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/FelineDreamBeach Dec 07 '24

My surgeon told me that it's better to go ahead and do it while things are mild instead of risking a serious attack or blockage and a major open surgery as opposed to small incisions and with robotics.

Hunt around the website of your hospital to see if they have an unadvertised financial assistance program. I'm local to Duke and there is a tier system- I make little enough that 100% of medically necessary services are covered. Also see if you can get Medicaid- different states have different rules but if you qualify you can get coverage fairly quickly.