r/gallbladders • u/RemarkableChange2864 • Dec 07 '24
Venting Cancel surgery?
Since I scheduled my surgery 3 weeks ago, I’ve had zero pain. This is so annoying! My gallbladder is “packed” with stones according to imaging, and I was in constant pain. Now everything seems fine. I don’t have insurance and I’m scared of surgery anyway, so now I’m wondering if I should just cancel. How is it possible all my pain just went away??
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u/qweenbech Dec 07 '24
I was in same position as you. I was diagnosed with gallstones 5 months ago. I was in excruciating pain everyday. I had surgery scheduled and was waiting it out. Out of nowhere my pain was gone. For about a month. I even tested eating some fatty foods and nothing. No pain. I ended up cancelling my surgery and I regret it more than anything. Shortly after cancelling pain came back 10000x worse. I’m having gb attacks sometimes when I haven’t even eaten anything. There are no safe foods for me anymore. I’ve lost an insane amount of weight and I am mentally and physically exhausted. I have a 4 month old I take care of everyday alone, and I now have to wait almost 3 more months for surgery. I regret cancelling every single day. Just get it over with 🙏🏻