Gallbladder removal

I cant eat Red Meat burgers or have "full fat" lattes since ive had mine out. Probably just as well.

Just wondering if anyone got gallbladder removal in TUH and how long can I expect to be waiting on urgent list ?

Having had mine out. I did have two attacks, the first time i didnt know what it was, but despite being in excrutiating pain for 2 days, i eventually shrugged it off. about a month later i had another attack. worse this time, couldnt even stand up, after 3 days in pain I went to my doc, spend 3 days in hospital and then had it out. all happened so fast. The reason I had another attack is the Gall Stones merged into a golf ball size one. Obvously that cant be passed and it got inflamed. This is common. If you have an attack, basically you do need it out as the attack is the stone trying to be forced out and it cannot.

There is no impact to Lifestyle, but there defintely was an impact on my diet. I have had to cut out full fat dairy and burgers. After that all good and i havent looked back. 10 months on from my op and i can bearly see my scars from the keyhole.

The only reason why they wouldnt do keyhole is if the surgery becomes massively complicated to remove it. Then you would end up with a roughly 4 inch scar on your front.

no offence taken.

But you know nothing about me and my abilities to understand detailed medical information.

I'm not a nervous patient, but I'd rather be comfortable with my decision. Since when is there something wrong with looking for a second opinion. instead of what felt like being railroaded into it (and that was how I felt during the appointment, very subjective)

I' m not declining the operation, it is inevitable, but i feel not being informed enough to be at ease with it.

If i had posted similar experience about walking away from a builder that i wasnt prepared to deal with in DIY forum, I wonder would I have been labeled the same way?

So, had the OP 2 weeks ago, and staples out today. Still a bit of weeping from the wound (open surgery, not "keyhole" ), so, while there pretty much no pain after about 4 days, I am now just dealing with wound healing. Which I forgot how slow it was.

Generally, strength was very good before, so I am basically "better than I really am". So have to force myself to do nothing for the sake of the wound healing process.

Food seems fine. Ate light for first few days, now eating normal with no issues.

Just an update , waiting for a few years for my removal , had a protectomy (BarbieButt)5 weeks ago and just got an appointment for surgery for the 24th July ,

Just like buses none for ages and then they all turn up , anyway hopefully it will be trouble free like my last surgery .

I got really sick with it last May, they called me in August for removal but I was going on holiday, between the jigs and the reels I got it removed on the 24th of October, it was slightly more difficult than normal he said, I ended up with 4 incisions instead of the usual 3. Tbh I never felt as well, no pain, no morning nausea, I'm still taking Nexium every second or third day but that's no big deal. Just look after the wounds carefully, do what they tell you and you'll be fine.

Not a bother I can eat anything, no I don't take anything like that, just the Nexium and my blood pressure tablet.

I got my pre op date at the end of October, what is average wait time for surgery after?

Cheers, was hoping before Christmas.

Thanks for the reply, mine is down as urgent so hopefully sooner rather than later.

When were you referred for surgery? I'm down as semi-urgent after being hospitalized in April and told 4-6 wks. Yeah, right. Still no date in sight (Limerick).

You are aware that the Maximum Clinically Recommended Time (CRT) to admission in your case is <28 days?

Boards dot ie won't let me post a link. Google "National Inpatient, Day Case, Planned Procedure (IDPP), and GI Endoscopy Waiting List Management Protocol 2024".

They don't seem to tell people. I was told 4-6 wks after discharge (=late May-early June). In early June I found out I wasn't even on the waiting list yet and was told it 'could be another few months'. In July I phoned to see where things stand (for my own work scheduling reasons) and was told I was listed as semi-urgent (max CRT <13 wks=3months) and that it could be September, October, November, December. I asked to be put on the cancellation list (=available at short notice). The 13 wks from the time I was actually put on the waiting list were up 3 wks ago. "Maximum Clinically Recommended Time" looks reasonable on paper. The reality is very different but they don't tell you that - they just string you along.
I hope you get sorted fast. The last thing you want is emergency surgery.

"Fishing the stone out" is ERCP, an endoscopic procedure, to remove stones blocking the common bile duct (not from the gallbladder). I had that done while in hospital. But if someone comes in with a gangrenous or perforated gallbladder they will do emergency surgery, 'cause, well, otherwise said patient will die. If it's super inflamed/infected (as in my case) they'll try to bring the inflammation/infection down first, as it would make for messy, difficult, significantly higher-risk surgery. Hence the 4-6 wk interval.