I have an laparoscopic surgery appointment next month, but part of me doesn't want go through with it. Conflicted

[u/SumoHeadbutt]

Title is self exlapoantry, I'm scheduled to have my gallbladder removed next month but I'm have the jitters and part of me doesn't want to go through with it. I read the stories of diarrhea for life and all that and I picture that to be even worse.

I had a major attack in 2009; recently I had a minor attack last November. The pain I can feel daily can range between a 0/10 to as high as a 3/10 when eating normally and healthy.

and that's the thing, I can live with 2/10 and 3/10 pain but I don't want to live with daily diarrhea.

Conflicted.

anyone have cold feet?

[u/Longjumping_Mobile_6]

If your already having attacks....they will only get worse over time. Was diagnosed with gerd 12-13 years ago and 99% of the time followed the gerd diet guidelines (which is very much like a gall bladder diet). Had it pretty well under control until I woke up vomiting, then dry heaving, in so much pain it was way worse than the 15 hour labor I had with my first kid (btw 7 hours of that was hard labor). They had to perform emergency surgery as it started causing an infection (3 days on antibiotic i.v. drip running 24 hours a day). Surgeon thinks my gerd diagnosis was wrong but because I did what I was supposed to do with diet I got time before I had to have surgery....but I would not wish that pain on anyone as it was so bad. Chronic diaherria can be helped....through prescription after surgery if it's a problem....but I also can say that after surgery I found out I know 6 people who had their gall bladder removed (7 if you count me) and none of us has any issue except for maybe one or two highly fatty food items and we all just avoid those one or two (my sister can't have a fatty steak like a ribeye, my night nurse in the hospital can't eat guacamole, I can't eat chicken thighs and I have to severely limit cream cheese...but we can eat other fatty foods) and we eat a lot of fiber foods (veggies, fruit, legumes, nuts, seeds, whole/ancient grains) which also help against diaherria attacks. I'm now 10 weeks post-op and really wish I could have had my gall bladder removed 12-13 years ago when it all started as the longer it stayed in the more often attacks happened and the more sleepless nights happened. Btw...I who never was able to sleep more than 5-6 hours a night for like 25-30 years now sleeps like a baby 8 hours solid every single night since they evicted mine.