Gallbladder surgery
So it looks like the gallbladder has to go. I have read many posts here about issues with this and I was half expecting it, but not so soon. I am 8 weeks post op and up until the attack I have really had no issues or complaints. Surgery scheduled for 1/19. Has anyone had their gallbladder removed and if so how far out were you and what was recovery like? Thanks.
I had my gallbladder out 5 month post op in October. It was super easy- I had it done Friday morning and went home around 2pm, back to work Monday. I did not need any pain medication and really couldn't believe how great I felt. I had read numerous post saying the sleeve and gallbladder were comparable, so I was expecting that and was pleasantly surprised. My worst problem was that the breathing tube scratched my throat on the way out and caused some swelling. I stuck to popsicles, ice chips and cold drinks for 48 hours and that helped.
I had my gallbladder removed long before I had VSG. I had the surgery on a Friday and went back to work half a day Monday and all day on Tuesday. I would say recovedry was easier than VSG but still comparable.
As a comparison, I had VSG surgery on a Friday and went back to work full-time 10 days later. I was fine.