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Stone in duct after gallbladder surgery
Comments (5)I had gallblader surgery in the early 90's..the kind where they cut you open.My Dr. left tube in for 3+weeks & did x-ray with dye to check for more stones before he removed tube since I'd had 25+ in duct when he did surgery, but didn't find any. In Jan.,1998 I woke up at 3am, vomiting & sick as dog. Figured I had "stomach bug", but when I still wasn't any better after 2 days & not able to keep anything down, went to Dr. Did x-rays & ultra-sound & sent me directly to hospital as I had 103+ fever, but they had no idea at that point what was causing. Once in hospital, did blood work, etc. & found I had 4 diffent infections in my body along with severe jaundice. Dr. ran endoscopy ( tube down my throat) & found I had stone that had lodged in duct. To make a long story short..Dr had to run the endoscopy several times while was in hospital & about 3 as out-patient before finally able to remove it. The last time he ran it, told me if didn't get it that time would have to do surgery to remove it. He also told me that with my history there was a good chance that problem would happen again in the future. Just my experience....See MoreGallbladder + Surgery
Comments (3)PErsonal experience here is that I can and do eat anything after having my galbladder out a few years ago. I don't remember if I was sensitive for a while (or if I was I never connected it with any certain food). Vickey-MN...See MoreSo tell me about hysterectomy's....
Comments (17)First and foremost -- hugs to you, Vickey, and lots of good healing thoughts going your way... I had a laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy (both of the ovaries and fallopian tubes were removed as well as the uterus) in the second week of December 1992. As the others have said, it's one of the best things I've ever done. :-) My GYN, for whom I worked for several years and I trust him with my life, said that once the uterus is removed, the ovaries have a greater tendency to "go bad," so if there isn't an overwhelming reason to keep them they should be removed at the same time. It's easier than having a second surgery at a later date to remove the ovaries (when they do "go bad"). I had endometriosis and huge fibroids. I was on Lupron injections for four months (once a month for the four months) prior to the surgery, to shrink the fibroids. My last period was after the first Lupron injection... then no more "worries." :-) My doctor had scheduled me for a vaginal hysterectomy. When he started the surgery he found that the fibroids were still too large to easily do the hysterectomy vaginally... By all rights, he could have "switched gears" and done an abdominal surgery, but his position was that he'd told me he'd do it vaginally, so by golly, that's what he was going to do. He "cut up" the uterus (internally) so that he could remove it a section at a time. The surgery took about 5 hours (but, hey, I was under full anesthesia, so I didn't know). Normally, I would have been discharged as early as the next afternoon, but I developed a slight fever, so I ended up staying in for a week. The hospital I was in had really good food (amazing, I know), so I didn't mind. :-) After I was discharged, I would tire easily, but I didn't have any pain that wasn't tolerable. I could have gone back to work after 2 weeks, but it was Christmastime, and I had more than enough sick leave hours to cover the time I was gone, so I didn't go back to work until Monday January 4, 1993. Still, I was out for less than a month. I took Premarin pills for a while after the surgery but I didn't really think that I needed them, so I stopped taking them. I've never had a "traditional" hot flash or night sweats. You really don't have anything to worry about as far as the surgery is concerned. You'll do fine. And, I'm guessing that the doctors will recommend removing your ovaries, since you have the early cancer cells. No sense in taking any unnecessary risks....See MoreTell Me About the EMG test and Laminectomy Surgery
Comments (6)I've had laminotomy. Not sure if this is the same as for your dh as the spelling is slightly different, or I've got the spelling wrong on my end here. They removed part of the spine to give the sciatic nerve a place to exist. It was a success. I can walk again. They sent me home that night. Not a good idea, fyi, but that's their policy for economics. I'd recommend he stay at least overnight. It's almost 10 years now. Life expectancy of the procedure for me was 1-10 years. I hope it keeps on lasting. Next stop is hardware and I'd like to put that off as long as possible. The spinal center did extensive EMGs on me prior to surgery. Found lots of disturbances in the legs. I had twtiches, tremors and vibrations constantly in the legs. They thought it would improve post-op, but it's been worse since then. I live with it. Do not like, but like I said, I can walk again and that's more important to me. I highly recommend he not be a hero with the pain meds and nerve relaxers post-op. Stay medicated so he's comfortable during healing. Healing was pretty rough (in my case) and I was a lot younger than your dh is. Sending good wishes to your dh....See Morededtired
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