PreOp Patient Education
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Gallbladder Removal

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy


Your Body
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Before we talk about treatment, let's start with a discussion about the human body and about your medical condition.
 
  Your doctor has recommended the removal of your gallbladder. But what does that actually mean?
  The gallbladder is a small organ located below the liver. It's function is to store bile used by the intestines to digest food.
  Gallstones - small calcified deposits - sometimes form and block the bile ducts which lead from the gallbladder to the intestines.
  In many cases, the problem becomes so severe, that the only effective treatment is to remove the entire gallbladder.
  This is the most common reason for gallbladder surgery.
Other reasons for removing the gallbladder include chronic or severe infection or the growth of a tumor.

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lusterwings
I just found out from my doctor (one of the top doctors in the world) that I can't eat a lot of oil from now on, or fat. I had to cut meat from my diet, which makes sense because I can't digest fat like I used to. Please let people know out there that we are prone to heart disease now if we continue to eat fat, as we don't digest it. I was told I could get heart disease within 3 years if I continues to eat oily foods. I should have rid the gallstones naturally, and yes, it can be done!

watchensee
If the gallbladder aids in diegestion, how can we live without one?

anthrolover100
@AmericanGirlDoll1997 Not really. The surgery itself wont hurt as a matter a fact the nurse gave me the anistetic they give you and it knocked me right out and i never felt the surgery itself. For a few weeks after youre not allowed to do much but lay in bed because after the surgery your abdominal muscles will be really tight and hurt so they give you some pain meds to use for a few weeks after words. Its not to bad the pain meds will keep you mostly asleep so.

AmericanGirlDoll1997
@anthrolover100 Hi! Im a 12 year old girl, 5 foot and 100 pounds (normal weight) I have been having stoumic pains for 3 years now, i had 2 endoscopys, one cck hida scan, my number thing from the cck was a borderline normal 41 but they are scheuling me surgery to take out my galblater. they took out my appendix, and i have marks all down my asophagus (idk how to spell it) and i have an extra toob on my kedney. I would like to know if it hurts???

AmericanGirlDoll1997
@corazonAmor Hi! Im a 12 year old girl, 5 foot and 100 pounds (normal weight) I have been having stoumic pains for 3 years now, i had 2 endoscopys, one cck hida scan, my number thing from the cck was a borderline normal 41 but they are scheuling me surgery to take out my galblater. they took out my appendix, and i have marks all down my asophagus (idk how to spell it) and i have an extra toob on my kedney. I would like to know if it hurts??? likkkee alot?

rainbowstarsofthesea
Hello people. I found I had gallstones, I did natural liverflushes with Olive oil and grapeffruitjuice and now I am more than 4000 !!! gallstones lighter, I do not feel the chronic pain on the rihg under my shoulder, my stool is 100% better and I feel releaved really. Just google liverflush, Hulda Clarck, olive oli and you will find how to do it, it is easy, painless, cheap, and without operation!!!!! Take a chance.

Twilightgirl112193
yes you don't really need it

corazonAmor
i just had my gallbladder removed yesterday, in alot of pain but the pain meds work, today i am moving around a little better, took off from work just a week. the wounds aren't that big, the belly button one hurts the most.

tifalockheart823
I might have to get my gallbladder taken out XP

Mideastbeau56
lMAO!!! this really sucks!!!

anthrolover100
yea its completly safe to remove it. I had mine removed a few years back and im fine just have to go a little more offten lol. after the surgery youre abdamen will hurt for a while which is what the pain pills are for but so long as you move a little each day it gets better rather fast.

liaaa90
so its ok to remove gallbladder?

restlesswings
Thank you for sharing this.

DaddyDog42
good info

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