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Originally Posted by mrsD
Mat... you know I think you will feel so much better once you get that gall bladder out.
Gall bladder disease includes damage to the pancreas...so you may have some issues there as well.
An inflamed and infected gall bladder will upset your whole system. Your body will be sending resources best used in other places, just to quell the gall bladder down. Once it is out, you should start to heal and feel much better. So don't over worry yet about everything.
Concentrate on resting, eating good foods providing protein and vitamins/minerals so you can heal up quickly. Vit C and zinc will be needed for repair of the surgery, as well as good protein amounts. You will have to watch your fat intake after the operation, as some people can't handle too much fat at a sitting after the removal. Even now watch your fat intake, and only use good fats with nutritional value. Avoid fried foods, ice cream, things like that.
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I really do hope you are right Mrs D. I admit I'm a bit scared of the general anaesthetic because of the slowing down of my heart and arrhythmia these days. But the anaesthetist I met was very reassuring and told me that I would be closely monitored while in theatre and afterwards. I am a terrible worrier and have postponed this operation twice in the last 15 years because I feared having a general. What a wimp I am!
The Sonographer did an abdominal ultrasound twice over a month during my two hospital admissions and found my gallbadder to be uninfected and quite happy with it's large inhabitants. But seeing as my liver enzymes have been high recently and I do have GORD I guess it could quite easily be my gallbladder playing up in smaller but insidious ways as you suggest. I only have two weeks to go now and am really hoping that its removal dramatically improves my quality of life as you suggest.
As I think I've said here before I have an almost paleo diet and never eat saturated fats or refined sugars and hardly touch wheat/ gluten or dairy. The most naughty thing I consume is a block of dark organic chocolate a day at the moment and about half a glass of wine a week. Some scientists now suggest that these are actually beneficial in moderation. So I should find it very easy to cope with life once it's out as no dietary changes needed.
Thanks for your support - fingers crossed this operation proves life changing in a good way! X