Gallbladder surgery done!

[michelleb]

Hi everyone

Thanks for all the well wishes. I eventually had surgery at about 5pm yesterday. I got bumped once because of another emergency surgery.

I haven't seen the doctor yet but I'm assuming my GB is out.

I have muscular pain around my belly button incision as that is where the GB is pulled out. It just feels like I've done a million sit ups. I've slept on and off since returning to my room. Walking the halls and of course eating and drinking is nothing like post sleeve surgery. All the nurses and doctors kept warning me of gas pains which if course I'm all aware of already but surprisingly so, I have not yet had any. In MX, I only got gas pains after drinking the day after surgery. It wasn't immediate for me then either. I'm busy drinking my 2nd cup of tea and I've had almost a whole bottle of vitamin water and a bunch if ice chips, so perhaps I'll be lucky and not get any! Yay, wouldnt that be great!

The downside to aneastesia for me is it apparently takes about 24 hrs for me to pee on my own in MX thy put that down to the fact that I had a spinal tap as well as the general aneastesia and it took my system longer to wear off than others. Here, I have no dea. All my other surgeries that I've had, I had a catheter so I wouldn't know. I have an IV going and I'm drinking so I guess well see. I don't think they will discharge me until I've gone on my own.

And lastly, just to add to the unpleasantness of having another surgery, AF came to visit 2 hours before surgery. It must be that 1/4 Irish in me with that kind of luck?

Oh yeah, another thing, they were only able to reuse 2 of my original incision sites, the one in my belly button and the one between my breasts. I now have 3 more incision sires down the right side of my body. Dr Aceves used internal dissolving stitches and steri strips, this time I have staples.

Well that should cover my GB surgery experience for now. All I need to do now is pee and then go home!

[becca72]

Glad everything went well for you...now hurry up and pee Actually after surgery, I sat in the bathroom for what seemed like forever with the nurse waiting for me to pee...I finally turned the faucet on just a little, then it was instant, lol

[buddyd11]

Im so glad to hear you are ok. yea hurry and pee and go home....(((HUGS)))

[michelleb]

Lol look at us all up at some crazy crack of stupid hour! This is one of those times I'm thankful that my mom lives 9hours ahead of me. I had someone to to talk to in the middle of the night. Skype + Netflix = 2 blessings.

[buddyd11]

Im always up at some crazy hour here lately....GO PEE!!!!!!! lol

[michelleb]

Ugh I can't! I think they're going to do a bladder scan soon.

[buddyd11]

Yikes!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously I hope you get to go home soon.

[becca72]

you know the crazy hours I keep, plus I hardly ever sleep anyway (the joys of shiftwork) you can hit me up at anytime and chances are I will be up if you are bored

[becca72]

btw, Buddy...I am still in awe of your transformation so far. WOWZA!!!

[buddyd11]

btw, Buddy...I am still in awe of your transformation so far. WOWZA!!!

Thank you Becca, you make me blush ;-)

[Grace]

Glad you are all done with that! Now relax, think of a running brook or the ocean and perhaps nature will take her course.
A warm pack on your lower back or bladder might relax any muscles in the area as well.... it will happen in time...
Hope you get to go home today and rest up so you can start 2012 in healing mode!

[sis4lfe]

Michelle, I'm so glad the surgery went well! It has been 2 weeks since my GB surgery and my surgeon (who also did my sleeve) did not use any of my old incision sites -- so I'm gonna have 4 new scars. Oh well, as long as there are no more GB attacks. Oh, and my belly button incision has been, by far, the most sore/tender out of the four. Hope you're able to pee and go home soon!

[jane_vsg_ayla]

I had my GB out ten years ago, and no reuse so I look like I stood too close a window fan too They fade pretty well, and hell if you get to the point where you are willing and able to wearing shirts or swimsuits where people will see them - will you care?! Glad its over for you! Take care, get someone to make you laugh til you snort (and like most women pee a little ).

[Shugaplum]

Glad its over! Have you peed yet>

[N2DVN]

Glad to hear you are doing fine. Am surprised that you don't have a cath.