Guest guest Posted November 15, 2000 Report Share Posted November 15, 2000 Hi, My husband had his gall bladder removed about two years ago with laproscopic surgery. He didn't have much pain in the recovery period, but couldn't do much for four or five days, and wasn't really supposed to lift anything for upto a month. One thing to be aware of is trouble digesting fats once the gb is removed. Anything greasy causes him gut pain, and it is vital that he not go too long with out eating or more gut pain and urgent, runny bms. He and others we know without gbs find increasing the amount of carbs in the diet resolves these problems. Our chiropractor also recomended a multvitamin with plant enzymes to help his digestion, but no clear results yet. Hope this helps (and dosent sound too dire)! Sara mydoula@... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2000 Report Share Posted November 15, 2000 I haven't had this experience at all, maybe I'm lucky. I can eat anything now and I'm not bothered at all :-) Michele Hi,My husband had his gall bladder removed about twoyears ago with laproscopic surgery. He didn't havemuch pain in the recovery period, but couldn't do muchfor four or five days, and wasn't really supposed tolift anything for upto a month.One thing to be aware of is trouble digesting fatsonce the gb is removed. Anything greasy causes himgut pain, and it is vital that he not go too long without eating or more gut pain and urgent, runny bms. Heand others we know without gbs find increasing theamount of carbs in the diet resolves these problems. Our chiropractor also recomended a multvitamin withplant enzymes to help his digestion, but no clearresults yet.Hope this helps (and dosent sound too dire)!Saramydoula@...__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2000 Report Share Posted November 20, 2000 Thanks Wendi- at least I don't feel like it's just me lol. Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2000 Report Share Posted November 20, 2000 No Tina, I have no idea at all. I thought it was pretty bad too, especially listening to the other anes. telling their patients what was going to happen, seeing them place a smaller bag of something with the iv bag, asking tons of questions, and all I know is nothing. Even the same day surgery nurse who took my original phone call on Wed seemed put off that I wanted to talk with the anes I'm glad it's over. Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2000 Report Share Posted November 20, 2000 Joan, Much as I would love to say that your experience was a fluke, I can't! I worked in many hospitals and that sounds pretty much like standard operating procedure. I am glad that you are done with surgery and nursing again. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Wendi http://www.lactivist.com " When individuals have been born gently, welcomed kindly into the community, breastfed for many years, they do not become greedy people. They come from a place of fullness and balance with all our relations. " Jeannine Parvati Baker gb surgery Ok, I must have watched too many medical dramas on tv in the past lol. I tried getting in touch w/the anesthesiologist on Wed (they couldn't tell me who it would be til 3 - 4 pm on Wed.). The recorded message I got in the anes. dept. said that their mailbox was full and they weren't receiving any more messages. So I thought, ok, I'll talk with the anes. tomorroow. I waited on a stretcher in the pre-op room for 3 hours - listening to and watching at least 10-12 other people talk with their anes. There were 3 different anes. that were in and out. Then mine finally came in - different one from the other 3. He looks at my chart and asks " you're breastfeeding? " I tell him yes, I tried to get in touch w/him. (after that was unsuccessful, I called LLL and they said that as soon as I lost the effects that I could nurse). He said I couldn't nurse for 24 hrs. I told him I was going to HAVE to nurse, so please use something that will leave my system quickly. He paused thinking, said he'd be right back, came back in, said nothing, put something from a syringe into my iv line, next thing I knew I was in recovery. Nurse kept asking if I was in pain. I told her no, a little groggy and uncomfortable. She kept wanting to offer me something for pain. Finally I said ok. I think it was percocet, made me so sick, I felt horrible, AND I was in pain. Go figure. I laid down and slept as soon as I got home. By 3 am, my boobs were ready to explode (I left the house at 9:30 am, got home at 6:30 pm). Had my dh wake Sam and bring him to bed to nurse. Didn't take any more pain meds. Today I'm feeling pretty good. Sam hardly drank anything while I was gone. Dh said he wouldn't take bottle, took little sips of juice out of cup. Never saw my doc that day, never saw the anes.doc again, didn't even ask me any questions or tell me anything like I heard the other anes. docs doing while I waited. Is this weird or normal? Joan Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! http://www.lactivist.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2000 Report Share Posted November 20, 2000 So you don't even know what they gave you? That's pretty bad. Tina Mommy to Blake born 4-2-00 visit Blake's web site at http://www.growthspurts.com/view.asp?s=20969 gb surgery > Ok, I must have watched too many medical dramas on tv in the past lol. > I tried getting in touch w/the anesthesiologist on Wed (they couldn't > tell me who it would be til 3 - 4 pm on Wed.). The recorded message I > got in the anes. dept. said that their mailbox was full and they weren't > receiving any more messages. So I thought, ok, I'll talk with the anes. > tomorroow. I waited on a stretcher in the pre-op room for 3 hours - > listening to and watching at least 10-12 other people talk with their > anes. There were 3 different anes. that were in and out. Then mine > finally came in - different one from the other 3. He looks at my chart > and asks " you're breastfeeding? " I tell him yes, I tried to get in > touch w/him. (after that was unsuccessful, I called LLL and they said > that as soon as I lost the effects that I could nurse). He said I > couldn't nurse for 24 hrs. I told him I was going to HAVE to nurse, so > please use something that will leave my system quickly. He paused > thinking, said he'd be right back, came back in, said nothing, put > something from a syringe into my iv line, next thing I knew I was in > recovery. Nurse kept asking if I was in pain. I told her no, a little > groggy and uncomfortable. She kept wanting to offer me something for > pain. Finally I said ok. I think it was percocet, made me so sick, I > felt horrible, AND I was in pain. Go figure. I laid down and slept as > soon as I got home. By 3 am, my boobs were ready to explode (I left the > house at 9:30 am, got home at 6:30 pm). Had my dh wake Sam and bring > him to bed to nurse. Didn't take any more pain meds. Today I'm feeling > pretty good. Sam hardly drank anything while I was gone. Dh said he > wouldn't take bottle, took little sips of juice out of cup. Never saw > my doc that day, never saw the anes.doc again, didn't even ask me any > questions or tell me anything like I heard the other anes. docs doing > while I waited. Is this weird or normal? > Joan > > > > Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! > http://www.lactivist.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2000 Report Share Posted November 20, 2000 definitely weird--Amy Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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