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I have to have a Enodcopomy ( where they stick the camera down your throat.) On september 12, the doctor said he think's I might have to get my gallbladder removed. I have never had any type of surgery done in my life so I am really scared about it. Does it hurt for a long time after they do the surgery? How long is recovery? and my last question is How long is the surgery?
Hey Please MAKE SURE you get a Second and Third opinion about Gallbladder removal!!!! PLEASE .....My little girl is 9 and had hers removed in Feb 2012...and to date she suffers from Chronic Nausea.....Please google as much information on gallbladder removal as possible!!! Surgery is about an hour...they do 4 small incisions and use a camera and they take it out through the belly button...Usually u can go home 4-5 days later....Full recovery time is 2 weeks...But its been a nightmare since she has had her's done.....I regret it big time as a mother and should of gotten myself clued up...The Surgeon gave me no options..... Best of Luck ...
Hi, I have had both procedures and neither were complicated for me. You are usually given light sedation for the sedation for the endoscopy and anything inserted down your throat is tiny and inserted by a very fine wire. If the gallbladder is able to be removed endoscopic ally, the will probably make three small like half inch incisions in your abdomen, inflate it with some air, look through one of the incisions with a tiny camera and remove your gallbladder that way. But you should always be prepared for the regular abdominal incision type of gallbladder removal. With any type, you probably would just have pain depending on size of the incision, larger more pain, smaller less pain and less recovery time. Whichever type of surgery sometimes depends on your past medical and current medical problems. Hope this helps. Suzi
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It doesn't really hurt, more over it's a little uncomfortable and may leave you with a bit of a sore throat afterward. It should be realatively short surgery, depending on what they are looking for and what they find. My sister went through this, and was in the hospital for a total of three days, from endocopomy all the way to gall bladder surgery. No complications, no problems. Try to remind yourself that the docs doing this, do it all the time... try not to be scared
good luck
It doesn't really hurt, more over it's a little uncomfortable and may leave you with a bit of a sore throat afterward. It should be realatively short surgery, depending on what they are looking for and what they find. My sister went through this, and was in the hospital for a total of three days, from endocopomy all the way to gall bladder surgery. No complications, no problems. Try to remind yourself that the docs doing this, do it all the time... try not to be scared
good luck
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