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Here is the other one. Again, just delete it when it comes through again.

Unless of course you think I'm getting paid for this. In that case, just

delete now.

By the way, I do know of three people that came very close to death due to

complications from a bad gallbladder. All three developed severe

pancreatitis. And no, I DON'T say that to scare anyone. But you cannot

make an across the board statement that nothing bad *could* happen.

Anything can happen, and it's up to each of us to pay attention to our

body's warning signs and act upon them appropriately.<<

Well said, . I believe that sometimes people are afraid to look at

those cases. The fact is, it CAN kill you. That being said, I don't think

that any of the people on this list are to that point, because they are

doing their best to take care of the problem (as did you and I) and I think

that when it starts getting to the point where it is dangerous, most people

somehow know. There were nights when I literally felt like something inside

my body was going to explode. And, truth be told, they do occasionally

rupture, and it can kill you.

HOWEVER, if you have no fever, and show no signs of jaundice, then you are

not in a life-threatening situation, just a painful one. My GP was not in

any hurry for me to have mine out, because I just had pain. But for the

last several months, I would lie practically naked by an open window (in New

Hampshire), and I could not get cool. Then I began throwing up, which was

new. This was not just a reaction to the pain, which is normal for some

people. I would throw up after the pain was subsiding. The pain was

becoming more and more frequent, and worse. At the rate I was going, I know

I would have ended up in emergency surgery. Like I said before, I am

grateful I did it before I damaged my liver.

BUT, this was MY scenario. I am certainly not implying that this is how it

will go for everyone. I am glad I tried to keep it, I am glad for all I

learned, and I am glad it's gone. When I think of how this affected my

life, regardless of what I tried to do, especially in the past year, I

almost wish I had had it done earlier. My time with my kids is precious,

and I lost too much of it to pain and Percoset.

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