Getting my Gall Bladder removed

[CLHanssen]

Well in 8 days I'll be getting my gall bladder removed and I can't wait to do that. My wife and I are scared about this because I never had this kind of operation before. I hope that this problem will go away.

[Koopaking]

Well in 8 days I'll be getting my gall bladder removed and I can't wait to do that. My wife and I are scared about this because I never had this kind of operation before. I hope that this problem will go away.

Well unless you have multiple gallbladders, one would assume a person would only ever have this type of operation once.

[CLHanssen]

My wife is even more scared. She does not want to hold my wedding band because she is afraid that I would die on the table.

[yukichan87]

tell her not to be worried...my cousin had his gallbladder removed about a year ago and he's perfectly fine! I'm positive everything will go all right with u 2!!

[Ryuuzaki]

My wife is even more scared. She does not want to hold my wedding band because she is afraid that I would die on the table.

What kinda wife would think her husband would die on the table when getting his gall bladder removed? O.o No offense. But I don't think these kind of operations are that high in the danger scale.

[quietchat]

What's wrong with the organ? As far as I can tell, you can't die from gall bladder problems, unless it ruptures during surgery, which is only 3 in 1000 surgeries.

[analogZero]

gall bladder surgery is pretty safe. My mom had it done when I was little and I had to come home from camp a few days early. that's the only thing that sucks about it.

[CLHanssen]

What kinda wife would think her husband would die on the table when getting his gall bladder removed? O.o No offense. But I don't think these kind of operations are that high in the danger scale.

I think it because either a family member or a family friend done that.

[CLHanssen]

What's wrong with the organ? As far as I can tell, you can't die from gall bladder problems, unless it ruptures during surgery, which is only 3 in 1000 surgeries.

I have gall stones in it.

[quietchat]

Gall Stones? Nothing serious

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall_stones

Worse case scenario is your stiches will itch.

[analogZero]

you'll pull thru, soldier.

[CLHanssen]

Thanks for the kind words

[Oblivious]

Why don't you just believe that everything will go fine?

[soulten]

Just hope they don't switch you with another patient, but that doesn't happen...usually.

[Oblivious]

Just hope they don't switch you with another patient, but that doesn't happen...usually.

That's a bad thought for him. :dizzy:

[sousuke]

Why don't you just believe that everything will go fine?

thats hard when everyone around does'nt believe it will go ok

[soulten]

They could always leave a medical tool in you, or they could get the doses wrong and you could OD. But it should go well, surgeons don't mess up, which is odd since people make a lot of mistakes, but their pros trust them.

[Unknown]

They could always leave a medical tool in you, or they could get the doses wrong and you could OD. But it should go well, surgeons don't mess up, which is odd since people make a lot of mistakes, but their pros trust them.

Or they can give you accidental breast implants..
Like that one guy who got breast implants haha.. at least they were free XD

His chest was never the same again :(

[sousuke]

a guy got implants?!?!! wen was it leerock89?? lol jk

[analogZero]

Or they can give you accidental breast implants..
Like that one guy who got breast implants haha.. at least they were free XD

His chest was never the same again :(

It was likely more buxom I'm sure.

[CLHanssen]

Gall Stones? Nothing serious

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall_stones

Worse case scenario is your stiches will itch.

That reminds me when I broke my right arm. Thank god I ate dinner before I looked at the pics in that entry.

[quietchat]

Point being don't worry about it.

[spirit]

Gall Stones? Nothing serious

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall_stones

Worse case scenario is your stiches will itch.All you people talk so much yet you have actually no idea what it is.... neither how serious it might be.
Quietchat, first you ask what it is... and then you make a diagnosis.. that is "nothing serious"...???
How can you even say something like this if you didn't know what is a gall bladder in a first place? Just because you read some dry information on Wiki doesn't make you an expert in this matter.

I am speaking so strongly about it because this matter is very personal to me. I have plenty members in my family who had this surgery, including myself.
I was 14 years old when I had it removed, and only those people who had suffered the agony due to gall bladder attacks may understand what kind of torment it is. When I found out I had the stones in my gall bladder, it was the "last bell"... before it was too late. Two weeks later I have had a scheduled operation because I could die at any moment. I was having attacks every day for a couple of months, and each attack could end up with a bladder's perforation, which leads to death. My life was miserable. I actually couldn't normally "subsist." It was impossible to sleep, eat, sit or even breathe, because my entire body was in continuous pain. The surgery itself wasn't that bad because I spent a couple of hours asleep. But when I woke up, the pain was impossible to handle. However, I was glad the surgery went fine, and that I didn't die. Certainly, I would have died if they didn't remove it outright.
A year later the same happened to my older brother, though he didn't suffer as much as I did, because the right diagnosis was made just after the first attack he had.
Last summer, my mother had the same surgery. She has almost died because of the complications after the surgery. It seems to be such a "routine surgery".. but each and any surgery is risky. And only those who never experienced anything like it tend to diminish its importance. It was really painful to watch my mother suffering from the attacks, but even more heartbreaking was, when she had to go through another surgery in order to save her life. Just because the first surgery didn't go right... and she had a leak inside her peritoneum.
So please, don't be so hasty in making such comments that "it's nothing serious or to fear."

[quietchat]

Spirit, there's two parts to helping someone who's sick. One is to help them understand the procedure and risk, which you see in that link. It does say that some people will have a dis-order that will leave them with some abdominal pain, but no death is mentioned here from Gall Stones or removal of the gall bladder, just an occurance with continuing pain.

He already knows he needs it removed, he's set to have it removed, and since the docters have a date to take it out, then you can hope that there will be little complication with the procedure And since they have a time date, they probably know when it has to be removed before it becomes a life and death issue.

Part two, is not to tell the patient flat out that they could die because of the issue. If you look at the link, they have also shown the possible removal procedures, and also states a 99% chance of success. So, there's no need to activly worry someone when that worry could be just as problematic as the issue.

Edit: I asked what the problem was, so I could learn about what he was having the gall bladder removed for. I could say that I have to have medical work on a kidney, but that wouldn't tell you if it was because of rupture, donation, over-abundance of potassium and other minerals flushed through them, or any other reason. In other words, you don't know if it's a deathly problem or somthing that can be okay'd in an afternoon. As for the wikipedia, everything looks reasonably accurate. Wikipedia's been getting much better with getting factual articals.

I don't mean to seem inconsiderate to you and your family, but you have to understand that even in risk of death, that you have to have hope, you as a by-watcher, as well as the patient, the docters, everyone needs to keep hope. If you don't, then you might as well have already given up.

[spirit]

Spirit, there's two parts to helping someone who's sick. One is to help them understand the procedure and risk, which you see in that link. It does say that some people will have a dis-order that will leave them with some abdominal pain, but no death is mentioned here from Gall Stones or removal of the gall bladder, just an occurance with continuing pain.
You talk like you're an expert and you support you statement on some "link."
"Some abdominal pain"... haha.... that's why I said you have no idea what you are talking about. It's not "some".... and you said it yourself "it's nothing serious" again like you have at least experienced it....
My suggestion is ... just don't speak about things you don't know about or you have never experienced. I didn't like the way you lessen and underrate the importance and meaning of it. That's why I don't pay attention to this "link" you gave. Because it doesn't mention everything, all of the risks... and it doesn't allow you to experience it.

[analogZero]

You talk like you're an expert and you support you statement on some "link."
"Some abdominal pain"... haha.... that's why I said you have no idea what you are talking about. It's not "some".... and you said it yourself "it's nothing serious" again like you have at least experienced it....
My suggestion is ... just don't speak about things you don't know about or you have never experienced. I didn't like the way you lessen and underrate the importance and meaning of it. That's why I don't pay attention to this "link" you gave. Because it doesn't mention everything, all of the risks... and it doesn't allow you to experience it.

Isn't this more to the point that the surgery itself and not the condition is minor. I mean, if your getting surgery done, then it's a safe bet that you've got a serious condition. However gall bladder surgery doesn't have a high likelyhood of people keeling over under the knife.

[spirit]

Isn't this more to the point that the surgery itself and not the condition is minor. I mean, if your getting surgery done, then it's a safe bet that you've got a serious condition. However gall bladder surgery doesn't have a high likelyhood of people keeling over under the knife.well, it's not the surgery that is this risky... but the attackes and the stones that are causing those attacks.
I don't know if your read this (pffff) "essay" of mine.... but I was going to die... just because of those stupid stones. My condition worsen from month to month... to the point when I was having those attacked every single night.... When finally I was given the diagnosis, the verdict was clear and straightforward as serious as it sounds... the gall bladder was going to burst just any day... and I was told that I was going to die if I won't have the surgery.
On the other hand, when my mother had the same surgery last summer, she almost "didn't make it" due to so-called "the after surgery complications."
That's why I take this matter so personally and seriously. It's not "nothing serious" anyone could neglect.

[analogZero]

gah!, that's what I said.
walks away.

[spirit]

gah!, that's what I said.
walks away.Isn't... this what you said: "However gall bladder surgery doesn't have a high likelyhood of people keeling over under the knife."....??
Yeah, I know... but still... I am very sensitive about it.
Just don't like when people talk about the things they don't know about with such a neglect. That's all. Just because it doesn't matter to them, because they have never experienced/ suffered... doesn't mean it's appropriate to say "it's nothing serious."
It doesn't really matter if we are talking about gall bladder here, a nuclear bomb, cancer, make up, cars.. etc.. you name it.
It's just about people's awareness (or lack of it) and their indifference. This was my point.

[analogZero]

there's nothing serious at all about make-up or nuclear bombs. now you're ranting.

[monsoon 10]

I have gall stones in it.

Sorry to hear about your problem but still no double posting.

[tripletres]

well, i hope everything turns out alright, and im sure that your wife wont need to worry about you dieing.

[sousuke]

he should have gotten the surgery already i think....

[tripletres]

he should have gotten the surgery already i think....
no, he said four days ago that he would have it in 8 days

[sousuke]

ah ok i though he wrote this on sunday lol