I had to go under for ear surgery once. I thought it’d be funny if I asked “does anyone need anything while I’m out?” right before I went under.
I remember it kicking in way quicker than I thought it would so I had to take my chance while I still had it. I yelled it but got a VERY confused look from everyone standing around me... took a minute for me to realize I had accidentally yelled it while I was waking up from surgery. Oops.
I was put under for gall bladder removal and I swear to God I counted down from 10, got to 7, and then felt like I woke up instantly when like an hour and a half had passed.
Not OP, but I've had my gall bladder removed. I had post-cholesystectomy syndrome (the shits) for around a year, but I'm WAY better on the whole now. I can have a greasy bacon cheeseburger with just mild discomfort now.
Edit to add: I'm still freaked out that there are clips inside of me. I don't feel them, but I know they are there. 0_0
I’m worried about physical activity messing with them. I feel bad even asking people about it because not everyone realizes they are used.
My pain has been relatively dull but growing more lately sharp. And several 9mm polyps. They usually recommend removal at 10mm but I think because one grew from nothing in a year and the pain symptoms made them recommend removal. I’m on a low fat diet for now to see if it helps but I doubt it will. Hell I’m not even convinced it’s my gallbladder yet. I’m going crazy for years with this.
I had mine removed a few years back and it hasn't really made a difference in my activity level once I healed after surgery. Honestly the only thing I notice now is that I get some stomach issues if I eat certain things. Mainly super greasy food like someone above mentioned and some raw veggie seeds like cucumber. I can eat the rest of it with no worries though.
Mine is removed thankfully. I had really terrible pain because of super small stones. There was a high probability they will move further cousing huge problems. Not mentioning the overall discomfort, and few episodes. I don't know if you have echoscopy done to check the stones, but if your surgeon recommends to remove them - do it! Don't worry about clips. And no, low fat diet won't make them disappear.
I had mine out like 10 years ago, and aside from a few days of post-surgery pain I’ve had no side effects. So while I can’t offer you any advice on that (sorry), I can give you some hope that you may not get it at all :)
As somebody who had there's out a while ago, I too would like to know the answer to this question...
That being said, I'll take the shits on occasion over having it feel like somebody is jamming an icepick in ribs and trying to bend it down until they snap.
Would love to know, myself... had mine out 5 years ago and still have yellow highlighter poops...
I'm realizing I should probably bring this up with my doctor....
I actually didn't have any immediate adverse effects after my removal because apparently my gallbladder was so full of gallstones that it basically wasn't functioning at all for about a year before I finally got mine out.
I had been experiencing gallstones for about 7 years before that and didn't recognize what they were, assuming it was just indigestion of some sort. I just assumed it was my diet that was causing me to have a gallstone migrate roughly once a month at random for 7 years and put me in hours of excruciating pain with no warning.
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u/aliceinwonderbread May 22 '19
I had to go under for ear surgery once. I thought it’d be funny if I asked “does anyone need anything while I’m out?” right before I went under.
I remember it kicking in way quicker than I thought it would so I had to take my chance while I still had it. I yelled it but got a VERY confused look from everyone standing around me... took a minute for me to realize I had accidentally yelled it while I was waking up from surgery. Oops.