She did! She took a lot of rests but as it was sitting on the sofa with a laptop she was fine to be present for most of it. She's recovering well and I'm relieved! Thank you for asking
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Hello again lovely people. I feel like I've commandeered this thread for my own questions (sorry!!!)
Daughter is recovering well, no more pain at all on the incisions, they're healing great and all is looking good. The only problem is she has very bad back pain on her right hand side - right on her waist. She's really struggling with it. Anyone else had this? Does it just eventually go?
Daughter is recovering well, no more pain at all on the incisions, they're healing great and all is looking good. The only problem is she has very bad back pain on her right hand side - right on her waist. She's really struggling with it. Anyone else had this? Does it just eventually go?
Some pain is normal when moving about but if she’s still in pain at rest one week+ on I would just give her dr a call just to make sure they don’t want to check her over.
I would say after a week when I was still I felt almost normal but moving about and sleeping were still very difficult.
Hello only just discovered this thread, I’ve been diagnosed with gallstones I started with them after having my daughter last year I am assuming that caused them. The attacks weren’t too regular at first but recently have increased more and I feel a dull ache between them I have been referred for surgery to remove it but have heard mixed results on them a lot of people having issues with diarrhoea etc. Has anyone had any success or regrets have it removed? I’ve been told to have a low large diet which I generally follow although not perfect but the attacks aren’t exclusive to fatty food unfortunately
I had mine removed laparascopically in January 2023. After the initial six week recovery I can eat fine and have no side effects. Can't even see the incision sites anymore. Best thing I could have done - I had a continuous eight week attack and I've never felt pain like it. No issues with diet (although I generally eat well) although mine was caused by delayed gastric emptying and I didn't mean any of the usual criteria (I was 30, black hair and a healthy weight)
Thank you that sounds similar to me my GP said I didn’t meet any of the normal criteria 30 and a healthy weight as well but pregnancy is a risk factor apparently. Glad you’re feeling better
I also got gallstones when pregnant. I found eating or drinking alcohol too close before bed set off an attack. I had my gallbladder removed in 2022 when my little one was 7 months old. I have had no ill effects from it. It has honestly changed my life. For the 8 months I had gallstones I was living in fear after every meal in case I had an attack.
Had mine removed last August. Still have one scar that’s visible but the other 3 have faded. In terms of after effects, none really except I can no longer eat McDonald’s cheese burgers without getting indigestion and feeling incredibly full for hours after, but it is nothing compared to the gallbladder attacks so I will take it! I assume it’s hard to digest now as it’s high large? Not sure.
Had mine removed a year ago, if anything my digestion has hugely improved and IBS has gone after years of suffering! Don’t follow a particularly low large diet either, honestly it was the best decision I ever made. Living in fear and being scared to eat for over a year was the worst experience, I felt so relieved when I woke up after the operation.
Two years for me and best thing I ever did. Was left with two scars the one just under the boobs and the bellybutton one but I couldn’t care less. Consultant told me 10% chance to be left with a side effect like diarrhoea luckily left with none. I wasn’t given any instruction to keep any diet afterwards and I’d say mine is 50/50 now. Best thing I ever did, I used to litreally pass out or vomit with the pain, I’ll never forget it so bad I’d be paralysed in the bed. regretted that I didn’t get it done sooner (the consults 10% statistic threw me off) as can honestly say it was life changing
Had mine removed in November and haven’t really had many side effects. Tend to get phantom gallbladder pain if I eat too much white bread or oddly if I eat peanuts.
I have noticed that if I leave it too long in between eating then this can cause diarrhoea but that’s been the only time.
No issues with food that are high large.
Definitely no regrets with having my gallbladder removed - 18 months of gallbladder attacks and constant anxiety surrounding eating all came to an end after an hour of surgery
I have noticed that if I leave it too long in between eating then this can cause diarrhoea but that’s been the only time.
No issues with food that are high large.
Definitely no regrets with having my gallbladder removed - 18 months of gallbladder attacks and constant anxiety surrounding eating all came to an end after an hour of surgery
Mine was removed July 2021 and zero regrets. I go to the toilet far more often than I did and when I need to go I need to go but it’s alright. I also have a scar between my breasts which sometimes gets itchy. I’d take all of that over the attacks I was having.
Had an appointment with the surgeon last week and have been put on the waiting list to have my gallbladder removed. Luckily I don’t get what I would class as severe attacks at the moment, but have constant niggling pain and stabbing attacks.
I’m having my gallbladder out in the next 3 months, I’m looking forward to not living life worrying about having an attack! I started having them in September and it’s the most savage thing I have ever experienced, I ended up with sepsis in February and the hospital sent me home without even telling me I had sepsis 🫠
Getting my gallbladder removed in next few weeks after having moderate pancreatitis... Never had a surgery before so nervous but would rather that over another week stay in hospital
Gallstones sound trivial, comical even. Until you get them. I called an ambulance for myself one night, convinced something had burst open inside me. The attacks became frequent. Agony. Unstoppable. I had to wait several months for the surgery. I was glad of it.
hi all, I'm in the middle of a prolonged gallbladder attack and need advice regarding work. The pain is so bad that I logged-on at 8am today but by 9.30am I was in so much pain (despite painkillers & antibiotics) that I had to ask my manager if I could log off. Spent all day in bed (with bed sweats as usual) and really colicky pain - I've no idea how things will look tmrw, the day after etc - how do you navigate the tricky issue of being too unwell to work?
Luckily for me I was on mat leave when I had all my attacks but I do work in HR. Does your work offer sick pay? Don’t ever feel guilty for taking that, it’s a benefit at the end of the day! If not, just do as much as you can, might be worth while having a conversation with your manager about the attacks and if you could get a doctors note stating the gall stones/attacks etc would be handy too!
Well done for even logging on and don’t over stretch yourself Xx
MY GP has provided a Modification of Duties cert covering the next 3 months - the NHS Trust where I work doesn't understand what that means so it's been referred to HR for guidance :-/ I think it's hard to expect me to work my normal hours when the pain is so bad - I may be advised to log on during working hours, do what I can and log off again when the pain increases
I was hospitalised two weeks ago with pancreatitis from gallstones. I've been advised to go on a low large diet. I had a small piece of cake today and all evening I've had pain and discomfort, ive also gotten sick but still in pain . Does this go away once I've had my gallbladder removed or will I ever enjoy food again ? I'm nearly afraid to eat