Have You Had Your Gall Bladder Out?

fergus51 · Mar 26, 2006

I asked about this a while ago (I'm getting mine removed next month)

https://allnurses.com/forums/f98/gall-bladder-removal-anyone-136749.html?highlight=gall+bladder

NephroBSN, BSN, RN · Mar 26, 2006

I asked about this a while ago (I'm getting mine removed next month)
https://allnurses.com/forums/f98/gall-bladder-removal-anyone-136749.html?highlight=gall+bladder

Can I take care of you..

Pretty Please.. With sugar on top??? :lol2:

michele08540 · Mar 26, 2006

I had mine removed 4 years ago and have had no problems until recently- I can not eat greasy foods or I will fell nausea for 2-3 days.

Good side is I shouldn't eat that stuff any way, other than that no problems.

fergus51 · Mar 26, 2006

Can I take care of you..
Pretty Please.. With sugar on top???

:lol2: Come on down! I plan on spending my recovery on the beach and to start eating those fattening foods I've been missing for the last few months. I've known I needed this done since January, but had to save up the money for it... so it's April for me.

NephroBSN, BSN, RN · Mar 26, 2006

Come on down! I plan on spending my recovery on the beach and to start eating those fattening foods I've been missing for the last few months. I've known I needed this done since January, but had to save up the money for it... so it's April for me.

Your surgeon warned you about your increased risk of pancreatitis didn't he/she?

Do you have Yahoo or ICQ??

fergus51 · Mar 26, 2006

I know... stupid pancreas. I still want a cookie damnit! And I'm gonna have it! I've been living on rice, chicken, cereal, clear soups and jello since January...

Nope, no yahoo or icq. I have to go nap anyways, gotta work tonight.

fergus51 · Mar 26, 2006

I really want a pizookie... mmmmm... shoot! now I have to clean the drool off of my keyboard...

Long Term Care Columnist / Guide · Mar 26, 2006

Come on down! I plan on spending my recovery on the beach and to start eating those fattening foods I've been missing for the last few months. I've known I needed this done since January, but had to save up the money for it... so it's April for me.

Uhhhhh........not so fast there, Fergus! It took me a couple of months to be able to tolerate fatty foods, and even now, eight months after my lap chole, I still have a lot of bloating, diarrhea and GI upset when I overdo it with the fried or greasy stuff. (Of course, I shouldn't be eating it anyway........:uhoh21: )

I might add that since my surgery, I also have developed rather explosive intestinal gas whenever I eat high-fiber foods; these days even the average bowl of Shredded Wheat tends to turn into a howler on its way through the GI tract, and it hurts when it........well.........exits.:imbar :imbar :imbar So I find myself avoiding cereal, legumes, and other supposedly healthy foods because I can't handle those either.

Now, this does NOT mean that everyone will have these issues post-chole; I'm just advising y'all to go slow with the steak and the chili fries for a while. Besides, your surgeon will probably save your gallstones and give them to you in a nice little jar if you want; every so often I take a good look at mine to remind me that I really don't want to eat so much junk. :nono:

EricTAMUCC-BSN, BSN, RN · Mar 26, 2006

Ive met some people who had it removed and it did not make much difference because their symptoms were related to ulcerative colitis and C. diff.

RENAISSANCE RN · Mar 26, 2006

Hi, the op was lap. and the post op pain was less than a gallbladder attack. Glad to part with it. It was making my liver levels wack out.. I haven't had any n/v. I had a lot with it.

meownsmile, BSN, RN · Mar 26, 2006

I had an open chole done in 1991 and i most definately have post cholecystectomy syndrome or PCS.

Google post cholecystectomy syndrome.