<p>I’m surprised you could type at all with Dilaudid in your system! :D</p>
<p>Will be thinking about you today and sending good thoughts your way. Here’s to the end of your pain!!!</p>
<p>Speedy recovery, Romani!</p>
<p>Glad you understand, UCBA…the only thing my DD regularly uses on your lis5 (and not much) is olive oil. She has an occasional avocado. </p>
<p>When my daughter was seen by her surgeon, the surgeon TOLD her she did not fit the profile of the typical gall bladder patient. DD is quite lean, exercises daily, eats little in fats, and isn’t 40. </p>
<p>But sometimes these things happen regardless of your diet, etc.</p>
<p>Romani…good luck…and let us know when you are on the mend!</p>
<p>Thanks guys. Admitted but still waiting. I’m getting conflicting answers about whether I’ll be undergoing surgery tonight or tomorrow. </p>
<p>The doctor kinda told me off for waiting so long. It was deserved lol.</p>
<p>Good luck! You will feel so much better once that nasty gallbladder is removed. </p>
<p>Something to consider post-op----May be a bit too much info for CC but:</p>
<p>The pain meds often times cause constipation. Both the nurses and surgeon recommended taking Colace (stool softener) post-surgery for a few days. You can find it or something similar over the counter at your local drugstore.
It’s something to ask the nurses and/or surgeon, but something one normally wouldn’t think to ask :)</p>
<p>thumper,</p>
<p>Usually a gallbladder problem is discovered when someone eats a meal high in fat. Bile is instrumental in the digestion of fat, so when you eat a meal with fat in it, bile being stored in the gallbladder is “squeezed” into the digestive tract. If one is eating a very lean meal, not much bile is required, so it’s puzzling why these “attacks” occur in someone who does not eat a diet high in fat.</p>
<p>I was very lean, too, and ate a low fat diet. My first attack happened after having a baby. My MIL sent over fried potatoes. Not something I would normally have eaten, but after having a C-section and being sleep deprived and exhausted, I was not complaining about any meal I didn’t have to cook. By the time I had my gallbladder removed 3 months later, I could have an attack after eating lean chicken, or fish, or even a salad with lemon juice for dressing. It was very puzzling.</p>
<p>Recent childbirth puts one at risk for forming gallstones, as does going on a crash diet. I don’t know if a high fat diet prior to the gallbladder problems is a risk factor. In my case it sure wasn’t a factor.</p>
<p>Had mine out six weeks ago. No GI problems after. No special diet. First 2-3 days out like a light on percocet but then by end of week walking dog 45m at a time. No big deal. Good luck. </p>
<p>Ps my daughter commented after the surgery that she had no idea that having the yucky gallbladder had made me so moody and not to want to cook!</p>
<p>EDITED to add (haven’t read the whole thread) I never had problems associated with high fats or any food in particular. I’m fit and not fat. I did have regular vomiting and nausea esp in the mornings. I am on estrogen which contributes to GB problems. Mine was a months long diagnosis of exclusion until the pathology report came back. Surgeon was not sure why I cleared the ejection fraction tests etc. when my GB was obviously chroinically bad.</p>
<p>I’m really, really looking forward to pizza. I haven’t eaten pizza without pain in months.</p>
<p>romani, I hope they take you today. Fingers crossed.</p>
<p>Romani, so funny that you mention pizza. It was a slice of pizza that triggered the pain which sent me to the ER. After eating 1/2 of the smallest slice of a whole pizza, I ran into the bathroom with pain and nearly dropped to the floor. Broke out in a cold sweat and the pain was so bad I couldn’t take a deep breath. Honestly, at first I wasn’t sure if it was a stomach problem or some sort of weird female symptom of a heart attack. Upper right abdomen and right rib cage hurt like heck even with my very high pain tolerance. Two hours later, I decided to go to the ER and was immediately admitted—Bad Gallbladder, many stones, stones outside the bladder, stone blocking the main biliary duct, sludge around the gallbladder, infection in and around the gallbladder, incredibly high liver enzymes, and skin began to have a tinge of yellow to it. </p>
<p>Anyway, enough about me. Hang in there. The waiting is the worse part because at this point, you just want that nasty gallbladder removed ASAP. Surgery scheduling is a pain because it’s tough to set a firm time because of incoming daily emergencies and a few other things.</p>
<p>As weird as it sounds, all of these stories are so comforting. I’m currently alone in the hospital (sent my dad home to take care of the dog for a bit) and it weirdly feels like I’m not alone hearing other people’s stories. Heh. </p>
<p>I’m definitely getting in tonight. The surgeon is with person number one and I’m number three.</p>
<p>I just wanna get it over with lol</p>
<p>Not pizza for me but a 3 cheese pasta dish. Woke up in the middle of the night with substantial pain. Had the gall bladder removed about 4 or 5 years ago, laparoscopically. Recovery was quick and I don’t seem to miss my gall bladder. Good luck! Hope they can do the surgery laparoscopically for you.</p>
<p>What triggered mine last night was buttered noodles.</p>
<p>It must be a sign, Romani. Glad you are getting this done so you can get rid of this chronic pain. SO glad you are number 3–it’ll be your turn before you know it! Best wishes to you. My BIL saved his gallstones as a memento. He had the surgery just before they went on a cruise and my sis had a hysterectomy. Both recovered quickly and enjoyed their cruise. They were very afraid of having him getting a gallstone attack on the cruise and being debilitated.</p>
<p>Hope you are free of lactose intolerance afterwards. That would be a nice side benefit. :)</p>
<p>I assume that when your posts stop for the night, they’ve taken you. Good luck. Do whatever they tell you to do. Enjoy the drugs.</p>
<p>Haha will do. I’m going on 21 hours without food which is taking its toll. >.<</p>
<p>good Hope all comes out well, as they say (old surgery joke…)</p>
<p>It was cheese that did me in, too. I was newly pregnant, and attacks made me throw up, so I initially thought it was morning sickness.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best.</p>