[mrb020377]

hubby told me last night that he has been having a pain under his right rib, he has been having some back pain too... being a goof ball i never put two and two together... it dawned on me last night to ask him where his back has been hurting... he said between his shoulder blades... light bulb!!!!!!!!

I told him that his gallbladder is probably the problem.. called the doctor and am waiting for them to call back... i talked to my aunt who is a lvn and she said she thought it was probably his gallbladder too, especially when i told her that he had been having problems with a sour stomach...

soo he may have to have surgery... his question to me last night...... what if i dont wake up!!! oh gee thanks! like i need him to be thinking like that..... so i am a little worried about him right now.

[Sabrina]

I don't blame you for being worried. What a question though!

Please take care of yourself too.

((Mel))

[January]

((((((((((( Mel )))))))))))))))

My best thoughts and prayers are with you and hubby.

Hugs,

Jan

[SeptemberMorn]

{{{{{{{{{Mel}}}}}}}}}} I'll bet it scary time! But don't you think most of us have that question, at least in the back of our minds, when we're about to have surgery.

Tell him I had that surgery back in the day when they laid you wide open! My incision goes from my left side to the right!! Now the incision is quite small! Also tell him that I'm a smoker and overweight and I came through it just fine so there's no reason for him not to, too.

Something else you can do is turn the question around to him. If he's got real fears, he'll talk it out.

[mrb020377]

Thanks! I talked to him this morning and he is ok... i think he was just feeling bad last night...

i will talk to him though..

[katheryn]

if you suspect a gall blader playing get him to cut back on all greasey food it really helps , mine played up meant to have operation but im to overweight and they wont do it at time being but i was told to cut out all fried food and mine hasnt played up since its been a couple years now , good luck

[mrb020377]

thanks katheryn... i told him that fried or greasy foods make it worse... so he is trying to stay away from that

[SeptemberMorn]

Oh, gosh, YES!! They finally diagnosed me the night after I had eaten KFC!! I wanted to DIE!!!

[mrb020377]

see that greasy stuff is not good for you!!!!

[bebop]

mrb for the most part now they do it thru a scope in the upper abs...small holes in that general area..I didn't even hurt afterwards except for the one hole where they put the camera in. was a breeze!! I woke up before I went into recovery and never went back to sleep from the anesthesia

[mrb020377]

that makes me feel better. i think he will be ok. he had a vasectomy with no problem

[bebop]

sure he will...get him to the dr first though

[Lexicon78]

Don't get too worried about his gallbladder. I had to get mine out years ago and it wasn't bad at all.

Now it's pretty much a small operation where they keep you for only a few hours. I know it used to be considered a major operation years ago, but is really nothing these days.

I know the pain associated with gallbladder attacks is awful, as I had 3 or 4 attacks before finally having mine removed. It will be better for your hubby to have it removed in the long run if he's having trouble now.

[January]

Mel,

Don't let him eat salads. Trust me!

Hugs,

Jan

[mrb020377]

lol jan he isnt much of a salad eater. but i will remember that ....

lexicon thanks!!! I think he is convinced he will be ok... he has only had to surgeries before and he freaked out about them too... he is the kind that doesnt like going to the doctor.... but i guess i can understand his fear.

thanks guys you all have been helpful

[mrb020377]

btw he has an appointment today at 4:15

[EJ711]

MRB -

I think it is fairly normal for someone getting ready to have surgery, to think about maybe not waking up. It was just not on the top ten things you would like him to have said at this time. It means he's comfortable talking to you.

A good friend of mine just had successful gall bladder surgery, all with a mini-incision, and a one-day stay in the hospital. She's home, and just needs a lot of rest. She says she is getting tired every two hours. Not bad everything considered. Keep us posted.

Hugs,
EJ

[mrb020377]

he went to the dr yesterday and they gave him a prescription to take for indigestion and have scheduled him for an ultrasound. he has to call on monday to see when it is. on a good note.. his blood pressure is getting better.... it was 140/88 which is way down from where we started...210/100

[SeptemberMorn]

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A great big PLUS for someone looking at surgery! GREAT!!!