OVERKILL
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Incredible saga! Glad to hear you are on the mend and that it was caught in time. Hopes to a speedy recovery.
Down and almost (?) out.
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I feel like I am talking to myself here. I have been hurting for well over a year. My gall bladder ended up dieing inside of me, and necrosis took place and gangrene followed. This was more pain that I have ever delt with. I don't want to do it again. I now hurt getting in and out of bed or a a chair, but it will pass. I have avoided seeing Docs almost all of my life, but those days are now over.
Nobody wants to over-react to aches and pains, I get that, but OMG this is horrible! you could have died.
I remember that pain well, before I had my gallbladder out. No necrosis or stones, just the scan showing 0% activity. Surgery went well, was up and around after a day or two. Its been eight years, those pains have never come back, but apparently some people's bodies adapt well to not having a gall bladder. Some don't. I'm in the "dont" category. As painful as those attacks were, the change in my lifestyle since having mine out has seriously made me think I wish they would reinstall it.
When I get up in the morning, I eat as much as I can, to uh... get things moving. If I get up and don't eat, but instead wonder around the house, tinker in the garage, etc and then we go out to a late breakfast or early lunch, it better be within 2-3 minutes of home, because after I eat that first meal of the day, once my body decides it needs to land the plane so to speak, it gives a 2-3 minute warning and doesn't take no for an answer. Doesn't matter what I eat either, yes fatty and spicy foods make it worse, but I can eat a handful of rice and a raw potato, same result.
My wife had hers out about six months before I did, and she has had no problems whatsoever. My co-worker had his out about a year after I did, and he's having the same issues I am.
Hope recovery goes well and my sympathies are with you. The pain before the surgery was relentless, horrific, and nothing whatsoever brought any relief, and I wouldn't wish that pain on anyone. Hopefully your body (and diet) adapts to not having a gallbladder, my stupid body hasn't.
When I get up in the morning, I eat as much as I can, to uh... get things moving. If I get up and don't eat, but instead wonder around the house, tinker in the garage, etc and then we go out to a late breakfast or early lunch, it better be within 2-3 minutes of home, because after I eat that first meal of the day, once my body decides it needs to land the plane so to speak, it gives a 2-3 minute warning and doesn't take no for an answer. Doesn't matter what I eat either, yes fatty and spicy foods make it worse, but I can eat a handful of rice and a raw potato, same result.
My wife had hers out about six months before I did, and she has had no problems whatsoever. My co-worker had his out about a year after I did, and he's having the same issues I am.
Hope recovery goes well and my sympathies are with you. The pain before the surgery was relentless, horrific, and nothing whatsoever brought any relief, and I wouldn't wish that pain on anyone. Hopefully your body (and diet) adapts to not having a gallbladder, my stupid body hasn't.
I work in healthcare and have seen older folks (50+) ignore warning signs of a major health problem and chalk it up as “getting older”
Don’t hesitate to go to the ER if something is not right. I know someone with minor stomach pain for weeks, it was pancreatitis and they ignored the increasing pain.... until 9-1-1 needed to be called and they were rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.
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Don’t hesitate to go to the ER if something is not right. I know someone with minor stomach pain for weeks, it was pancreatitis and they ignored the increasing pain.... until 9-1-1 needed to be called and they were rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.
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Wishing you a speedy and complete recovery.
Wow, best of luck. Speedy and full recovery.
JHZR2
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Wow, quite the situation.
What would you have done differently? Seems,like there is a broad fuzzy area between pain, chronic pain, and an issue.
Glad you got it resolved!
What would you have done differently? Seems,like there is a broad fuzzy area between pain, chronic pain, and an issue.
Glad you got it resolved!
I'm glad you are feeling better.
Glad you're still with us! I too have learned not to chalk up unusual things as "getting older" or "it's no big deal".
Same thing happened to my sister.
We met at a local women's clothes shop to correct sizes (I got 'em all wrong) after Christmas.
Around 8:00PM she whispered to me that she felt REAL bad. Weren't raised to be complainers either.
Around 3:00AM she was treated to an ambulance ride.
Around 6:00AM she had her rotten gall bladder removed.....or was it her appendix? Same thing.
We met at a local women's clothes shop to correct sizes (I got 'em all wrong) after Christmas.
Around 8:00PM she whispered to me that she felt REAL bad. Weren't raised to be complainers either.
Around 3:00AM she was treated to an ambulance ride.
Around 6:00AM she had her rotten gall bladder removed.....or was it her appendix? Same thing.
When my gall bladder needed to come out I never had any pain associated with it. I just woke up feeling sick every morning. Usually after I'd been up for a couple hours I'd start feeling better until the next morning when it would all start again. When I first had mine out I had some bowel problems if I ate a salad but, now I'm fine. I eat anything I want and as much of it as I want.
Wish you a speedy recovery and glad to have you back on here 
I would have not ignored the problem so long. This has been repetative over the past year or more, but I was able to "ride out" the episodes despite the pain involved. This last one literally put me on the floor and I could not get up or get past it. Agony is the word I would use.
Its in my blood to be a protector and caregiver TO my family, not the other way around. I cared for both my terminally ill parents, along with my MIL. I took care of my family of five too. So, it was hard for me to get to the point where I knew I needed help this time. By body was screaming at me but I was slow to listen. Now I have learned my lesson. I will go to the Docs when needed. I will take meds, etc. No more blowing things off. I am grateful for my life and want to take care of myself now. I realize I am not 27 anymore. With age comes wisdom!
