Current Events > Welp, looks like I'm getting my gallbladder taken out

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Had a sharp shooting pain on my right side Wednesday, like I got stabbed with a knife. Figured I just strained my back again, so took Thursday off. Had to sleep upright on the couch, moving around or pressure on my right side was so painful. Friday rolled around, if anything it was getting worse, plus now it hurt to take deep breaths.

Went to urgent care, the dude poked my belly a couple times in certain spots and was like "GO TO THE ER"

Waiting in a temporary room until I get a CT angio done, then I'll be formally admitted. As long as those images confirm my gallbladder's the culprit, it's slice and dice time.

Oh yeah, and no food or drink except water until the surgery. Fuck I'm so hungry

Nice. I love 'going under'.

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I've been having lower back pain on the right side I hope my gallbladder is ok

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My mother had to have that as well. Too much acetaminophen.

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jon1012 posted...

Nice. I love 'going under'.

Only had general anesthesia once, when my wisdom teeth were removed. The ceiling started moving and I woke up so goddamn groggy I could barely walk lol

My gallbladder got tooken out when I was 13 and it didn't even turn out to be the issue.

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Sucks, know a dude that had that, now when he eat green peppers or peanut butter he gets burps that smell like farts... wired and gross

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King Rial posted...

My mother had to have that as well. Too much acetaminophen.

Oof. That stuff will nuke your liver too

Lost_All_Senses posted...

My gallbladder got tooken out when I was 13 and it didn't even turn out to be the issue.

They probably sold it on the black market. What was the actual problem?

R1masher posted...

Sucks, know a dude that had that, now when he eat green peppers or peanut butter he gets burps that smell like farts... wired and gross

Oh heeeelllllllll no. Leave it in, I'll deal with the pain

treewojima posted...

Only had general anesthesia once, when my wisdom teeth were removed. The ceiling started moving and I woke up so goddamn groggy I could barely walk lol

legal illegal drugs. love it.

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I had that done a few years ago after having gallstones from time to time and it was a great decision. Never even noticed any difference without it. I was only in the hospital a few hours for the surgery, too.

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After eating I used to get lots of bloating and sharp pains on my right side, sometimes the pain shot up to my chest, neck and even the into head and gave me pounding headaches. I learned that the phrenic nerve that goes up that whole area, when it gets pinched by an inflamed gallbladder that's not producing enough bile, it causes that sharp pain. I started talking bile salts and digestive formulas to help with the pain and aid digestion. A month later, all the pain and bloating went away.

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We're past that point, unfortunately. There's definitely an infection.

treewojima posted...

They probably sold it on the black market. What was the actual problem?

Cystic Fibrosis. I'm on the better end of it tho. Probably still got better lungs than a lot of people my age, especially smokers. Stomach problems like a mug, but I'm living with it fine. Blessed in other places in life.

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Now this topic has me worried

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Irony posted...

Now this topic has me worried

My lower back pain is cause my scoliosis. Mines obvious but it's severe and Im skinny so my spine is more visible. You check for it?

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Good luck.

Not sure if thats the right thing to say, but Ive never experienced what youre experiencing. I hope you recover quickly.

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Sucks that they don't let you keep your own organs in a jar after the surgery.

Irony posted...

Now this topic has me worried

No point in trying to diagnose yourself, go to a doctor. Before I got checked out, I thought I had just bruised a rib and was happy to try and walk it off. Imagine the relief you'll feel when your doc gives you an accurate answer, even if it isn't one you wanted

Lorenzo_2003 posted...

Good luck.

Not sure if thats the right thing to say, but Ive never experienced what youre experiencing. I hope you recover quickly.

I'm wearing my lucky boxers, I'm good. Me either honestly, never had someone tell me they need to slice me open

bknight posted...

Sucks that they don't let you keep your own organs in a jar after the surgery.

I didn't opt in for that in the insurance open enrollment period

It's official, I'm going under the knife tomorrow morning. Not sure when, I'm an "add on" that got tacked onto the schedule

I'm sure it'll be all good. I was 13 and dumb, so I didn't even register it.

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treewojima posted...

Only had general anesthesia once, when my wisdom teeth were removed. The ceiling started moving and I woke up so goddamn groggy I could barely walk lol

this is what happened to me. The first thing I remember is being helped out to the car but my mom said when I woke up I was half consciously telling the dental assistants to shut the fuck up and let me sleep

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Wtf is wrong with your gallbladder? Whats it doing that medicine cant fix?

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Lost_All_Senses posted...

I'm sure it'll be all good. I was 13 and dumb, so I didn't even register it.

I'm more concerned about the recovery than the surgery itself, honestly.

Blue_Inigo posted...

Wtf is wrong with your gallbladder? Whats it doing that medicine cant fix?

Blocking my bile ducts, getting infected and trying to explode

Wait. I haven't been paying full attention. Have you had a second opinion? Don't get that bitch yanked out in vain like me.

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Had mine out in October of last year. It took 3 months after the problems began to properly diagnose me, and another 2 before they knew for sure it had to be removed. I managed to get the surgery early.

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Lost_All_Senses posted...

Have you had a second opinion? Don't get that bitch yanked out in vain like me.

Wat?

Sounds like story time.

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