BradG 3,406 Posted August 4 I came down with stomach pain two days ago and now I’m two days in hospital awaiting my gallbladder removed. If I don’t get to your group build gallery entry in the next couple of days I’ll get there but they said my recovery might take a day or two. Bit bored in this place missing out on the ashes cricket too. 1 1 2 Lee White, kkarlsen, LSP_Matt and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpk 7,250 Posted August 4 Hi Brad. Sorry to learn of this. Does the hospital offer WiFi? (More than likely no). 2 BradG and Out2gtcha reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troy Molitor 2,445 Posted August 4 Speedy recovery Brad. You didn’t need that damn thing anyway. T 1 BradG reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Heilig 11,593 Posted August 4 Good luck with that Brad. Fortunately gallbladder surgery is usually pretty straightforward, and the recovery is generally pretty easy. And once it’s gone it’s gone, and there’s a 100% guarantee you’ll never have a gallbladder attack ever again! Get well soon! 3 LSP_K2, BradG and Out2gtcha reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 3,406 Posted August 4 Thanks guys. I just found the free wifi so at least I can still browse and do basic posting. Yeh doc said if I didn't get it out the stones would just come back. 1 1 mpk and LSP_Matt reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Heilig 11,593 Posted August 4 Is there some reason they’re waiting on your surgery Brad? Have they said if they can do it laparoscopically? 1 BradG reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_Matt 2,370 Posted August 4 Good luck mate. I hope it all goes smoothly and you heal up quickly. Cheers Matty 1 BradG reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 3,406 Posted August 4 2 minutes ago, Jennings Heilig said: Is there some reason they’re waiting on your surgery Brad? Have they said if they can do it laparoscopically? I think they are waiting on a surgeon that specialises in this type of thing. I had a meeting with the surgery team on today and he said he doesn't do this one so after sitting 22 hours in emergency which really sucked, they chucked me in a bed for at least tonight. They said it should be keyhole but if they need to make a small cut I might be in few days more. 1 LSP_Matt reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lothar 1,565 Posted August 4 My best wishes. I had my gallbladder removed 3 years ago, had 3 tiny holes in my belly and was released on day 2 after surgery. You'll make it ok. Those are my stones which were removed with the bladder 3 nmayhew, Jennings Heilig and BradG reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 3,406 Posted August 4 4 minutes ago, Lothar said: My best wishes. I had my gallbladder removed 3 years ago, had 3 tiny holes in my belly and was released on day 2 after surgery. You'll make it ok. Those are my stones which were removed with the bladder Wow they said I had several and one has partially blocked the main bile duct so I turned a bit yellow. Just call me the Simpsons haha. I have to say I'm not too fond of being cut open, but the pain I was in was crippling. 1 Lothar reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackbetty 3,625 Posted August 4 get well soon! 1 BradG reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Heilig 11,593 Posted August 4 7 minutes ago, Lothar said: had 3 tiny holes in my belly and was released on day 2 after surgery. About 75% of laparascopic gallbladder patients in the U.S. go home the same day as their surgery. Overnight usually only happens if the surgery is late in the day, or if they have some other complicating medical problem. 1 BradG reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Heilig 11,593 Posted August 4 25 minutes ago, BradG said: I think they are waiting on a surgeon that specialises in this type of thing. I had a meeting with the surgery team on today and he said he doesn't do this one so after sitting 22 hours in emergency which really sucked, they chucked me in a bed for at least tonight. They said it should be keyhole but if they need to make a small cut I might be in few days more. Are you in a small/rural hospital? Gallbladders are about the most basic kind of surgery that any general surgeon should be able to do. 1 BradG reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 3,406 Posted August 4 1 minute ago, Jennings Heilig said: Are you in a small/rural hospital? Gallbladders are about the most basic kind of surgery that any general surgeon should be able to do. Ummm it's not that small, maybe because it's the weekend there was less staff on, I'm not sure. It's in the suburbs of Melbourne, maybe as I went through emergency right from the gp..? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Heilig 11,593 Posted August 4 That’s strange. Any suburban/metropolitan hospital should have a general surgeon on call 24/7. Unless they got slammed with emergency surgeries or something. Not like America where they’ve got 30 mass shooting victims a day to deal with. Do they have you on IV antibiotics? Sometimes if there’s a lot of inflammation or infection present, they’ll do that for a day or so before they take you to surgery. 1 BradG reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
