A gall bladder attack is REALLY PAINFUL! If they say you have gall stones, yet never had an attack, you must be doing something right or are incredibly lucky.
About 10 years ago, my attack caused me, for the first time in my life, to have my wife drive me to the emergency room in the middle of the night, as I knew there was something terribly wrong. I was worried that it was a heart attack or a blocked intestine. On the way to the ER, I felt a little better, and I was able to walk in. Once they got me on a gurney and looked me over, they set an IV and gave me a shot of morphine. In a few minutes, I felt fine and wanted to go home. They told me they thought the pain would soon come back, and they sent me for an ultrasound. The ultrasound tech looked at the results and told me that since he was not a Doctor, he could not diagnose my problem, but he bet me that I would soon have an operation to remove my gall bladder.
I was admitted into the hospital that night and the surgeon removed my gall bladder by the laporiscopic method at about 6AM. Later in the morning, the surgeon told me that my gall bladder had been completely packed with stones of sizes as small as fine sand to marble sized stones. He believed my attack, which was the first I ever had the misfortune of having, was probably caused by a medium sized stone blocking off the bile duct and causing pressure in the gall bladder.
I had 4 little incisions less than an inch long. I was released from the hospital about 1PM and was told to take it easy for a couple of days. I never had ANY problems from the surgery or from the gall system again. I would say that it was the easiest surgery I have had in my life.
My Mom and several other relatives had gall bladder surgeries much longer ago than mine. They all had to have the big surgery involving opening the belly wide and leaving a 6" to 8" scar. With wounds that large, they were in the hospital several days and it took many days until they could resume normal activities.
In comparison, my situation was a "piece of cake". If they say you need the surgery, and they think they can use the scope method, I recommend getting it over with. My gall bladder attack was one of the most unpleasant and painful experiences I ever had. Good luck!
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