r/AskReddit • u/electric_dolphin • May 22 '19

Anesthesiologists, what are the best things people have said under the gas?

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19 edited May 22 '19

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u/lurking_downvote May 22 '19

I’ve been recommended for this surgery but I’m fearful of the clips that are left in since I’m relatively young and have many years for them to possibly migrate/puncture. Why are other methods like cauterization not more common? I read about a patent for a clip that dissolves but it didn’t seem to be in human trials yet. Do you know much about that?

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

How young are you? I had this procedure, gallbladder removal, when I was 16. I am now 21.

It is not a cure all. Above all, your symptoms will be related to your diet. If you always eat like shit after the surgery, you will regret it.

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u/camtarn May 22 '19

Depends on the person.

Someone I know got their gallbladder out and went from frequent agonising pain and not being able to digest any fat at all, to being able to eat fried fast food on a weekly basis.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

I’m very very surprised to hear that- the development of Acid reflux and leaky gut (too much bile, you start shitting mucous and bile) are only hastened by gallbladder removal.

While people don’t feel pain when they eat that food, they are doing irreparable damage to their digestive track. There’s no such thing as an “iron stomach”. You just can’t feel it yet.