i saw my surgeon today and we bonded over hockey - go figure LOL!
we talked at length about the problem, went over the current state of my health and what he figured the situation dictated and sure enough, he agreed that a speedy removal of my stone-filled gallbladder was a ‘must do’. and quickly.
also… in light of the fact that t and i had plans for other ‘procedures’ this month, my surgeon is expediting my surgery date and i’m going in on friday june 20 to have my gallbladder removed! ack! it’s a little sooner than i was psychologically ready for, but i’m super relieved to be getting it dealt with this quickly.
so… from june 20 until july 2 i’m going to be a bit spotty on the posting since i’m not sure how quickly my recovery will go. i’m expecting about a 7-10 day recovery time based on the fact that the doc is doing laparscopic surgery and i’m only going to have two smallish incisions [about 1-2″ each]. organs will be adjusting to their new locations [since now the gallbladder will be gone lol!]. there is a less than 3% chance the doctor will be ‘unzipping’ me for the surgery so i should be recovered fairly soon. and back to eating a more normal diet quicker than anticipated. yay!!! i may be able to enjoy butter chicken again before the summer is done.
so that is the update my friends… i’ll post again very soon.
June 12th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Hey Christina!
Good luck with the surgery I had it done a few years ago and things must of improved even since then because I had 4 incisions LOL.
It really is as far as surgery goes very simple. I was feeling almost 100% better a couple days after surgery. I even did a craft show two days after it LOL.
My advice it to pace yourself on getting back into any fatty foods….it’s not fun with out a gall bladder LOL. Trust me when I say this you’ll be thankful.
Heather
June 13th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Wow, zip-a-dee-doo-da that is fast!
Keeping you in my thoguhts!
B-
June 14th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Oh, I found my answer on the blog, you may not have to have the major surgery. Fine!
Go rather slow on the new eating routines and take it easy for the organs readjusting.
Tyna