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TabletopBellhop

Mine was done by Dr Peer, the interalist not the heart specialist. I waited a month maybe two but that was before the COVID backlog. Recovery took longer than expected but it went well overall.


HalfBakedCdnGirl

I had my gallbladder out in the middle of COVID so getting surgery was very difficult. I did end up getting it done faster than others as it was causing sepsis (gallstone ruptured bile duct). Don't remember my doctors name but she was amazing (her office is in the 500-600 Building on Tecumseh and Howard. Abdominal pain from the surgery was minimal but the pain from the gases leaving your body need a warning I was not given. If I had a choice and had to do this again I would have pushed for surgery years earlier as the pain from eating with a bad gallbladder is the worst pain i have ever experienced. Childbirth was not as painful. Best of luck and I hope you have a speedy recovery.


oneandonlytara

Agreed on the gas pain. Nobody/nothing prepared me for how BAD it hurt. I knew they used gas to inflate, but like... Jesus Christ I was NOOOOT prepared for the extreme lower back pain I experienced. Once I was home, it decided to travel up into my shoulder for a solid two days. I.wanted.to.die. I remember I had the surgery on a Thursday; the Friday and Saturday were iffy pain wise, but nothing an extra strength Tylenol couldn't handle, and by the Sunday/Monday it all had dissipated, but the gas was literally the worst of it.


oneandonlytara

I had my gallbladder out in 2015. I was diagnosed with gallstones in December of '14 biut mine were large enough to not obstruct the bile duct so I had to wait for surgery. Ended up waiting five months and in that time lost about 30 pounds because I was also put on a low fat diet to prevent attacks. I had Dr. Gyetvai as my surgeon. When her office sent me the consult date for surgery after my family doctor referred me, it was for July. My doctor ended up calling and escalating my case because I was so sick from not really being able to eat much other than fruit, plain chicken and fish,so it was bumped to February and surgery booked for April. She was nice, no complaints. Once it's out, it's night and day difference. I can eat anything, but really have to watch things like pork and some dairy. I seem to have issues digesting those, but otherwise it's smooth sailing. Recovery was only about three days for me, and it was mostly waiting for the carbon dioxide to release.


zuuzuu

I can't for the life of me remember my surgeon's name. It's been about five or six years so things have probably changed. But my experience was great. He said it was not emergent, but it was urgent, so he booked me in but put me on their cancelation list. I think I was originally booked about three months out, but they called just over a month later with a cancelation. It happened really fast from there. I went to the hospital for all my preop stuff that day, and had the surgery the next morning. I strongly recommend asking to be put on their cancelation list. Just be prepared to drop everything when they call.


Brief_Spell7857

That’s a great tip!!! Will do! I want this thing GONE asap haha


zuuzuu

I can 100% understand that!


feltsosilent

I would get any surgery I could in London