BradG Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 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. kkarlsen, LSP_Matt and Lee White 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Hi Brad. Sorry to learn of this. Does the hospital offer WiFi? (More than likely no). Out2gtcha and BradG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Speedy recovery Brad. You didn’t need that damn thing anyway. T BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 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. LSP_Matt and mpk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Good luck mate. I hope it all goes smoothly and you heal up quickly. Cheers Matty BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 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. LSP_Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 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 nmayhew and BradG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 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. Lothar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 get well soon! BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 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..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 11 minutes ago, Jennings Heilig said: 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. It was really busy, got stuck on a bed way too small for 6'1 me as they were short. Yeh they pumped me full of penacillin but only as a precaution as th ct scan and blood test showed no infection. Was meant to get an ultrasound too but they said it wasn't needed, but they had me fasting since 2am Sunday morning for it so I ended up 16 without a drink until I begged the nurse for some water and a sandwich tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Jennings Heilig said: Yikes. That’s no fun. Hope they get you sorted out soon. The surgery itself will be a non-event for you. Thank your anesthesiologist Oh I will, you're one too aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Good luck with it all, Brad, I'm sure it'll work out well for you. BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STWilliams Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 5 hours 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. Healthcare costs are kept far, far lower than in the US, but this results in more waiting time than US patients experience. Similar to the UK. BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STWilliams Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 32 minutes ago, Jennings Heilig said: Oh I’m well aware. You also don’t have insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies whose CEOs make eight-figure salaries either. More American exceptionalism Careful Jennings, you'll be criticized again by fellow Americans for being unpatriotic. Lee White and LSP_Matt 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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