tiffykay06
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Has anyone had their gallbladder removed? I am getting schedule to have mine removed and was wondering if anyone had any personal experiences or recommendations to share.
I was passing gallstones, which is very painful, so the Doc recommended having my gallbladder removed... my biggest concern was the tradeoff of living with no gallbladder... the Doc assured me that there is nothing to tradeoff, so I agreed to the procedure, which was no big deal.
The Doc was terribly wrong about "nothing to tradeoff" though, well at least for the first 2 years... there were certain foods, such as spicy and heavy creams, that would shoot through my system with an incredible force, providing very little warning that I needed to find a restroom immediately or the car would never be the same. I've driven miles in a panic, in pain, every muscle clinched, sweating profusely while trying to remember the breathing techniques they taught my wife preparing her for labor... oh, and that "incredible force", it can lift you off the ground from a sitting position.
After awhile though your stomach learns to deal with it and life goes back to normal.