Surgery on Friday, will it be horrible?!

The waiting is worse thing. Before you go into the Operating Room, they will start an IV. Numbing solutions are used before the needle is inserted.You will receive some sedation just before you are put on the table.Most of the time when you wake up you will have some mild cramping. On Gall Bladder surgery, gas is pumped into your stomach to see the Gall Bladder and it takes a few days to go away. Like any other surgery most people don't feel like eating for the frist day or so.That's normal. Drink plenty of fluids. Take your pain medication as it is part of your healing. Soon you will be able to eat your favorite foods again.

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I don't know about gall bladder surgery, but i've had serious surgery before, and i know I woke up earlier than I was supposed to and I was so disoriented and terrified. But i've heard other people;s stories and they said it was just like going to sleep and they woke up fine. I figure you will hurt where they cut you for a couple weeks or so, and for about the first week you might have trouble keeping food down or even be constipated from the stuff they use to put you under. But you will probably be able to eat more i would think. And if you follow dr's instructions you will probably be fine. don't panic though that won't help anything just try to push the fear out of your mind!

It will be awful I'm sorry to say

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IMy sister in law had this same surgery and said that it really wasn't that bad in the over all big scheme of things. she said that there was pain but it wasn't unbearable. she was back to work a week later but she said if they would have let her she would have been back sooner. she said after it was gone she never had any heartburn or pain and discomfort or diarrhea she could eat anything. i found this info, if it helps at at all, I hope all goes well and wish you a speedy recovery...The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ that rests beneath the right side of the liver.
? Its main purpose is to collect and concentrate a digestive liquid (bile) produced by the liver. Bile is released
from the gallbladder after eating, aiding digestion. Bile travels through narrow tubular channels (bile ducts)
into the small intestine.
? Removal of the gallbladder is not associated with any impairment of digestion in most people.
? Gallbladder problems are usually caused by the presence of gallstones: small hard masses consisting
primarily of cholesterol and bile salts that form in the gallbladder or in the bile duct.
? It is uncertain why some people form gallstones.
? There is no known means to prevent gallstones.
? These stones may block the flow of bile out of the gallbladder, causing it to swell and resulting in sharp
abdominal pain, vomiting, indigestion and, occasionally, fever.
? If the gallstone blocks the common bile duct, jaundice (a yellowing of the skin) can occur.
? In a few more complex cases, other X-ray tests may be used to evaluate gallbladder disease.
? Gallstones do not go away on their own. Some can be temporarily managed with drugs or by making
dietary adjustments, such as reducing fat intake. This treatment has a low, short-term success rate.
Symptoms will eventually continue unless the gallbladder is removed.
? Surgical removal of the gallbladder is the time honored and safest treatment of gallbladder disease.
? Rather than a five to seven inch incision, the operation requires only four small openings in the abdomen.? Patients usually have minimal post-operative pain.
? Patients usually experience faster recovery than open gallbladder surgery patients.
? Most patients go home within one day and enjoy a quicker return to normal activities.
? Your surgeon may request that you completely empty your colon and cleanse your intestines prior to
surgery. You may be requested to drink clear liquids, only, for one or several days prior to surgery.
? It is recommended that you shower the night before or morning of the operation.
? After midnight the night before the operation, you should not eat or drink anything except medications that
your surgeon has told you are permissible to take with a sip of water the morning of surgery.
? Drugs such as aspirin, blood thinners, anti-inflammatory medications (arthritis medications) and Vitamin E
will need to be stopped temporarily for several days to a week prior to surgery.
? Diet medication or St. Johns Wort should not be used for the two weeks prior to surgery.
? Quit smoking and arrange for any help you may need at home.
? Under general anesthesia, so the patient is asleep throughout the procedure.
? Using a cannula (a narrow tube-like instrument), the surgeon enters the abdomen in the area of the
belly-button.
? A periscope (a tiny telescope) connected to a special camera is inserted through the cannula, giving the
surgeon a magnified view of the patients internal organs on a television screen.
? Other cannula's are inserted which allow your surgeon to delicately separate the gallbladder from its
attachments and then remove it through one of the openings.
? Many surgeons perform an X-ray, called a cholangiogram, to identify stones, which may be located in the
bile channels, or to insure that structures have been identified.
? If the surgeon finds one or more stones in the common bile duct, (s)he may remove them with a special
scope, may choose to have them removed later through a second minimally invasive procedure, or may
convert to an open operation in order to remove all the stones during the operation.
? After the surgeon removes the gallbladder, the small incisions are closed with a stitch or two or with
surgical tape.
? Gallbladder removal is a major abdominal operation and a certain amount of postoperative pain occurs.
Nausea and vomiting are not uncommon.
? Once liquids or a diet is tolerated, patients leave the hospital the same day or day following the
laparoscopic gallbladder surgery. ? Activity is dependent on how the patient feels. Walking is encouraged. Patients can remove the dressings
and shower the day after the operation.
? Patients will probably be able to return to normal activities within a week's time, including driving, walking
up stairs, light lifting and working.
? In general, recovery should be progressive, once the patient is at home.

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The one thing I have heard a lot about is when they have removed the gall bladder and it wasn't the problem, it was only tight muscles in the back causing the pains and problems the people had but it was easy to blame it on the gallbladder. To make sure it isn't from tight muscles you can free up your back muscles and if it's muscle related at all the pain will be gone and here's how to free up your back muscles to find out for sure:
Back:
(do from a sitting position)
Place your left hand on your left leg next to your body. Place your right hand over your left shoulder, fingers over the back and the palm in the front and firmly pull down on them and hold. After 30 seconds slowly lower your body forward and to the outside of your left leg, keeping your left arm fairly straight as you do. When you reach your lap remain there for another 10 seconds, release the pressure but rest there for another 30 seconds. Then reverse your hand positions and do your right side.
For best results relax your body first by taking a deep breath and exhaling then remain this relaxed.