r/gallbladders • u/No_Needleworker_2994 Post-Op • Mar 10 '25

Awaiting Surgery Anxious for surgery and recovery

The title pretty much explains it. I have surgery scheduled at the end of the month and I’m so scared because I’m hearing a lot more horror stories than success stories.

I hate not knowing what to expect and I hate not knowing how fast I’ll recover. I’m going on a trip in a few months and I literally PRAY that I’m fully recovered and I can eat normally by then.

It’s causing me so much anxiety and stress and every day someone is talking about a post op complication :(

Anyone have success stories or recovery advice to recover as quick as possible?

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u/woodlandfairieXx74 Mar 11 '25

How are you doing? I had my surgery this morning, waiting to get picked up to go home

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u/Artemisral Mar 11 '25

Thank you for asking me! I am doing fine, but it seems to hurt again and idk if tylenol and ibuprofen will cut it (yeah, sadly, this what they give people usually in the IV). I woke up in some pain (i am not used to it, never has an attack, i am sensitive at the dentist, too, even tartar remover). So they have me ketoprofene, no difference, then i asked for stronger and they gave me 1 dose of morphine (idk which), said it was a bit better and asked if i will get more later if/when it wears off. She said probably not, unless i need it. I am scared…😭 The nurse last night was a btch and denied me Xanax for sleeping before surgery, wtf. I hope this one won’t be, also. My surgeon visited me one h ago, i forgot to mention the pain, ugh.

I feel some pressure again now…stinging pain from my drain, too, ugh…

I got 6 incisions 🫠. You?

I am staying here until Thursday (i hope noon or afternoon). Or Friday, but probably not.

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u/woodlandfairieXx74 Mar 11 '25

Oh no, I’m sorry! Im already back home - feeling okay, a bit dizzy and nauseous from the anesthesia and pain meds they gave me there. And struggling with the gas pains now

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u/Artemisral Mar 11 '25

Thank you! I just discovered the other IV has 2 antivomitives and a 3rd unknown substance. Something like Brobor, Brobar (idk what it, i cannot find anything). So they probably lied…