken out but I've been down that road once, in January, was in for two
>days, had all the tests done, and was told by a young male physician
>that I can go home and not worry about it for a while to come, that it
>wasn't too serious. But this pain has gotten a hundred times worse, Im
>getting feverish and get cold/hot sweats all the time.
>
>I guess what I'm trying to find here is some advice from women in my age
>group who've had this surgery and how it has affected the rest of their
>lives.
>
>I had a traumatic experience when I was young with surgery, and am
>deathly phobic of hospitals. I suffer in silence and it's just
>overwhelmed as my friends simply don't understand how bad this pain
>gets.
>
>Everyone has a different opinion, even the doctors. I haven't tried the
>olive oil/lj flush but from what I've read, it'll just end up making me
>sicker by releasing all sorts of toxins into my bloodstream (?)
>
>Should I try this last step? I so beaten and weak for not having the
>courage to go and get this done.
>
>Any advice? Thanks
>
>Fearfully
>Dianne D.
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