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I’v been having pains in my upper stomach. Drs say it is gallstones in my gallbladder and I need it removed. Anyone familiar with this issue or Surgery? Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks in advance
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No personal experience brotha but I know its a fairly common procedure and its done laprascopicly and you can return to normal activities within a couple days.
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Both my parents have had it done. At first anything greasy would go right through them, but after a month or so they were back to thier same pre-surgery diet with no problems.
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Thanks guys. I really appreciate the feedback.
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So, the docs ordered some imaging and showed you the stones?
Frankly, after these last issues with my pancreas anytime a doc says "we need to remove xxx" I would get a second opinion, and even more important if they haven't done any imaging. Regular gallstones should show up easily via ultrasound (either radiopaque or radiolucent). Biliary sludge might be harder.
The second time I ended up in the hospital with pancreas issues, I got "we think we need to remove your gallbladder" - went for the second opinion and the surgeon was "I see no justification from the imaging for performing this surgery"
Turned out it wasn't my gallbladder at all but one of the medications they put me on was inflaming my pancreas.