i need to have my gallbladder removed. i have a small polyp, but it is growing, and a growing polyp will very likely become malignant over time or so i am told, so advised to have it removed now, i agree. just glad i had the ultrasound done when i was having the gastritis flare back in 2006, or it wouldn't have been caught this early, perhaps not until after i had cancer that needed chemo, so just thankful we caught it this early.

never had surgery before. it will be laparoscopic, still a little nervous about the cutting even if its small, still nervous about the anesthesia, still nervous about spending the night in the hospital, nervous about having increased musculoskeletal problems having to lay in bad positions or not being able to exercise afterwards for a few weeks. wondering about the compatibility of my drugs and the anesthesia (especially LDN). i know i'm being a big baby, lots of people have surgery and survive it just fine. so please share your experiences to relax my anxieties.

also nervous about if i will be part of the 50% that has few symptoms after its removal or the 50% that will have gastrointestinal troubles from it (either bile dumping and thus diarrhea after meals or more common not enough bile production and nausea, gas, bloating, after eating. and then the questions of what to eat as i live life without my gallbladder (i'm rather attached to my body parts yes ) so please share your diet tips for life after gallbladder removal.

thanks all! smile


sue

Spondyloarthropathy, HLAB27 negative
Humira (still methylprednisone for flares, just not as often. Aleve if needed, rarely.)
LDN/zanaflex/flector patches over SI/ice
vits C, D. probiotics. hyaluronic acid. CoQ, Mg, Ca, K.
chiro
walk, bike
no dairy (casein sensitivity), limited eggs, limited yeast (bread)