Re: Cholelithotomy-removing gallstones ONLY thru surgery...

[Guest guest]

My father in law had this done in the mid 60's in Holland. He was a

happy man after that!

Doctors don't like to do this these days because removal is much

simpler and they are of the assumption that once a stone former,

always a stone former.(that is unless you change your lifestyle and

diet).

To close the Gallbladder after stone removal, they would just stitch

it up (as they stitch up a uterus after birth by cesaerian section).

Have you looked into the liver? This can be the precurser to stones

Good luck and all the best for the New Year,

> I was doing some research on Cholelithotomy...where they only

remove

> the stones, not the whole gallbladder...I really want to keep my

gb.

[Guest guest]

Hi

I have a friend who says her mother had this done, as well. They

removed her gall bladder, emptied the stones, and then stitched it back

up and she went over 20 years before any more trouble happened. They

told her before the surgery they werre taking it out, so when she had

the same trouble twenty some years later she was surprised to see that

she still had it. She said she had no trouble after this proceedure. I

wish I had this done but I did not know this was an option until after I

lost mine.

G Murray

Suzanne wrote:

>My father in law had this done in the mid 60's in Holland. He was a

>happy man after that!

>

>Doctors don't like to do this these days because removal is much

>simpler and they are of the assumption that once a stone former,

>always a stone former.(that is unless you change your lifestyle and

>diet).

>

>To close the Gallbladder after stone removal, they would just stitch

>it up (as they stitch up a uterus after birth by cesaerian section).

>

>Have you looked into the liver? This can be the precurser to stones

>

>Good luck and all the best for the New Year,

>

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>>I was doing some research on Cholelithotomy...where they only

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>remove

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>>the stones, not the whole gallbladder...I really want to keep my

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>gb.

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[Guest guest]

If you have enough money, gallstone removal is an option, as long as

you can afford to pay for it yourself. The problem is insurance

companies. Since statistically, most people who develop gallstones

will eventually develop more of them, they don't want to have to pay

for multiple surgeries. And what if your insurance is through work?

I'm hoping to leave my job in the near future and not get another

one. But if I haven't managed to reduce or eliminate my stone by the

time COBRA coverage runs out, I may be forced into a decision I don't

want to make, since it will be a pre-existing condition that will be

hard to get covered later.

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