Had mine removed today! Laying here very sore and watching videos like this. It’s fascinating to see exactly what they were doing in my body just recently! I was experiencing gallbladder “attacks” for months and I wouldn’t wish that pain on my worst enemy.
I just had mine done this morning! Same thing, had the attacks for months. At least 1-2xs a month for the past 3 months. 2 ER visits and other visits to my PCP and they just now decided to remove. Sore, but not like when I have those attacks.
@@ashleybell5455 i asked because i am having an attack now and i still don't know if it is my appendix or gallbladder. I have been having these pains for years. I have been to the e.r two times already. First time they told me it might bey appendix, gave me intravenous painkiller and sent me home, second time i didn't want to go to the e.r only to be sent home because they are lazy to do further tests so my doctor prescribed me antibiotics and they helped. Third time i went to the e.r only to be mistreated by a nurse who couldnt find a vein, being sent home and left with permanent nerve damage in the arm. Now i am having an attack again. No one can understand what is. I have had already two ultrasounds and they didn't see anything except the first time one of right kidney vessels was enlarged but the second time i did it months later it was okay.
When you're up and about, make sure you eat oats / veges or something each day for dietary fibre, as it will make digestion a lot better. The liver will constantly drip bile into the small intestine, as the gallbladder is no longer present to dump it's contents on demand. Without fibre I find that food can just scoot right through you and you can have loose bowel movements.
I had my surgery 2 years ago. And its a new life. After 1 year of weekly agony I went to the ER and was sent to surgery straight the next day. The pain I had weekly was just indescribable . It lasted usually for 5-6 hours and i was kneeling on the floor with the hands up in the air crawling along the walls. Screaming, sweating and crying, I hated it. Now im rid of it. Im blessed. Thanks to all the good doctors who helped me!
And what about staying all night waking up with excruciating pain? Neither could I sleep nor would be able to tolerate the excruciating pain. it was one of the horrible experiences for anyone. Got it removed two years ago. Few weeks ago again i started having another wave of pain just to find that i had kidney stones too. Finally i passed the stone normally and i am scared of this pain because it might come back and i pray that no one has to suffer.
My mother has been facing this surgery right now, I am abit nervous for her.😢 But now it relief me 10x after watching this video than before... I think it is simple surgery, besides I wish god will take care the surgery with the doctor through their hand🙂🙏🏻
Almost at the first anniversary of my surgery. I had to live with the attacks for 10 months because of covid, as there just simply wasn't the capacity at the time. Night after night, I'd wake up around 2/3am and be in pain for anything between 3-5 hours. My gallbladder ended up perforated which was the most intense pain I've ever experienced. I honestly thought I was dying, it was so scary. Seeing the surgery in such detail like this is pretty amazing. It's strange to think that this is what I went through and I'm so glad it was only this. It seemed at the time that keyhole wouldn't be enough because of the swelling, but I'm so grateful that it was. If anyone reading this is going through the same thing, then I hope you get the GB removed as soon as you can. There is an end to the pain and living without one is a return to normal.
I was released from hospital yesterday with antibiotics before they remove mine, I've never felt pain like it to the point I asked my son to knock me out, morphine at the hospital helped nothing else helps paracetamol is useless naproxen co-codamol, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy, I'm glad you're feeling better I just hope I don't have anymore attacks before it's taken it out in 6 weeks 😭
@@0r4ng3p33l sadly painkillers aren't going to work. I did have some antibiotics which stopped the attacks, but the only way to do it is with diet. Keep your sat fats under 2g a day and you should be OK. It's very hard, but look for stuff like Huel shakes and the like.
I just got home from having an emergency removal of my gall bladder. Pain incredible for such a small thing. You've allowed me to see how the surgery was performed. Thank you so much, great job!
I got my gallbladder removed about 3 years ago. Best decision of my life. After three gallbladder attacks, I was scare of even drinking water because I thought that will trigger the attack. Finally on the last attack, I was rushed into the ER and next day my gallbladder was removed. I think like every surgery, it has is risks, but for me, it was like nothing no pain no nothing. I remember being taken into the surgery table, don't even remember when being put to sleep, next thing I remember was being in the recovery room. After that, it was all jolly, no pain form the incisions, nothing! 1 month after, I was up and running!
I had mine removed yesterday. Thank you for this very informative. My gallbladder has been bothering me for the last few months and I didn’t know what it was. It was a mystery. Yesterday morning it was so painful that I went to the hospital. They did an ultrasound sound. And them I went n for surgery. Thanks to all the people that do this work to heal people. I’m so glad I’m living at this point in time. Had it been 100 or 200 years ago who know? I probably would’ve been dead.
What surgeons do is nothing short of amazing, I’ve had a few and I’m about to get this one. I’m sure I’ll feel so relieved afterwards because that pain is something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy, and I’ve had 3 kids!
Thank you for this video! I had this surgery yesterday - of course the surgeons explained the procedure beforehand, but it's great to actually see it done.
As someone who is 99.9% sure that I need my gallbladder removed, and as a former surgical assistant, I'm one of the weirdos that enjoys seeing surgeries performed. Knowing that I will be having this surgery soon, yours was the first video I watched. Your precision, care, and explanations were clear and fully understandable. I thought, Wow! Piece of cake, compared to a few other surgeries I had, and wasn't dreading it at all. I can tell that this is a surgery you have performed so often, you could probably do it with your toes and your eyes closed by now. I however, made the mistake of watching another video just to see what other goodies were found in someone else's gallbladder, and suddenly I was frightened. I won't name the video or doctor, I will only say that bedside manner and care still matters for those under anesthesia, or at least I always thought & saw from the Docs in the OR's I worked in. Not only was the surgery and cauterization sloppy and half hazard, vital organs were nicked and bleeding, and bile leaking all through the gut from the cauterized gallbladder left laying on the liver, then from not being placed in the bag correctly amd leaking profusely in the abdominal cavity through removal. This video wasn't a "gallbladder removal gone wrong" video, or anything of the sort. This surgeon posted the video with pride, and hey, I would surely be proud if I made it to Surgeon as well & fully understand that things happen in the OR frequently plus the time it takes to hone your skills....I'm just curious to which is more the norm? Your careful, quick, precise, clean work area inside of a patient and your gentleness even though they are under GA, or is this other Surgeon the norm? If so how long is your waiting list and can ya come to Virginia please? (Sorry this was a novel, but I am a concerned patient trying to check out what's gonna happen and truly value your apparent procedures for patient care.)
My mom had this simple surgery done in 1992. But instead of clipping the gall bladder duct, they clipped her common bile duct. She nearly lost her life because they ignored her when she knew something was wrong. Finally she had emergency surgery to try to fix the issue. She has had multiple reconstructive surgeries to no avail. She lived with external biliary tubes for close to 10 years. They had to be changed often. She got multiple infections. 5 years ago they went in to find that half of her liver was dead and so they removed it. She has never been right since, she doesn’t digest food properly and gets sick and suffers pain every time she eats or drinks. Dr. Henry Canton at Anne Arundel Medical Center ruined my mother’s life. From simple laparoscopic gall bladder surgery. Watching this video brought me to tears and anger, seeing how easy of a procedure it is and wondering how that doctor could have done what he did. 😢
My mother went to get her gallbladder removed and since it's a teaching hospital and the new doctors who were performing on her broke one of the instruments in her now she can't eat certain foods without feeling sick this also pissed me off that such a simple surgery can fuck up someone's life
I'm getting a call today to schedule my surgery. Yesterday was the worst day of my life, I've never been in so much pain. Literally thought I was going to die. Can't wait for this thing to be taken out. I was curious to see how it worked so I had to look it up. Looks quick, and seems to be a nice, quick recovery time. This actually helped me calm my nerves a little. Thank you!
You'll be fine =) it's been like a year and a few months since I got my gallbladder out. It was the best decision ever! I also suffered from this pain for about 3 years and it was the worst =( but now I feel Great !! Don't worry it will be quick, just try not to think about it.. =) hope everything goes well for you good luck =)
This video is very informational. When I get out if high school i am going to school to be a surgeon so I have been watching many surgeries. Great job.
Thank you for this video. I had this surgery 14 years ago and I always wondered how it was preformed and what the gallbladder and gall stones looked like.
i just had mine two days ago and i feel pretty good. don't worry, to everyone that's about to have it! it was my first surgery and there was a lot to be nervous about, but you really don't know what's going on. you get knocked out pretty quickly after you get on the operating table and then you wake up in the recovery room and didn't feel a thing. takes a little bit to clear your mind from the anesthesia but it isn't bad. my surgery was at 8:30am and i was home around 12:30. the procedure itself only lasts an hour but it feels like a second since you're out. i won't lie, the first day after definitely hurt. i took codeine and maybe it wasn't strong enough or doesn't help me much. the second day (today), i feel really good. walked around and it's not bad at all. good luck!
@@Ms88Chickguess you got your answer, maybe died like I might now. I had mine removed because of pressure from my wife and mother, been 5 weeks out and now I may have liver damage. My pain was not from the GB but an infection behind the GB, an infection that could had been cured from antibiotics, but since I had a stone that was not causing me any pain he took it anyways. My stone was not moving and was stuck at the bottom of the GB and was of no risk of blocking the bile from getting out. I could eat whatever in wanted and nothing, no pain, no Diarrhea, nothing, greasy food, fried food, all fine. Normal bowl movements, normal color, just pain from an infection that the body was fighting. Now I have constant pain, grey poop, and maybe liver damage, and let’s not forget about the infected incision and the 5 new scars I am trying to fade out and get rid of, that is after I get the main hole healed that is still draining from the massive infection I got less than a week later, was admitted for 4 days to stop that. Now the antibiotics they used may have damaged my liver or it was from the quack doctor that claimed he had perfect success rate. Guess a dead man tells no stories and great reviews are easy when the dead can’t leave their comments. Trying to leave mine before I die, maybe I can help someone else from this mistake before they make it themselves.
Just had a gallbladder surgery and I was told I had at least 26 stones and one stone was blocking the passageway. I’m so thankful for the team of doctors, nurse, technicians and anesthesiologists that helped me with this
I just had that surgery performed on me this morning. I wanted to see how it was done and why my belly button was cut and why I have three holes in my chest. FASCINATING!!!
@@megumegii I don’t have any trouble now. I honestly can’t remember if I had trouble when I was newly post op. But if I did it wasn’t anything serious.
Had this done a month ago. I seriously wanted to walk back from recovery to my room. I felt that much better immediately. I needed morphine every hour prior to surgery but needed no pain meds following the surgery. I was up and walking laps around the nurses station that day. It is amazing how much better I felt. I had no clue how horrible I felt until it was gone. The pouch being pulled out though freaked me out in the video!
@@lucid_the_neko oh great go for it, honestly I recovered that very moment and fully fine now, can walk eat do everything like I used to except for heavy lifting and stone pain meds that's it , is scary only for the wait , hope for the best ☺️
I just learned 30 minutes ago a friend of mine is having her's removed. I researched it and found out what a gallbladder does. I wanted to see the surgery since I can't be there because of covid. Very informative video.
@@Scorpio70ish I had a gallbladder surgery little over a year.I watch a video see how was done.Funny part is no longer have a belly button. Its dose hurt for 4 to 5 days.You are good healing
I'm almost jealous because those incisions are so small and probably much less painful than mine. I have a 7 inch abdominal scar from previous surgeries. I've had a baseball sized cyst removed from my pancreas, I've had 75% of my pancreas removed, gallbladder removed, appendix removed, spleen removed and part of my small intestine, but it has inspired me to be a surgeon because I want to help people who's gone through crap like me. 😁
just got my surgery done today after about four months of having an attack pretty much everyday. i wasn’t even worried really about getting the surgery i was more excited to be able to be free from all the pain. the pain was so bad i would be screaming. i’m sore right now but it’s all worth it
I feel your pain, Biliary Dyskinesia here. Gallbladder just doesnt work and I have an attack every day. I get it taken out in 2 days, how was your recovery process and how are you feeling now especially after meals?
@@kevinpitts3816 i’ve had two c sections so i thought this surgery would be breeze but not gonna lie, it was pretty painful. but after three days you start to feel like yourself again and by a week to a week and a half you’re pretty much back to normal. just get up and walk as much as you possibly can but definitely take it easy those first few days. eating is way better i can eat anything i want with no worries!! i remember with my gallbladder anything and everything would trigger an attack so it has been such a blessing. good luck with your surgery!!
@@heav6333can you eat spicy food?? I just got mine removed day before yesterday first morning back at home currently sore and hoping I can eat spicy food like salsas and stuff like I usually love to do
I had this operation done to me, they saved my life and i'm so grateful. The recovery was painful, not gonna lie, but it was so much worth it, not having that awful pain that wouldn't let me have a normal life, it's almost completely heal now and at first your body feels weird since it is recovering and the process is long and tiring, but if i could go back and choose to do it or not, i'd do it. I was in a pretty bad condition and that gallbladder might have ruptured. Now it's healing and i feel great. The scar might or may not fade it all depends on your body, mine it's taking a while, but it's okay, hey you are alive!
@@skinnyboykinsley5218 i’m currently dealing with a lot of pain due to gallstones, so i figured i’d research my options considering i’ve had a few minor, and about 2-3 major attacks… if you don’t mind me asking, do you have to completely change your diet after surgery? i’ve had a c-section so i’m not worried as much about the healing, just lifestyle changes.
I recently had my gallbladder removed and I was wondering how the surgeon took it out with just three small incisions; this definitely helped me understand !
I just had this done yesterday. I'm 17 and I'm recovering pretty well. Very sore. I had to look up a video of what happened to me, kinda regret it now I feel sick lol. Doctors are brave people I could never do this.
These videos fascinate me. I just had this procedure done on me after acute cholecystitis put me in the ER. I sometimes wish we had a time machine and could show Hippocrates how far we've come.
I have been having gallbladder attacks for quite a few years. I just had an ultrasound done that showed that my bile duct is extremely enlarged from an obstruction, a gallstone. I’m waiting to be called for my MRI and then gallbladder removal surgery. I cannot wait to live a gallstone free life!
@@giftbugatti2218 yeah, I’m great now. If only I had had it done years ago! Seriously, anyone struggling with gallstones, please please tell your doctor and get your gallbladder removed! My life is ssooo much better because of it.
@@giftbugatti2218 well the day I left the hospital, for a few weeks I had to avoid anything greasy at all. But when I went back for a checkup a few weeks later, my doctor said I could eat anything I wanted. Things that can cause gallstones are too much cholesterol, shellfish, shrimp, greasy hamburgers, pork.
Thank you. This was most informative. I recently had a cholecystectomy (about 3 weeks ago). It was also performed laparoscopically. I was very interested to see how the surgery was performed. Surely this patient was anaesthetised, and was unconscious throughout? Those clips, were they just left in there like that? I was wondering how much you charge for this procedure, what anaesthetic you use and what analgesia you use afterwards.
Thank you for this fantastic video! It totally made surgery more cool and less gross. I was amazed about how little blood there is in controlled surgery. Our organs look pretty beautiful, like strange fish in a deep ocean. Great filming! But I have a question: What is a good way to avoid this surgery, with a more holistic view, you know, eating the right food, getting the right nutrition, that kind of thing. I don't want to put you out of a job, these are mad skills, but perhaps I just want to keep my gallbladder happy for a bit longer. How to prevent the problem? You are the expert, any ideas? Again, thank you for this awesome upload :-)
Great video!! I watched this about an hour before I left my house to get my surgery done. I like knowing what is happening even though I were to be asleep! =)
I had this exact same op 5 days ago,was so anxious about it,I sailed through. Had a fantastic team looking after me, minimal pain. For anyone worried about having this done,please don't be.
Really interesting and glad I watched it. Didn't have a chance to see it before my surgery because I was admitted to hospital with it unexpectedly. Should point out that this is sped up so not nearly as quick and aggressive as it looks. This surgery is carried out with very small instruments and requires meticulous skill, it's not possible to work as quickly and aggressively as the video makes out and not cause serious damage!
+Nathan Le I was unfortunate that the anesthesia was general so I'm awake 😂 But there's no pain obviously, you can only feel the movements they do in your abdomen 😂
I had Gallbladder Surgery Last year. I was in a lot of pain and went to the doctor. He scheduled me for the next day to have surgery. I remember being put to sleep, it stung my throat a ton! It hurt for a while but I am much more comfortable. This video was fun to watch because now I know how my surgery pretty much went
I had my surgery last week! Glad its gone, it was ready to burst so the doctors saved my life! The little metal bar peices aren't left inside are they? Or are they like dissolvable? 👀
Mac & Cheetos The liver and stomach sit in the same plane. Part of the liver sits above the stomach while another part is in a different abdominal quadrant.
I believe he was referring to the initial insertion of the laproscop devices into the "abdominal cavity". He was making a joke and it was pretty funny....coming from someone getting ready to have those things jabbed in my guts! Lol
Debra Jean Good luck on yours as well! I've had stomach issues for almost 20 years....I'm 40 and had always assumed it was just horrendous acid reflux & gurd until several weeks ago when the first gallbladder attack happened. Oh I just wanted to die! The pain was excruciating. It's pretty much always painful to sit up, and laying down makes the integration horrendous. The attack felt like a heart attack except on the right side of your chest, at least what I would imagine a heart attack feeling like. I have zero appetite yet my stomach stays bloated and tender in one area. I hope you get yours looked at before you go through all this mess. Don't be stubborn like me. I just didn't want surgery, not out of fear or anything, just don't know anyone that really wants surgery, ya know. My stubborness has caused alot of Unnecessary pain for way too long. Good luck!
Had mine removed yesterday. I am recovering very well. My biggest fear was being put to sleep. I have this fear of not having control of my body. The fear of not waking up. I had an Angel of a doctor who kept talking to me until I fell asleep. Thank you 🙏 . The doctor who performed my gallbladder removal is amazing did a great job. Thank you so much Super Hero.
Omg I said the same exact thing to people, only thing that freaked me out about my GB removal was being put to sleep and not being in control of my body and people through I was crazy for this! Now my worry is how much pain I’m in after surgery which I know is normal lol feels like everytime I get outta bed my stitches and glue is opening but they look good it’s just a crazy ass pain! Hope your recovery was quick!
I have a gallbladder removal surgery tomorrow. I was quite nervous at first, but after seeing this video I'm actually a little more comfortable with it. Doesn't seem as bad as I thought.
I just got mine out yesterday after years of pain. I feel like a brand new woman. I can actually go out to eat with my friends and enjoy yummy foods without having anxiety about having an attack. If you need this done, it is so worth it.
My story: this is long but useful for signs and having to be adamant with getting help, bare with me guys. I never knew I had gallbladder issues until about 2 months ago. It started off just waking up randomly on a Saturday night at around 5am with excruciating pain that went on for hours. But then all week nothing however come the following Saturday again this pain that I couldnt shake off. I can not explain how bad this pain was, I knew it wasn't normal but I sort of put it down to maybe it was something I ate. Come Tuesday I made a doctor's appointment because the pain returned back at 6am and went on straight until about 3pm. The doctor booked me in for the Thursday at 11am to be examined but I was in so much agony I decided to go to a&e. After a 6 hour wait my bloods returned back normal so I was sent home. I tried sleeping however come 3am the pain returned but to a point where not only would the pain not shift I was throwing up clear liquids. My brother rushed me into hospital however guess what the bloods come back clear again. Wednesday the pain was not as pain but come Thursday morning 6am pain returns. I needed to go to work, not to mention I had my appointment at 11am however come 9:30 I couldn't sit still I had to go, the pain was unbearable. By the time I went to see my doctor I was in tears and pain begging the doctor to help me. He said I will send you for a scan but there is nothing else I can do. At this point I officially thought I'm seriously going to die from this because no one is willing to help me. I come home and tried sleeping it off but no position would relieve my pain nor any medication. Come around 3am I went downstairs crying, throwing up clear liquids and just constantly collapsing to the floor in pain. My brother rushed me back to a&e, luckily the waiting time wasn't that bad as we got seen to within the hour. All over again I had to explain what was going on but because I just kept vomiting the clear fluids they knew something wasn't right and rushed me in. The amount of morphine I received was unbelievable all I remember was being in that much pain, I'm on the floor, curling up just finding different positions to find comfort. The doctor is getting emergency calls from my nurse to come drug me up. Most is a blur to me but they took me in for a scan at 2pm and the following day the doctor said I have pancreatitis(inflammed pancreas) caused by the gallstones that had developed in my gallbladder. So they put me on fluids for a few days to wash out the inflammation and then took me in for another scan. The scan showed ONE gallstone so the doctor said it needs to be removed due to the pain I've been having it will keep on happening and trust me that pain I can NOT handle. I went in for surgery first thing on Friday as I was at the top of the list, all the risks were explained and how the anaesthetic works. For those who are worried about being put to sleep, surgery and all the rest, my advise don't be I'm the biggest wimp in the world no exaggeration. As soon as I got to the prep room I asked to go toilet where I was thinking of doing a runner but I knew I had to get this done. So I went back to the room I was told to lie down where then a cannula was injected into my hand, I was then given a gas mask next minute I was knocked out. It felt like it all happened within seconds as my mind just blanked and then I heard the nurses calling my name. I was back in recovery room, ready to go back upstairs. Me personally was in zero pain when I woke up and three weeks later I've not felt a single pain internally. The only slight pain I had was where the instruments were inserted, near the belly button and at the top but I think that's due to it all being stitched up. Most people I've heard experience diarrhoea however trust myself to be the opposite. I am that constipated that I'm going ever 4/5 days to thrle toilet and it starts to hurt me from time to time. Guys I hope you have somewhat found this helpful. Any questions do let me know and thanks for reading.
i know this comment is from years ago, but i am so happy you were able to get answers, and i hope all is still well! last year, in march, around the time everything began to shut down due to covid, i had went in to the ER because my gallbladder pain (i had experienced inflammation with it before) was completely unbearable this time. come to find out, i also had pancreatitis and gallstones. the amount of morphine and oxcy they had me on was unbelievable. the worst part though, was they couldn't do surgery, as i had also tested positive for covid. so i ended up needing to stay on a liquid diet and pain meds until the inflammation for both went away, and they sent me home. so now, here i am, a bit over a year later and i just had my gallbladder removed a few hours ago. i am so thankful to have finally gotten this done and hope for a smooth recovery because this has been long overdue. thank you for sharing your story, take care! ♡
I get my gallbladder removed in two weeks. This is about what I was expecting, but it's still cool to see, plus helps me understand how safe it is. Thank you!
I’m 19 and had to have my gallbladder removed at the end of January. It’s May now and I’m so much better! I can guarantee you that the pains you’re feeling from your gallbladder is worse than the recovery of having it removed. I started having gallbladder pains at 17 and had no idea what was going on. I just knew I was scared to find out! At 18 I found out it was my gallbladder, and I was so scared to have surgery! So I waited a year. I knew I couldn’t wait anymore when I had a gallbladder attack that lasted for hours! If you’re in pain, I really do recommend the surgery! I used to have to set timers on everything I ate to see what hurt me. It felt like everything I was eating was killing me. I started to just not eat anymore. But now, I can eat anything I want and I’m not spending hours in the bathroom in severe pain, throwing up, or being all sweaty. In the last two years, I’ve thrown up more than I have in my entire life. (Gross, I know, but it’s very true.) I am truly happy with my decision of getting my gallbladder removed, and it is okay to be worried and scared. For about two weeks you’ll feel really bloated and you might need help getting in and out of bed. You do get pain medicine for any pain afterwards, and I was able to go up a flight of stairs after getting home from my surgery! (I don’t recommend this, I had enough pain medicine to be able to do that which is why I mentioned it! But if you have no choice but to go up a flight of stairs like I did, then try not to worry too too much! It’s important to take everything slow and easy!) I hope that if you’re worried about getting surgery that my comment helps, especially if you’re young like I was/am!
@@strawberryy_pdoes greesy food cause pain? Can you eat spicy food I just got my surgery morning before yesterday I'm home now just wondering how my life will be after
Well shit this explains why my body hurts in all the ways it currently does. No wonder the incision around my belly button is so painful - someone yanked a bag through it. No wonder my organs feel bruised. They are.
I had a gallbladder surgery.I healed up pretty good no time.Yes everything dose hurt pretty bad black and blue all over.I lost my belly button.Worth the terrible pain
I had my surgery a month ago and have three surgical cuts. 2 of them are healed now but one on my ribs seems to be healing wrong. Im not sure. It has formed some sort of small lump. Is that normal? Should I consult the doctor?
I'm recovering after recently having my gall bladder removed. I'm so happy to be rid of it. I was always having attacks and the pain was horrible. The throwing up, the sweating, crying, curled up in pain, ER visits, then finally I had surgery. I'm getting much better already 1 week after surgery.
Thank you for sharing this informative video 👍 I had my gallbladder removed in 1999 for gall stones. My symptoms were back ache, fever, nausea, yellow colored, and looked like I had a softball protruding from my liver area. Had to wait for surgery until my red blood cell count was normal to perform surgery. Very painful pre-surgery 😬
i’m currently dealing with those symptoms at the moment, and really might just go to the hospital for removal. nobody i know has dealt with the pain, so it’s somewhat comforting knowing others online have, more so that you’re doing better
i had mine pulled almost a full year ago, craziest part is i didn’t even have stones but i had scarred tissue and inflammation. The doctor was surprised and couldn’t explain it bc i was 17 at the time and it generally happens to older people. Anyways, the recovery sucks mostly because of the soreness you’ll feel around your belly button and lower abdomen, the best way i can describe it is as if i had been doing non-stop pushups for day but you do feel better by around the second week. you’ll most likely be unable to have a bowel movement during the first couple of days but that’s normal and when you do, yellow diarrhea is normal as well! PLEASE DO NOT DRINK AND SODAS AND STICK TO A GOOD DIET at least while recovering
hi, I've read about people gaining weight after having the surgery done. So i feel a bit better that i can lose weight after I've had the surgery done, can u tell me if u gained weight or even lost weight after having it done. I've researched on google most people gain weight which i do not want happening to me. Please reply back.
I had this surgery 2 weeks ago and the next day a lodged stone was removed from a bile duct through my mouth. Glad it is over and I am recovering very nicely.
Plotagon Animatior Lover 300 worked great. Didn’t need to go to the dr. Did it all my self. Took a bit to control the blood loss. Once the bleeding slowed down I was able to remove my gall bladder.
Karen, I found the full procedure and watched a couple of times…… amazing. I feel better about the surgery now after watching. Did not see a stone as large as yours. ❤
I'm due to have my gallbladder removal in 3 weeks, I really want it gone because the pain is the worst thing I've experienced however this video has scared me.
Ha, ha, ha . . . too funny! I was driving home from work last week and I had my had over my right side and I said "thank you for being a good gall bladder for so many years" as we will part ways on 10/3/16.
Are those clips just inside me now? They won't fall off from exercising or anything? And how is it that my body is okay with foreign objects inside of it?
Mine fell off the same day that the surgeon (from this practice but not this surgeon) put them on. I was sent home anyway. 2 days later readmitted to the hospital; they thought I had a blood clot but in fact, my surgeon explained that the clips "fell off." What a load of bullshit. She screwed up. Two weeks later I was still in the hospital. I was so sick that when they tried to stop the leak (again) from where the clips fell off, I had a respiratory arrest and a code was called. ICU for 5 days then home 2 weeks later. I had to have PT to help me walk again because I spent a month in a hospital bed. Your clips should hold if your surgeon wasn't a total screw up like mine was.
+Mary T OMG! I really hope that never happens! I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that. My doctors did something wrong too and as a result I got pancreatitis while still in the hospital. It was the worst pain I've ever felt.
Pancreatitis is what sent me to the hospital to begin with I thought I had stomach flu but no, it was pancreatitis; and that was caused by the gallstones that were stuck in the bile duct. Agreed, that is horrid pain. The worst pain I had was after my surgeon had screwed up and bile was being drained out of me through a drain in my belly attached to a container on the wall. I was losing a liter of bile every 8 hours. They kept trying to stop the leak and actually never were able to stop it...it stopped on it's own after I coded at some point. I'm sorry your doctors did something wrong too. I will NEVER see a surgeon again after my experience. Keep me comfortable and let me die.
just got mine taken 2 weeks ago! unfortunately my experience was not positive, i had a bit of complications afterwards. my blood pressure went dangerously low and my pulse 120-140. my hemoglobin was low as well. i was in so much pain the first night, any time i even moved my stomach would cramp up and i felt like i couldn’t breath during the moment. but now i’m feeling so much better, i’m no longer sore or in pain. im not sure how normal it is to have been in so much pain, but i wish those who are having surgery the best of luck!
@@dipakchauhan2336 so much better! no more pains, although let me warn you. any type of greasy food or even coffee it will immediately make you use the bathroom!
@@karladesilos6022 but i have no other option.. my condition is bad i have severe attacks of gallbladder stones what should i do.. is there any other way?? 😝
Anyone else have their gallbladder removed and are watching this thinking OHMYGOD why did i watch this?! Lol me too! Im squirming an i cant help but to grab my belly and be in mental pain! Haha
amanda davis Me. had mine removed in June of last year. Its actually coming up the 1 year anniversary of my gallstone/gallbladder removal. I am just like what...they left clips inside of me and they pulled a bag through one of my incisions? wow...
+amanda davis It's why I didn't watch this video until a month after surgery... Lol. I'm glad I did though, I finally got to see what those gallstones look like.
Mine was removed 5 days ago after enduring pain for year. I'm recovering now. Excited about the journey ahead pain-free. The comments here are so encouraging.
@Seascorp Scorpio I've had this procedure done about 5 years ago. The surgery itself takes a few hours (they put you out for the entire thing). There is pain, but it's not overwhelming - it's at it's worst for the first day or two. There is a feeling of internal bruising around your abdomen, which is usually most noticeable when you try to sit up or stand up. I took off two weeks from work, anticipating that I was going to be unable to do anything for several weeks, but I really didn't need more than 5 days.
IcedEarth426 , A few hours? I have never seen a lap chole take a few hours. Usually in room to out room takes about an hour. That includes induction on anesthesia, prep and drape, surgery, wake up and out of room. The surgery usually takes 30-45 minutes.
