gallbladder surgery yes or no

I am contemplating on having gallbladder removed, I heard aftereffect is not good, should I do it or not?

[mr.lucky66]

I had the same fears until I got mine out a month ago. If you are having attacks like I was, I say go for it! The new Lap. surgery seems to be good. I was worried that I couldn't eat the way I wanted too and would have other complications that can happen, but this was not the case. In fact both me and my sister had this surgery the same week and both did very well. The pain wasn't even that bad but it wasn't a walk in the park, but well worth it for me.

[Ms_Makita]

In the summer I had horrible attacks from gallstones.I was also worried after hearing horror stories of after gallbladder surgery...but let me tell ya I feel so much better! it is worth it.I still have "phantom" pain sometimes if I eat certain foods but it isnt nearly as bad as those attacks.Just be careful what you eat for awhile your body needs time to adjust to not having it.I lost 120lbs because for a year I couldnt eat without pain and getting sick,I'm so glad I did it now,now I can eat and putting weight back on ( was 99lbs!!!) Good luck to you,dont worry,it will be fine!

[reddawg]

Yenti, if you have liver problems I would get it as last resort. I have cirrhosis and had my gallbladder removed 2 years ago. Since then I have gone down hill. I no longer take my boat out, got so much weaker and fatigued.

[mr.lucky66]

Sorry to hear about that Reddawg. I have hep. c but no liver damage. The GB surgery went well and now I feel fine and eat whatever I want. The surgeon said (knowing I had hep c), that he saw my liver during surgery and it looked good! all the best

[jep65]

DO NOT HAVE THE NEW LAPARASCOPIC GALLBLADDER REMOVAL! INSIST ON OPEN SURGERY!YOU WILL NOT BENEFIT FROM THE NEW AND IMPROVED SURGERY!YOU WILL BECOME A GUINEA PIG JUST LIKE THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SUFFERING AS A RESULT.GOOGLE SEARCH (CLIPS MIGRATING INTO BILE DUCT).ONCE THE NEW  SURGEY CAUSES PROBLEMS LIKE CLIP MIGRATION OR CLIP LITHASIS(STAGANATION OF BILE) BECAUSE THEY CLIP OFF THE CYSTIC ARTERY THAT SUPPLIES BLOOD TO THE GALLBLADDER AND CLIP OFF THE CYSTIC BILE DUCT THAT SUPPLIES BILE TO THE GALLBLADDER.ANY IDIOT CAN TELL YOU THIS IS DANGEROUS!EVEN MORE DANGEROUS IS LEAVING THEM IN CAUSING INFECTION AND BILE STAGNATION.DO YOUR RESEARCH AND DEFINETLY DO NOT LISTEN TO MR.LUCKY 66 HE'S PROBABBLY GETTING PAID BY THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OR THE FDA.HE GOES BEHIND ALL OF MY POSTINGS USING HIS "SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PAIN AFTER SURGERY MY SURGERY WENT WELL."****.HE CAN NOT GIVE YOU ALL THE INFO THAT PROVES THAT THE SURGERY IS A COMPLETE SUCCESS.IF HE COULD THERE WOULD NOT BE ALL THESE PEOPLE ON THIS LINK COMPLAINING ABOUT POST OPERATION PAINS THAT PERSIST FOR YEARS.THE OLD SURGERY HAS NEVER CAUSED THE COMPLICATIONS THAT YOU SEE WITH THE NEW SURGERY.EXPLAIN THAT MR.LUCKY66! DID YOU HAVE THE OLD SURGEY MR.LUCKY66? AFTER YOU HAVE ALL THE COMLICATIONS  AFTER THE LAPARASCOPIC SURGERY THEY WILL WANT TO PERFORM AN ERCP(GO DOWN YOUR THROAT WITH MORE MECHANICAL INSTRUMENTS)TO "TRY"TO REMOVE THE CLIPS OR TO PUT IN A NEW STENT CAUSING MORE DEBIILITATING PAIN AND THEN YOU WILL BE "FUBAR"(F'D UP BEYOND ALL RECOGNITION) AND UNABLE TO WORK TO GET INSURANCE TO CORRECT THE GEEKS MESS UPS.IF THEY WERE REAL DOCTORS THEY WOULD GO BACK TO THE OLD SURGERY  AND CUT YOU OPEN AND LEAVE NO DEVICES BEHIND LIKE THE OLD SURGEY WOULD BENEFIT.IF THIS WERE NOT TRUE WHY WOULD THEY BE INVENTING NEW DISOLVEABLE CLIPS.YANTI GO TO THE HEALTH FOOD STORE AND PICK UP A PRODUCT CALLED STONE FREE TO BREAK UP THE STONES AND OR MILK THISTLE TO KEEP THE LIVER STRONG. AND DO A VEGETARIAN OR MOSTLY VEGETERIAN DIET BECAUSE CHOLESTEROL FROM MEAT IS WHAT FORMS STONES ANYWAY.GOOD LUCK AND DO YOUR RESEARCH.  

[mr.lucky66]

I'm sorry you had such a bad surgeon. I've talked to 10 people who recently had this newer GB surgery(laprascopic), and we are all doing well with varying amounts of time. I know some people here are having problems. Check out your surgeon well. Mine was one of America's top doc. all the best

[confused1000]

All Surgeons say they are tops in their field!!  The fact is if they would outlaw the "LAP" millions of people would not be suffering from the rest of their life. I hope you continue to do well!

[Jaybay]

I'll have to disagree with you on this issue.  There are many more dangers to any open procedure vs. laparascopic surgeries.  In my case, open surgeries result in tremendous amounts of scar tissue formation so it's absolutely out of the question for me.  The risk of infection and complications are also higher with an open surgery, and recovery time is over a month vs. a couple of weeks.

Try to remember that the majority of people who have lap chole surgery never have any problems afterward, which is why you don't see them on these kinds of forums.  

Cholesterol from meat does not necessarily result in gallstones either.  Many times NOT eating enough fat results in stone formation because the bile ends up being stored too long in the gallbladder.  In women, hormones from pregnancy or birth control pills can play a major role in thickening bile and stone formation as well.

[MacieCodymom03]

I had Lap Gallbladder surgery in May. Yeah it was painful. Even more so then haveing both of my children with no pain meds, but in like 3 days it was gone. In august i was rushed to the ER with a 104.1 temp and URQ pain so they thought for sure appendix, turns out i had a severe infection in my intestions which is common so they say after gb surgery

[Jaybay]

Wow!  Your surgery sounds like it was a total train wreck!  Most patients don't have that kind of post op pain, and infection is not at all common aft gb surgery.  I'm glad to hear you finally recovered OK.  :-)

[bandmon]

I had gallbladder surgery in January of 2007 and the surgon nicked my bile duct and I had to have a T-tube and drainage bag for a month, then when they removed the T-tube the bile duct collapsed.  Then I had to have an ERCP.  An ERCP is when they go down your throat and through your stomach to reach your bile duct and put three stints in to keep your bile duct open.  And I had to do this every 3 months for a year.

I want to know if anyone else has had the porblems that I have had for the last year and a half.