Don't wait for it to suddenly flare up and force you into unplanned emergency surgery. When that happened to me it was the worst day of my life, and the doctor told me later that I could have died. My gallbladder had turned necrotic and pumped so much poison into my body that I was in agony by the time I made it to the emergency room. I was in so much pain that I thought I was dying.
The surgery to remove the gall bladder is simple and you recover quickly. Get it done. It's a no-brainer. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Brainiac:
Don't wait for it to suddenly flare up and force you into unplanned emergency surgery. When that happened to me it was the worst day of my life, and the doctor told me later that I could have died. My gallbladder had turned necrotic and pumped so much poison into my body that I was in agony by the time I made it to the emergency room. I was in so much pain that I thought I was dying.
The surgery to remove the gall bladder is simple and you recover quickly. Get it done. It's a no-brainer.
I know the waring signs when to go to the ER. Not there yet. I live about 3 blocks from the nearset ER. [Reply]
Surgery itsself takes about half an hour. Single small incision. You'll be back to work in 2 days. Just get it done before the misery sets in.
My wife had an attack while we were in Mexico, and they got her meds to make her comfortable. She didn't have surgery, and a couple of months ago had another attack, much more severe. Since she is pregnant, she can't have the surgery until the second trimester or preferably after birth. [Reply]
It won't get better on its own. You'll have to get it out sooner or later. So every time you have an attack from this day forward, it will be one that you didn't have to endure. [Reply]
Originally Posted by bevischief:
I know the waring signs when to go to the ER. Not there yet. I live about 3 blocks from the nearset ER.
Great idea: Wait until the last possible moment so that you can maximize your pain and your risk of complications. Maybe you'll get lucky and it will turn necrotic at a time when it's very convenient.
Stop being a pussy. Just go get it taken care of. Laparoscopic surgery is so easy and non-invasive that you'll wonder why you put it off. [Reply]